Welcome!Thank you for stopping by and visiting my website! I know we are living in seemingly crazy times, and our faith and hope can be challenged as we listen to the news, navigate Covid-19, and work out our personal circumstances and demands on a daily basis. Thankfully, we are not alone. We are not powerless. We are not defeated. And praise be to God who can work all things out for our good and encourage us in ways we could never imagine. That's what I pray for you today as you determine to persevere and stay focused on the important things in life. Don't lose heart but keep believing the good, and pressing into your dreams and goals for your life. God still has a plan and is bigger than all we see and hear around us.
When I reflect back to the time of Covid-19 and all the challenges it brought on a daily basis, I will also remember the great things learned and accomplished in the midst. My third book was released, Loving & Hating This Thing Called Church, the story that took me years to write, after 35 years of living life in ministry and church, to finally publish in the hopes that many will be encouraged and inspired in their own journey with God, faith, and church. I am pretty excited for all the new ways that God has invited me to live my heart's desires (with goals and relationships) in fresh ways and with renewed perspective this year. In the midst of Covid, economic loss and changes, election year, and so many people I know going through their own challenges of cancer, divorce, or pain, I am thankful for: the growth in myself, sweet renewal and freshness in my marriage (31 years in May 2020), enjoying rest from church, and the privilege to continue mentoring and ministering while working on the workbook to Loving & Hating This Thing Called Church (Out in October 2020). As always, I am reminded that God is good and that life is always full of blessings and challenges at the same time. I wish that it was one or the other, but life experiences have proven it is both, and what matters is my faith, not losing hope, enjoying the moments and making the most of them, and trusting God through the process. Whatever that process may be, whether pain and loss, or celebration and breakthrough. All things are possible with God. I hope the remainder of your year is full of goodness, love, and kindness in the midst of inevitable challenges and trials that are real and present. I pray you know that you got this! You are strong enough. You can be braver than you think. Life can still be good. You are so loved! May God's grace and mercy be with you. Enjoy all your moments! :) Blessings and hugs, Rikah Thomas Please check out my gallery if you're interested in commissioning a painting, or check out my books by clicking on the links below. Check out the gallery HERE. Heavenly Ink is available at Amazon.com. Be at War: Battle for Love is available at Amazon.com. Loving & Hating This Thing Called Church is available at Amazon.com ORDER HEAVENLY INK NOW
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Heavenly Ink - Poetry & Art Order yours today; CLICK HERE. AVAILABLE BE at War: A Marriage Tale A fictional story about the divine purpose of an earthly union - marriage and how we are in a battle to love well and to finish our race until the end. Love does have a purpose and can be victorious. AVAILABLE Loving & Hating This Thing Called Church We love God but can often struggle with his church and the people in it. My hope is to help bridge the gap where our brokenness and the church's brokenness often collide, and cause us to feel wounded by the church and God. |
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