This Is the Light I Breathe: Poems and Stories of Inspiration and Hope
By Dianne Ingle
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Let the light shine in your life! This book is a celebration of light. It sings with the joy and celebration of Gods love! If you are looking for a book filled with inspiration, courage, hope, and joy, this book is for you!
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his Is the Light I Breathe lets the radiant light from Gods love shine through each poem. It is a collection of poems describing the beauty in our world, and the light and hope from our heavenly Father, who brings light to a world in darkness. It gives praise to the joys of this lifethe gifts and the miracles, which come from a loving and powerful God.
Author Dianne Ingle shares this book wholeheartedly with you, in hopes that it will inspire you, strengthen your faith, and encourage your spirit, as you daily walk with God. Your life will not be the same once you immerse yourself and breathe in the light of Gods love!
Dianne Ingle
Dianne Ingle has been a registered nurse for nearly thirty years and works at the Family Medicine Clinic at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. Dianne and her husband have been married thirty-two years; they met in the US Air Force in 1979 at Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, California. They have traveled in the air force for thirty years and have been assigned to bases in Guam, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and throughout the US. They have two grown boys, Chris and Derek. Dianne was a Sunday school teacher for several years and became a Stephen Minister in 1996. She also writes inspirational Christian poems for The Link Newsletter at the Clearfield Community Church and enjoys her hobby of making stained glass works in her free time.
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This Is the Light I Breathe - Dianne Ingle
Copyright © 2011 Dianne Ingle
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ISBN: 978-1-4497-1886-2 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4497-4685-8 (eBook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2011931025
WestBow Press rev. date: 6/27/2011
Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
The Light In Her Eyes
The Caring Touch
God’s Music
The Gift of the Cross
Message of Hope
The Gift
Springtime in God’s Mountains
The Promise of the Rainbow
The Joy of Rain
Memories of You
In the Garden
The Miracle of the Butterfly
The Good Book
Your Life’s Tapestry
For God and Country
Starry, Starry Night…
The Dance of the Mayflies
In the Arms of Angels
Give Me the Words O Lord
The Joy of Life
Angels Are All Around Us
May the Lord Give You Comfort
The Heavenly Staircase
Winter Gifts
A Tribute to Our American Flyer
Spring is Just Around the Corner
The Purple Robe
The Hand of God
A Light in the Window
Thank You God
When Jesus Returns
On an Angel’s Wing
The Priceless Gift
The Door to Your Heart
For my mother, Katherine Virginia Perkins Worsham
A woman of great strength, faith, and courage
Introduction
I believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I am a woman of faith. This book I share wholeheartedly with you, with the hope that it will inspire you, strengthen your faith, and encourage your spirit, as you daily walk with God.
This is the Light I Breathe is a collection of poems and stories, describing the beauty in the world around us, and it is filled with themes of faith, hope, caring, and love. It also has stories and poems that embrace our joy, laughter, and tears; each one designed to provide a divine inspiration for us all.
I began writing poems four years ago. We were encouraged by our leaders, in our Stephen Ministry supervision class to write about our experience as a Stephen Minister.
A Stephen Minister is a Christian caregiver, who provides one- on- one care, to a person in the church, who is experiencing a life crisis or challenge. Stephen Ministers typically are assigned to one care receiver at a time, and meet with that person for about one hour each week. Stephen Ministry is a lay caring ministry, in which, trained Christian caregivers, go through a six-month training program, learning to provide a close, caring relationship to another Christian who is hospitalized, bereaved, depressed, terminally ill, divorced, or facing a life crisis. It provides personal care to those who are hurting, and need the healing love of our Lord, especially during this time of crisis in their