Hello and welcome to my blog. My name is Ruth Woroniecki and on this blog you will find some of my poems, stories, photographs and different things that I'd like to share with you.

There once lived an author who was in the middle of writing a book. He wrote the first chapters of his book rather quickly but now, at the middle of the book, he was stuck. The problem was that every time when he could begin to write a new chapter, he would instead go back and read the first chapters. What he read filled him with sorrow, pain and regret that he had written them the way he had written them. And it was too late to change them for there would not be time to complete the book if he did so. Therefore whenever he would begin writing, he would begin regretting. Regretting the way he had written it, regretting he could not change it and regretting that he had never finished it. One day a man gave the author a new pen. He told him, “You must completely forget about the first chapters of your book. You must begin to write like it is a whole new book. Forget what is written in the past, and write something new”. So the author sat down with his new pen and began to write again.

 Our lives are like a book. We can write whatever we want upon the pages, it is our story and no on e else's. Sometimes things happen we never thought would. Tragedy strikes, a mistake is made and now a chapter is written in our book of sorrow and pain. But it doesn't matter what has been written in the chapters of your past. The chapter of your present can lead into the story of a great future. For there is a story just waiting for a pen to write it. A story of hope and promise. A story that could change the lives of others and not just be another book on a shelf collecting dust. Seek the Living God. Let Him redeem your life. Dare to dream. Dare to live. Start to write.

When I worked as a waitress at a large restaurant, everyone feared and dreaded the visit from the district manager. Of course most all restaurants do because it means lots of cleaning and really being on your toes, but at this restaurant they said the district manager was a horrible mean man. I had never met him but everyone said he would tear you to shreds for the smallest thing, was unrealistic and ridiculous with his policies and it was impossible to please him. They all warned me to avoid contact at all cost and if I needed anything only go to the office when he was not in it. So when the Monday he was due rolled around, I was not exactly filled with joy and excitement. After cleaning everything for the fifth time, he pulled up and walked in the front door.

Before I could begin to form an opinion, he walked over to me and introduced himself with a warm smile and asked my name. After we talked for a few minutes I realized we had a lot in common, both spoke Spanish, loved mountain biking and the Colorado Rockies. I realized he was nothing like everyone else said and I really enjoyed working for him. All He wanted was for his employees to work hard and give good service, those who did he was pleased with, those who did not he would correct.

How do you know what ever it is you know about God?  I mean think about it, did other people, an opinion, religion, a doctrine or one of 300,000 “churches” determine how you think about God? Have you actually taken the time, all on your own, to study the Scriptures, talk to Him and meet Him. You cannot blame God and form an attitude because of what men have done and said about Him. Who is Jesus?  He is not an angry manger waiting for you to screw up. He is a loving Father who wants to heal your past and give you a beautiful future. He knows your name, your story. He has real answers for every single problem you are facing. Don’t let any knowledge about Him keep you from knowing Him. Go to Him, tell Him your name...