Anna, The Waiting Prophetess
My wife is speaking tonight at Bethel’s Ladies Retreat over in Grove, Oklahoma. The goal of the retreat this year is to help women discover, value, and share their “story” – the story of what God has done in their lives. My wife’s story is one of waiting, which is what she’s going to share there.
In preparation for it, I wrote a narrative, kind of a short historical fiction story about Anna, the prophetess who was present at the dedication of Jesus. I wanted to share it here. It’s rather lengthy, and do remember that it’s highly embellished – not intended to be accurate, but you’ll definitely see the biblical story of Anna (a few short verses in Luke 2) woven throughout.

Brandon is first and foremost a follower of Jesus Christ. He's a husband to