Oda Lisa
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Oda Lisa has been totally blind since 1995. When I asked her about it, and how she's able to surf the Internet, write stories etc, here's what she had to say:
"My blindness is caused by Retinitis Pigmentosa(RP), a congenital retinal disease. I use the computer with the aid of a screen reader, phonetic software that outputs to a voice synthesizer. My computer's voice is called "Rocco" and he has a bass, British accent. Blindness has been the tradeoff between having visual advantages and having a chance at a fuller understanding of spiritual matters. I'm not visually distracted and that is a definite advantage. Blindness is less of a challenge for me because I trust that God continually straightens my pathway. That paternal promise is scriptural. Then more to the point, Scripture details the ultimate promise, Jesus, who has a miraculous history of restoring sight and life to humankind. I have full faith that my physical sight and more will return when I shake off this earthy body. Therefore, RP is a temporary condition."
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A Question of Trust
by
Oda Lisa Hernandez
Saren Newcastle is a mature, totally independent journalist--she thinks. During a three-day interview assignment in the Kenai region of Alaska, she changes her heart and mind about her empty kind of independence. There, she encounters Gordon Sommers, a reclusive Englishman with a terrible secret in his past. The rustic Alaskan setting presents an array of difficulties for her, a native Texan and "city girl." Taken out of her comfort zone she realizes that she had been living with a false sense of security all along. Sommers' witnessing words and ways break through her wall of defensiveness. A series of mild mishaps teaches her to put her total trust in God rather than in her own knowledge. Finally, she discovers Sommers' secret and helps him to reconcile with his tragic past. Included in the back of the book are three recipes: Rubio's Enchiladas Verdes, Spinach Lasagna 101, and Sommers' Potato and Leek Soup.
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Oda Lisa Hernandez lives with her husband, Greg, and three sons in the Texas Hill Country. Her poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction articles have been published on-line, in trade magazines including Christian Ethics Today, and in local newspapers. In 1995, she began A Question of Trust five months after totally losing her sight to a congenital, retinal disease. The journey into physical darkness and the search for spiritual enlightenment are daily inspirations in her life.
Good
Brother
blessed
with extraordinary gifts.
As
he grew in his Father's favor,
he
appeared as anyone else.
His
ways were keen, creative, and kind,
his
standard, "Let all be my friend."
Even
so, my brother was murdered.
His
tortured face was streaked with blood.
Perdition
missed my brother's sweet cause,
regarded
him less than he was.
Still,
he lives through the love in my heart.
His
whispering words guide my prayers.
I
hope for his cure for my sorrows,
while
he waits where no questions have care.
Then,
when he hastens me to come home,
my
good brother has saved the world.
Words
by Oda Lisa Hernandez
Copyright, Oda Lisa Hernandez
Contact Oda Lisa at
odalisa@wimberley-tx.com