by Darlene L. Turner | Oct 30, 2023 | Songs from the Heart - I See Grace | From My Playlist
A woman with matted hair and a tattered coat shuffled up the aisle and onto the platform to join the others gathered on stage. The pastor had called those who wanted to share their cardboard testimonies to the front. He only expected a few, but twenty stood in a row...
by Darlene L. Turner | Oct 23, 2023 | Darlene L. Turner, Songs from the Heart - Just Be Held | From My Playlist
Janice held her five-year-old daughter and stepped into the pool. The warmth of the water wrapped around her body like a cozy blanket. She walked in up to her waist and stopped, staying close to the side. “This looks like a great spot to learn to swim. What do you...
by Darlene L. Turner | Oct 16, 2023 | Darlene L. Turner, Songs from the Heart - Dream For You | From My Playlist
She held her breath as she double-clicked on the email. Would this be the one? Words popped onto her screen. Thank you for submitting your manuscript. Unfortunately, it’s not a fit for our publishing company. A number of factors… She pounded the desk. Tears formed and...
by Darlene L. Turner | Apr 18, 2022 | Darlene L. Turner, He is Risen! | From My Playlist
Margaret Mae stood at the entrance to the prison that held her beloved Joshua. Her best friend was sentenced to life imprisonment for his supposed crimes. The trial was laced with false witnesses and tampered evidence. How could the courts convict someone as innocent...
by Darlene L. Turner | Apr 26, 2021 | Darlene L. Turner, Run to Him | From My Playlist, Stuff About Life
She raced upstairs and into the bedroom, dropping to her knees by the bed. She flung her arms across the duvet. “I can’t take it anymore, Lord!” She clenched her fists, fingernails digging into her palms. Stress from her job compounded with the anxiety of the...
by Darlene L. Turner | Nov 30, 2020 | Be Still, Darlene L. Turner, It's Time to be STILL, Kari Jobe | From My Playlist
I drank my water and stretched out on the mat, letting the sweat drip from my weary body. I worked hard in the last hour to make it to this moment. My time of peace in Shavasana. The intense heat threatened to consume me. I breathed in and out slowly. “Lay still,” the...
