Have you heard the joke about the farmer
who found a turtle on a fence post? He says, “Well there is only one way that
turtle could have got there and that’s if someone put him there”.
I believe that can be a picture of our
lives. God has a plan for each one of us. Sometimes we wonder how we got to
where we are today. God certainly has helped me in many ways.
I know he pursued me about ten years ago. I
can look back now and see His Presence even when I didn’t see it then.
One of my favourite stories happened early
on in my walk with Jesus. I had become involved with a group of women who were
helping refugees from Zimbabwee find food and clothing. Then we needed to find
them permanent residences. I had searched the Internet and found a few
apartments that were for rent.
My girlfriend, the woman from Zimbabwee and
her child were in a car in front of me. I followed them. We were headed to
another appointment to see a rental. As we turned the corner onto another
street, my friend all of a sudden pulled over to the side of the road and
stopped. It was so sudden I almost drove by, and I had to quickly pull in
behind her.
Frustrated with her actions, I got out of
my car to ask what on earth she was doing. She rolled down her window and said
to me, “Let’s try this place on the right”.
And I answered her, “Can’t you see the sign
– NO VACANY.”
She
said, “I know but I just feel God saying take a look here.”
So we pulled into the parking lot and I
volunteered to go to the door and ask. I certainly felt stupid as I pushed the
button for the apartment superintendent.
“Yes”, he said. “Yes a one bedroom
apartment just came up. Would you like to see it?”
I stammered, “Just a minute, I need to get
some people from the car”.
We went in and had a lovely chat, found out
the building was run by the Salvation Army, had a great rental rate, they would
redo the kitchen and put in new appliances. What a blessing!
That’s how our refugee friend obtained her
first residency in Canada. Thank You God for putting us in that place at that
time. And thank you to my friend for listening to God’s voice.
Book
Trailer:
Janis reads Tadeo Turtle on YouTube. You
can find it here:
Book
Blurb:
Janis’ first book, Tadeo
Turtle, was published in the fall of 2012. She is both the author and
the illustrator (in watercolour). It is a book for children aged 2-7. The story
is about a little turtle who longs to be different. Through an exciting
adventure he learns to accept how God has created him.
Activities and research ideas are found at
the back of the book. A full curriculum can be obtained for free. On Saturdays
she posts Creative
Saturdays with more art ideas for children.
Please check out the To Buy Tadeo Page for all
the links where Tadeo Turtle can be
purchased.
ABOUT JANIS COX:
Janis and her husband split their times
between Ontario Canada (they are Canadian citizens) and Mesa, Arizona. They
have three grown children, six grandchildren and another one on the way. They
also have a small Maltipo dog named, Snowball.
Since giving her life to Christ in 2001,
Janis has been on a whirlwind tour of education, prayer, study, plus pure
enjoyment of life. She is a writer, author and watercolour artist. She loves to
tap dance too.
Prayer is her passion and for that reason started
a blog called Under the
Cover of Prayer, #UTCOP, in 2010 and it has been running with three posts a
week since then. She blogs also at He Cares
for You.
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