Evidence of the Mystical

 Everyone looks at the world through their own filter, and that is one of the glorious and amazing things about being human.  The same thing can happen to two people, and each will see it in their own way.

It won't come as a surprise to anyone who reads my books to learn that I see evidence of the mystical, evidence of God in my life almost every day.  Some days, the evidence is so powerful, it brings tears to my eyes.  Today was one of those days.

The evidence can be incredibly ordinary, or incredibly profound.  Some people would see coincidence, and some would see nothing at all.  But I see that God loves me, and is showing me through the words and deeds of others that everything will be okay.

My characters see and feel God in their lives the same way that I do.  All the advice on writing I've ever read says to write what you know, and the only way I know to approach life is believing in a fully engaged higher power who excessively loves us.

I hope that the next time you read something that is exactly what you needed to read, or hear a song that touches a spot in your soul that needed to be touched, or see beauty in nature that lifts your spirits, you see the hand of God touching your life in a positive way.  And if not, I still hope your soul and spirit is comforted.  Because that is another thing I believe.  God will keep trying, whether you see His hand or not.