FOR DOLLY, GODWINKS WERE EVERYWHERE!
Dolly Parton frequently used “Godwink” to describe signs of hope from divine origin.
Looking down from heaven she would hear it spoken again by those who honored her from the very stage where she debuted at 15.
Dolly Parton frequently used “Godwink” to describe signs of hope from divine origin.
Looking down from heaven she would hear it spoken again by those who honored her from the very stage where she debuted at 15.
I was extremely nervous. My husband's job was eliminated.
I started PRAYING... and then... I heard the VOICE.
“I felt guilty... but I just couldn’t know for sure that God in the Bible was the true one.
My Dad was watching a TELEVISION church service. I shared with him my uncertainly about God.
Then the PASTOR on the TV screen said something that made me think HE was LISTENING to ME!
The pastor told us about a church that once asked people to choose SECRET PRAYER PARTNERS to pray for, behind their backs, for a week.
I thought that was a great idea! And decided to try it myself... secretly selecting a couple everyone loved.
But the following Sunday... I had a very big surprise coming my way!
Geraldine, in love with a boy, was moving with her family from Texas to California.
Tearfully they waved goodbye.
But the boy could not bear being without his girlfriend, so he hopped a freight train hoping it was heading West. Then... the most amazing thing happened! (True!)
Mom's high school class ring was lost 62 years ago.
Everyone forgot about it. Except Mom. And God.
You have to read the Godwinky ending...
Greg from Seattle meets a stranger in Chicago who says he's also from Seattle.
Months later Greg's grandson, born premature, requires multiple surgeries. Last week a big one.
Greg learns the anesthesiologist in the operating room....is none other than the stranger he met in Chicago!
Read on to learn the outcome.
I was GRIEVING my cat Chester as I went to our place at the beach. He was my Buddy.
Arriving, my KEY would not open the door so I contacted our PROPERTY MANAGER.
You'll never guess what she told me that led to a Godwink of comfort.
Singer Andria Alston PROVES that stepping out in faith... CHATTING with strangers... can LEAD to Godwinks!
See for yourself.
Two hundred years ago today... July 4, 1826... Jefferson and Adams both died.
How did that give rise to Godwinks?
"I had an URGE to yell the driver 'PULL OVER'!
That experience confirmed WHO my 'VOICE' was.
I'd like to tell you my story..."
The BRIDE had looked forward to this dream... a beautiful wedding ... surrounded by her new husband and best friends... as she DANCED with HER DAD.
But when she heard her own voice as a four year old... she was FLOORED! So was everyone else!
"I jumped up ... my baby was NOT BREATHING!
The ER doctor said he may have succumbed to CRIB DEATH if...
I had not checked on him when I did. From now on I listen to hear...
As we passed the little COUNTRY CHURCH I recognized the lone CAR of a DEAR FRIEND in the parking lot.
Little did I know that she was in despair... her special needs child had locked the keys and phone in the car. They were miles from a neighboring farm house.
Thankfully... prayer was put to the test...
PLAYING with my grandson… chasing him around… I SLIPPED and FELL on the HARD floor.
I thought, “Oh no! I hope I didn’t BREAK my hip” as a PAIN ran up my body.
You'll never guess what my little 3 YEAR OLD did to help God, to help me.
A year before, my wonderful husband Phil died, he bought a STEP-SIDED RED FORD RANGER because it was like the one his Daddy drove when he was a boy. He just loved it.
Little did I know that Red Ford two-seater truck would HELP me through my GRIEF.
As Summer awakens on Martha's Vineyard...
take a peek into our 1853 Yellow Cottage...
where we show gratitude for dear friends as well as those true American heroes who have laid down their lives for our freedom.
The widow: "I COULDN'T AFFORD a bike for my little boy.
'Other kids have one' he cried.
Heard Sheriff’s Department was RAFFLING off bikes.
He didn't win."
Until....
I’m usually alone on the track...
God uses all of His creatures to bring comfort to those of us left behind.
"I prefer my BARE FEET… but this morning, I had a NUDGE..."
See what Caroline decided to do...
Feeling USELESS and UNLOVED, Margaret asked God for a SIGN.
Instantly she heard music.. then the words... and was touched beyond belief by the Godwink...
"God also bore witness by SIGNS and WONDERS..."
The more we OPEN our EYES to see God … the more He ..
This weekend in 2022, millions of dog lovers were introduced to our film, "Rescued By Ruby" on Netflix...learning that a "dogwink" is ...
Due to my dear MOTHER'S extreme ANXIETY about stormy weather...
my siblings and I have the SAME FEARS.
But last week my FAITH was rewarded with a confirming Godwink...
Diana knew her late brother had a WILL... but where was it?
After two months searching....she decided, with prayer... just one last look the next day.
That night she had an odd dream....
My phone went DEAD!
I knew MOM would be TERRIFIED! Thinking the worst!
HOW do I get in TOUCH with her? It’s after dark...miles from home...
Leaving struggles behind.... for a permanent job in another state...
we bought an OLD RV to avoid Air B and B costs.
But, as I wrote a check to the seller, I was brought to TEARS... what Godwinks!
Searching for notes to an upcoming SPEECH... panicking... I couldn't find them anywhere!
So, I did something we should always do in that situation.
Then... what do you suppose landed on my head?
Being there in California by myself, that first February, approaching VALENTINES Day... left me feeling LONELY... until...
CLICK if you're saying...
"Please untie the KNOTS...
The PLANE was nearly EMPTY.... yet the computer assigned a MAN to sit NEXT to me.
He'd just been told DEVASTATING NEWS. Yet the NEWS I had for HIM... was GOOD.
Here's how I FOUND OUT, months later, that it was LIFE SAVING...
Oh no... the vicious storm left the PIPES FROZEN...
Worse, the shelves in the PLUMBING SUPPLY stores were EMPTY.
What to do?
See what Anita did...
Sandy learned how QUICKLY Godwinks can come into your life.
Is INSTANTANEOUS fast enough?
See for yourself...
Nicolas, a young firefighter, #624, lost his life two months before his little girl was born.
Ten years later that child received an astonishing Godwink from her earthly father and her Father in heaven.
Here's what it was...
Driving cross-country... I was nearly out of money...
panic crept over me and I began to cry.
That's when I saw the envelop on the seat.
And, sometimes, just by SPEAKING the desires of our heart, God replies in a most astonishing way. That's what happened to Marianne....
The perfect parking spot on a drizzly harried day seemed like a GIFT from heaven...
just when Carol heard a VOICE that also seemed right from HEAVEN!
What happens when the actions of a 7 year old boy...
... and the subsequent actions of a grateful young girl 6000 miles away...
are "Godwinked"!
The story is heartfelt!
My FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT MOM was going to be difficult... for sure.
But that package from a sender I didn't recognize, CHANGED EVERYTHING...
I loved my Baby Sue doll.
But the day my doll mistakenly went into a rummage sale I was SHOCKED.
God never forgot my disappointment. And ... as He often does... He made good on it!
Want to know how?
One Christmas, I was given aprons (which I love) from two friends.
The only thing I love as much as aprons are shoes, shoes, shoes!
One day I had a fantasy...and... well, you better read it to enjoy it.
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