Inspirational Story and #Weekend #Linky ~ Amanda's Books and More

Friday, April 17, 2015

Inspirational Story and #Weekend #Linky

Welcome to my weekend blog hop -

Make My Saturday Sweet #125!

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It's my 5th year as a volunteer at the Institute for the Blind in South Africa. I read text books and other materials in a sound room for a few hours every week. It's a small thing that I can do. Sometimes the material I have to read is boring, but I stick with it.

Fanny Crosby
image from Wikipedia

Someone who led a very inspiring life was Fanny Crosby (1820 - 1915). At six weeks of age, she went blind. This did not stop her or slow her down.

She wrote over 8,000 hymns and gospel songs. Her work was so prolific that she had to use over 200 pseudonyms in order to be published as some publishers were hesitant to have so many works under the same name. She wrote "Blessed Assurance" and "To God Be the Glory" to name a few.

She was also known for her public speaking and Christian rescue missions. She accomplished so much in her life and did it completely blind.

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Make My Saturday Sweet is a weekend blog hop for all family friendly blogs. You are welcome to link your favorite post from the past week(s) and to visit the last link before yours and leave a sweet comment. It's a really easy and fun way to make new friends and to catch up on old acquaintances.

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