My Story
My name is Terita St. Julian. My husband and I are blessed to be the parents of two loving children. They have learned to serve the Lord at early stages of their lives. I am also the author of a book called Training Your Children to Remain in the Vine which is based on John 15:5 [Jesus states] ‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.’ Training Your Children to Remain in the Vine is about raising godly children and is expected to be released in 2017. Throughout the process of writing my book, I definitely felt unqualified, but the Holy Spirit taught me how to let Him lead my life and parent according to His will. I make many mistakes, but I am learning Holy Spirit’s desire to intercede, which now provides a lot of peace for me. Since God sees all, knows all and has all power, I can rest in His direction.
The Day I Met Walt
My 6-year-old daughter, Aleesa St. Julian, is the author of The Day I Met Walt. When she first mentioned that she wanted to write a book, I thought that she definitely could when she became an adult. However, God was already demonstrating Himself to her in mighty ways; so, I should have known that He wasn’t about to wait. We began to journal many of her extraordinary life experiences. By the time she was 4, she had already been reading for 3 years. It felt like God spoke to my heart, “She was made to delight people in the Lord.” I didn’t know what that meant, but I was soon about to find out. She was persistent about starting her book, and God even led our nephew to send her a kit to get her started. I later began to see that God was behind the inner workings of her decision. A year later, God led us to WestBow Press, and we were blessed to have two books published for the price of one!
The true story, The Day I Met Walt, is about a time when Aleesa at the age of 4 accidentally tore tassels off my pillow but denied it. She wanted to make sure the book used the word “accidentally”. But, I’m still debating that one. (Don’t tell her I said that.) Anyway…Her dad punished her by taking away ALL of her stuffies, which was devastating to our little Aleesa. Thankfully, she had already learned through life experiences that she needed to ask JESUS for forgiveness and seek Him for guidance. After she found herself in that “mess” as she stated – She called on JESUS! The next day, she began her first outreach ministry with the Huntsville Dream Center. She was still sad from the previous day but chose to serve anyway. While being a blessing to others, God sent her a new friend and remarkably demonstrated to her that she was forgiven. You see, this new friend blessed her by singing her favorite song “Amazing Grace “and gave her what her heart was desiring most at the time…a STUFFY! God is a multi-tasker because her new friend, Mr. Walt, also had a troubled heart. The book, The Day I Met Walt, tells how God blessed him that day too!
The Day I Met Walt will remind people how much God loves us all. If He cares about what some may consider the smallest most insignificant things in life, don’t you believe that He cares for your big problems as well? Never underestimate His love for you and build bridges of hope for others, even while you may be waiting for your prayers to be answered. We hope you purchase and enjoy reading The Day I Met Walt! Be blessed!
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