One heart, laid bare, letting others know they are not alone if they know Jesus. It beats inside Paul Dawn Jr., a prolific writer who created Hill Country Thoughts (http://coffeecupministry.us/hillcountrythoughts) to encourage people to walk more closely with the Lord.

After a battle with cancer, two major surgeries, a divorce, after 29 years, not by choice, the Lord has taken what seemed like defeat and out of the ashes has brought forth life and focused him on what was important, the Lord Jesus Christ!

Paul pens his innermost thoughts about his journey as a Christian and all that the Lord is teaching him. His honest and poignant writings tell of his personal struggles, hard-won victories and the joys of learning to trust and follow Jesus Christ.

Paul, now lives in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Moved to Georgia, after nearly 30 years of living in Junction, Texas.

"Hopefully Hill Country thoughts is a place where people can come and be encouraged online by hearing about the faithfulness of the Lord."

"My hope is to exhort others, lift them up, to let them know that we are never without hope and the Lord is with us in all that we go through in life."

Paul, a freelance writer and researcher, started Hill Country Thoughts in April 2004. The Pinecrest Bible Training Center graduate's website has attracted more than 50,000 visitors. Many have come from other countries,Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Malaysia, to name a few.

"I see the Lord intertwining His people together.We have been given a great opportunity to use the Internet for the Lord."

"We need to share and let people to know there is hope in a world that seems to have very little."

In addition to his web page, Paul is a columnist for the website Crossmap.com, as well as several other online e-zines, writes devotionals, was co-moderator of Christian Writers Group (CWG) for ten years and now serves on the advisory board, webservant for the Christian Authors Guild, in Woodstock, Georgia.

Paul has a coffee cup ministry. A lot of his writing is done at Starbucks :)

A market place ministry that allows Him to meet people of all ages, to have an ear to listen, exhort and hopefully encourage others.

Paul is a member of NorthStar Church in Kennesaw, Georgia

(By Luanne Hunt/Paul Dawn)