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Anacortes, Washington, United States
This is my testimony - my testimony of faith and lack thereof; of the rising and falling of hopes and dreams; of beliefs and disbelief's; of tremendous heartache and human folly; of reaching out and stepping out when all I want at times is to is pull back and step away. At the age of 30 I was diagnosed with a very rare neurological condition called Post-traumatic Syringomyelia (PTS). Please visit my post on PTS. One of my goals is to increase awareness of this terminal condition. Broken to Grace is not yet released. Follow this blog to receive an email when the final release date is announced. God bless, Ronda

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Broken to Grace

Life is simply chaos personified and then orchestrated by God.
We have a symphony playing all around us and through us. And like any symphony there are changes in pitch, differing melodies, times of complete silence, and times of violent uproar that hit you at the very soul.
Make a point to pause for long enough so you can better hear the the beauty of the whole piece instead of the misunderstood noises of the singular instruments. In hearing how all the instruments around us work together, we can better see the beauty of our role in the symphony that is life.
The process of creating a beautiful symphony amidst the chaos of people learning to play takes a lifetime of work in relationship with God and people.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

For the Love of God

We can't out run the wisdom, plans, or will of God...
so why is it that so many of us spend our lives trying to?
And why do so many of us want to?
For along with all of these things also comes His unfailing love, mercy and grace.
...Accept all that He gives to us, including His Word, and live this life with Joy in your heart no matter your circumstance.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Calling out for cheer and prayers to push me along!



Call out! I need my friends to assist me in staying on focus, on track, on the path - of finishing this BIG edit. I need 10-12 full work days to finish. That's harder than it sounds. I had to break away for awhile after I sent off the 53 pages to the publisher, and now it is time to kick it all out and finish it in full. I need some cheerleaders, and I need to hide out for awhile. (And I need a maid!) Send your cheers and prayers in creative ways while I'm in reclusion ♥
Thanksgiving in reclusion should be interesting.
But Jessica and Luke will both be home and we'll still get our much desired family time.
My kids are behind me 100%


Publishers are awaiting this full edited version. And even it they weren't ~ it is simply time.
The End

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

What's with missing the calls....?

http://rondafranklinbrokentograce.blogspot.com/ Broken to Grace - A novel & Memoirs

Publisher called my cell phone twice and my home phone twice, in a matter of 10 minutes. I wasn't home, and my cell phone was flashing red with a dying battery as I was standing in Starbucks at 2:30 while he was calling. I got home at 4:15 to 2 messages on my home phone. "Hi Ronda, this is Jeff calling again from WestBow Press/Thomas Nelson Publishing. Just trying to reach you again one last time before I leave the office for the day. Please call me back at...."

Won't you join me as I pray continually before I call them back tomorrow morning? And breathe, Ronda....God is good, all knowing, all sufficient...it is already written in His book.

God bless,
Ronda