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    Patchwork Pieces of Faith
    Patchwork Pieces of Faith
    Patchwork Pieces of Faith
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    Patchwork Pieces of Faith

    By Dolores Lewis

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    I am writing to people who do not know we can have a very personal relationship with the living creator, God. He tells us that He wants us to know Him, know His name, experience His presence moment by moment. He wants to prove that He exists in your day-to-day life. My challenge is the same challenge God has offered from the very beginning, the God that is with us, Emanuel. I have taken my faith, which is invisible and intangible, and made it solid and visible so that it is easy to understand. It is extremely practical, no-nonsense, and truth in action.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateJun 15, 2012
    ISBN9781449757403
    Patchwork Pieces of Faith
    Author

    Dolores Lewis

    Clementine Schroeder’s Biography I was born to George and Christine Schattel on June 29, 1937, in a small farmhouse in Beasley, Texas. I grew up with my sister Charlotte who was one of the wonderful helps that I had. From my earliest childhood memories, I was taught about Jesus from my parents and grandparents. I was always in 4-H Club, showing Brahma cattle and riding in barrel races in Youth Rodeo. Since then, my life has been filled with teaching piano, ministering in state and county prisons and nursing homes, and substitute teaching. I thought my life was fulfilled by having three beautiful children, but then I had grandchildren. It was a wonderful extension of my motherhood. It causes me to look forward in my life to having great-grandchildren. The God of my youth has stayed very real to me all these seventy-three years. I consider my life a servant to the Lord and others. Dolores Lewis’ Biography: Dolores Lewis, co-author has the background of Executive Secretary where she spent many years as a Secretary to Dr. Cliff Herrington and Congressman Joe Barton. Mother of three boys and grandmother of two, Ali and Alec.

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      Patchwork Pieces of Faith - Dolores Lewis

      Patchwork Pieces of

      Faith

      Dolores Lewis

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      Copyright © 2012 Dolores Lewis

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      All Scripture is NLT, NIV, or Amplified Bible

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-5496-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-5740-3 (eBook))

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012909856

      WestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      WestBow Press rev. date: 06/12/2012

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      His Presence

      How I Found His Presence

      Why?

      If I Can Believe, I Will See!

      Pray? Yes Pray!

      Dear Father,

      My Lesson In Nature

      There Are Times When

      We May Think

      The Heavens Are Made Of Brass

      When Life Is Hard

      Body Dialogue

      Love In Your Heart Is

      Not To Stay,

      Love Is Only Love When You Give It Away

      Exercising Our Spiritual Rights

      My Prayers That Have No Words

      My Dream That Came True

      My Afterthoughts

      God’s Medicine

      There Are No Harmful Side Effects

      Jesus Loves Me, This I Know,

      For The Bible Tells Me So

      This book is dedicated to:

      My son Chris, and my grandchildren, Ali and Alec

      (truly the beat of my heart)

      Acknowledgements

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      My heartfelt thanks to my literary scholar friends that scrutinized the manuscript: LaVonne Stiffler, Jan Tickner, Kim Montgomery and Debbie Platz.

      (signed) Dolores Lewis

      An old man, going a lone highway

      Came at the evening, cold and gray,

      To a chasm, vast and deep and wide

      Through which was flowing a sullen tide.

      The old man crossed in the twilight dim—

      That sullen stream had no fears for him;

      But he turned when he reached the other side,

      And built a bridge to span the tide.

      Old man, said a fellow pilgrim near,

      You are wasting strength in building here.

      Your journey will end with the ending day;

      You never again must pass this way.

      You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide,

      Why building you this bridge at the eventide?"

      The builder lifted his old gray head,

      Good friend, in the path I have come," he said,

      There followed after me today

      A youth whose feet must pass this way.

      This chasm that has been naught to me

      To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be.

      He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;

      Good friend I am building the bridge for him."

      (unknown)

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      I once lived in a house that had a very inviting front veranda, white pillars, grey painted floor and a sky blue ceiling. It was surrounded by azalea bushes and outlined with a herringbone pathway made out of old brick. The palm fronds of green and potted ferns, along with a well-traveled porch swing, made this my special place to read and sip my tea. It soon became a great place for conversation when my new neighbor moved in.

      Her name was Carolyn, recently married. Her parents no longer living and there was something especially appealing about her. She would listen intently and seek advice with her struggles and since I was the older one this made for long conversations. I felt at ease, able to look back, pushing away the cobwebs when I had to draw from my memories.

      There was a tall wooden rocking chair along with a beautiful wicker rocker on my porch. Both fitted with patchwork cushions, made from grandma’s fraying quilt. A longer cushion brightened the old porch swing. The fabrics told stories of difficult pioneer farming days, as well as go-to-meetin’ occasions. The colors ranged from drab to joyous.

      Carolyn and I sat there many times talking. Keeping our hands busy making small baby quilts for our local hospital. I soon learned Carolyn’s favorite flavor of tea and often made the ginger cookies we both liked.

      Carolyn was the kind of person that was so easy to be with. We both had questions and we both shared life’s major dilemmas. Memories of incidents long hidden in the secret places of my heart came to me.

      As the years passed Carolyn and her family moved, what seemed like halfway around the globe. We still kept up our conversations about life’s big questions, and our current projects via e-mail.

      I’ll never forget our first serious conversation. It was with heartfelt seriousness and piercing eyes she said let’s talk about God, do you have His presence in your life?

      The following are some of the patchwork chapters of my life that Carolyn and I shared.

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      Dear Reader, if you died tonight where would you spend eternity? God wants you to be a part of His family and to know you are forgiven of all that this inherent nature is holding against you. Please know that Jesus has purchased eternity in heaven for you! It’s the best news you will ever hear and it is free! If this is your first prayer, ask Him to prove Himself to you, and He will!

      Dear Jesus, I believe you died and rose again for me. Save my soul and help me live my life!

      His Presence

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      I believe it is instinctive to want a sense of knowing that God is in this world. We want a sense of God in our very own world. The Bible makes it plain that we all

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