Seattle Sleeps...

After three days of snow and now ice, the streets of Seattle are sparse with inhabitants and quiet with a thick blanket of winter cotton. I hear rain is on the way.....


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Angela said…
Hello Sister,
Thank you so much for your testimony and witness to our Lord Jesus Christ. On February 25 when you are going to hear in my state NC. Will you be sharing your conversion story? I would like my daugther to hear it. She is 24 and living a live much like you had. She needs to be inspired and to hear that the way she is living is wrong from someone other than me. My heart is broken, and I pray for her all the time. Thank you again and God Bless you,
Angela
1:07 PM
Sr. Miriam James said…
Angela, hello and God bless you. Yes, I will be sharing my conversion story as part of the talks I will be giving. As a matter of fact, I think I am sharing it twice to two different audiences. You and your daughter are in my prayers.
1:37 PM
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