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Pen in Hand

Posted by Stanice Anderson on 07/08/2010 in faith with 2 Comments

If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don’t remove it – I might be writing in my dreams.” (Terri Guillemets) – from Kendra Norman-Bellamy’s FB page

Deborah Baldwin & her daughter, Davida (retro)

Face Book has a million quotes a second being generated–I’m sure–at least! But sometimes I come across one that transports my mind and heart to another place. That happened to me today with this one: “If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don’t remove it – I might be writing in my dreams.” (Terri Guillemets)

This quote made me think of my long-time friend, Deborah Baldwin, who one night, while laying in her bed writing, fell into an eternal sleep. When Deborah was found the next morning by her daughter, she was slumped over the page like a wilted rose, but with the pen still in her hand as if writing. It was like Death interrupted her before she could write her next words. However this quote made me wonder, perhaps Deborah’s next words were written and stored in Heavenly places. Perhaps In the twinkling of an eye, the spiritual body and language changed; so what she saw, felt, and heard in those last moments rendered words impossible and obsolete.* Afterall, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. (1 Corinthians 5:8)

My friend and Davida’s mother, Deborah, prayerfully waited years for a kidney–that never came. She loved and she was loved. She was needed. Deborah is terribly missed!

Won’t you consider donating a kidney? All your questions answered on the National Kidney Foundation’s END THE WAIT! Campaign website.

You can also watch the END THE WAIT! Video.

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2 Responses to “Pen in Hand”

Erin
08/03/2010 - 6:58 pm

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HA ~ ppl act as if she only had one child – those who think they NO really have no idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stacy Long
08/03/2010 - 12:01 pm

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WOW such not a great letter – but a sad letter, and its going towards like she has one child when she has two children – WOW sad sad sad

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I'm an author, inspirational speaker, vocalist, and performance artist. I was a heroin addict saved from myself and the lifestyle (with all the pain that comes with it) but the mercy and grace of God. Thus, I am a late bloomer; but blooming none-the-less. I've yielded every talent given me, and am now using them to encourage, inspire, and motivate others to discover and lives God's marvelous plans for their lives. My books include my latest, Walking On Water When The Ground Ain't Enuf; I Say A Prayer For Me: One Woman's Life of Faith and Triumph (Warner); 12-Step Programs: A Resource Guide For Helping Professionals; and Contributing Author of SistahFaith: Real Stories of Pain, Truth and Triumph compiled by Marilynn Griffith (Howard/Simon&Schuster). I also perform a one-woman show with comedy infused throughout. It's who I am--by God's grace--one woman on a journey toward unwavering faith.