08.03.08
Hello world!
Hi everyone! Well, I have finally created a blog! :) I hope to post an entry weekly, sharing those little blessings we all have a tendency to overlook. I also would like to share inspirational stories that touch my heart in hopes of touching yours.
Things are incredibly busy these days in preparation for the book release (Blessings Too Good). I feel more than blessed for all that has been happening in my life. The excitement building is hard to contain! This entire experience feels surreal. To think I felt the tug on my heart to share my story and then one month later had it on paper is incredible. Now, I sit here typing a blog being hit by the realization that I, Sandi Rauwolf, will be a published author in a month! What??? I mean, who am I to have such an incredible opportunity??? I am not worthy and certainly far from perfect. But, here I sit pinching myself and feeling so blessed for this reality. This experience is teaching me a lot. I am realizing, we can ALL be messengers for God. And the cool part is, God can and WILL use us, just as we are – no matter how imperfect that may be!
I have never dreamt of being an author but my heart has always been tugged with the desire to help others. When I was very ill, I remember praying countless tear-filled prayers clinging to the hope that God could touch just ONE life through all I was facing. Here I sit and that realization comes crashing down … the moment God has been preparing me for, the moment I didn’t know I was so desperately seeking or what would bring me here, the moment, now that I’m here is clear that every tear, every smile, every hurt, every fear was bringing me right here – one step closer to the person God made me to be. It brings tears to my eyes and fills my heart beyond anything I ever thought possible.
There is something I wanted to share with you. On a recent trip to visit my dad, I felt the urge to scribble these thoughts down on paper:
Here In This Moment With You
Long ago when life seemed to be overwhelming,
You were there for me.
Through all of the tears,
through all of the pain,
You knew I would be,
one step closer to where You wanted me.
I didn’t know where life was taking me,
I didn’t know this was where I was supposed to be,
but you saw me through and knew exactly where you were bringing me.
Everything that once felt right,
now feels wrong to me.
Life is different now,
but I know it has to be.
Life never felt so right,
life never felt so good,
Now that I’ve arrived,
Here in this moment with You.
Looking back now,
I can clearly see,
everything was leading me,
Right here …
Here in this moment with You.
– Sandi Rauwolf
Now, it is clear where God has been leading me … right here in this moment with Him. What an incredible gift! Well, it goes without saying … I have felt more than guided in all of this and give all of the glory to God.
May this coming week fill your hearts with something that brings you one step closer to that same moment, your moment with Him. Hugs!!!
Sandi
galleycat-editor said,
August 6, 2008 at 9:44 am
Hi, Sandi, as the editor of your book Blessings Too Good, I have to say a big congrats to you on almost being a published author, and welcome to the blog world! I know that your story, and all that you shared from your heart in your book, will be a huge blessing to many people. May its message spread far and wide to touch lives everywhere.
Janet :-) (galleycat-editor)
Ruth Mueller said,
August 28, 2008 at 7:03 am
Dear Sandi,
May God continue to bless you so that you may continue to bless us with your wonderful, thought provoking, helpful comments on our lives here on earth, living as God’s children through faith in Jesus!
I have read your book and it is most inspiring! Carol Doctor is a good friend of mine. We enjoy attending two Bible Classes together. I feel God has blessed me through your book and I pray He will continue to give you health and strength to write another book! Thanks!
A sister in Christ, Ruth Mueller (Gmaruth1@Juno.com).
Marty Imler said,
September 12, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Dear Sandi,
I am a friend of Carol Doctor (aren’t I blessed to have Carol as a friend). I am one of the many people who was praying for you and anxiously waiting for your book to come out. It was worth waiting for. I feel I’ve had a special walk with God and will never forget your strong faith. I especially liked your Heart Tugs. I feel them all the time and will try harder to answer them. I feel, like Carol, your next book should be called “Heart Tugs. May God continue to bless you with many more years of good health and happiness.
Marty Imler
Hoagland, IN