I had a fantasy that we could film heaven in a special location that has gorgeous plant life. You see, heaven is much more than most of us humans imagine. It’s not just white fog, as most movies show us, and as my producer for the trailer insisted upon for simplicity. I kind of agreed with her, since most of us relate to heaven that way. But for the pilot and series, I want to show you what I see, and what many others see, when we visit heaven in our dreams. Yes, you can do that, too! You might want to check out one of my books, Dreams, Your Window to Heaven. But I digress.

Anyway, I called this place, because I do that; I try the impossible first, then work backward if I have to. And guess what ? They were open to the idea! Who knew? So they checked it out with their board of directors and I have a very good chance of using the facility. We’ll talk more, but it looks good, from their perspective. I don’t want to say where it is just yet, until it’s for sure, but this is so much further than I could have imagined getting with them, and it’s just because I keep listening to God.

From Wayne, Production Assistant for Soul Survivors trailer:

“What I remember the most about the time on the set of Soul Survivors was the incredible sense of the energy from the team that had assembled around the creative idea. Each person I came across on set was energetic, enthusiastic and glad to be a part of the production. Every person took the responsibility of helping each other with kindness and care. It was so fun watching as we all brought our skills to bear. With such a rich source of inspiration from Debbie Johnson, it was an easy next step to get it from script to production. My role, as script supervisor, allowed me to interact with the talented group of actors as well; which was a new experience for me; so from a selfish standpoint, I was thrilled with having a great group of on-screen talent to work with.

I remember all of our discussions about how to capture the best shot, and Ben Kryzer, the Director of Photography, really pulled it together with his creative thinking and dedication to his craft. At one point, I think the wind chill was about -15 outside and we had to wait till dark to get a particular outside shot – since I also was helping as a set PA it was my job to hold a piece of equipment that felt like it was a giant sail! But…with the professionalism that we all expect, we hunkered down and got the shot we needed, despite the cold! It was a testament to the dedication of the entire crew in helping to bring together this first, exciting step for Soul Survivors!”

It happened this way; I wrote about how the angels would act and appear in Soul Survivors by listening to my inner spiritual guidance, but I doubted myself. For me, angels don’t just “appear” and especially not with light around them. I feel their presence and intuitively sense what they are telling me. But I needed to show something. After all, this is TV!

Then I found out that I was listening correctly! Here’s how: I picked up a book my friend sent me to encourage me years ago with the dream of Soul Survivors. It’s called Where Angels Walk by Joan Wester Anderson. It’s about true angelic appearances. I was pleasantly surprised, as I opened the book at random to two different stories, to find out that yes, a thin white light does appear as the angels show up sometimes and that they also may simply walk up and start talking to people!

I was so grateful to see that I was on track in more ways than one….at least for this project!

The logo below is a miracle:

This was created originally for a ghost-writing business I called; “Legacy Treasures”, which no longer exists, but the logo made itself. Here’s why it was a miracle: The graphic artist couldn’t get the streak of light to go away! As soon as I saw it, I said, “No, leave it. I love it!” Legacy Treasures never really launched, so here we are with this beautiful logo created by the Master Artist, God.

Upon completing the Soul Survivors TV trailer – “Appetizer” video on home page – I called a woman who had been chomping at the bit to help us find funding. I would be paying her for her efforts and she was ready to quit her job and trust in God, once we were finished. Well, it took us an extra month to complete the editing of the trailer (yes, it takes a lot of work and time to get it right, and then, of course, nothing us humans do is ever really perfect.)

Then, another miracle happened. We finished, finally, I called this wonderful woman to let her know we were ready to go and guess what? She had just quit her job the day before. It was time, she said, for many reasons she shared with me. She couldn’t believe our timing and hers. We had both come to the point of completion at the exact same time!! Her attitude has always been positive and I know that’s what got her through. That, and her faith in God.

A friend of mine told me this story

My daughter was laid off last year with a number of other people at the robotics company where she worked. As we live In our house which we own jointly, and she is the main income provider, I thought that we may have to sell the house and make changes in our life.

My guardian angel told me to “relax, things will be fine, and myour daughter will be working again.”

Then her husband’s co-worker named Angel, met an acquaintance at a party soon afterwards. The woman mentioned that her company was looking for a manager in the robotics field. Angel told her that her co-worker’s wife had just been laid off from another robotics company.

My daughter sent in her resume and shortly after that was hired by the robotics company.

Before her new job miracle, a stranger struck up a conversation with her at a gas station, telling her that she was a strong and capable woman, seemed to know much about her. My daughter had a strange, uplifting feeling as he talked with her, boosting her self-esteem in facing her unemployment situation. She wondered, “Was that my guardian angel there at that moment for me?”

There are two ways to live:

　　　　You can live as if nothing is a miracle;

　　　　You can live as if everything is a miracle.

          Albert Einstein

January, 2013

I choose to live my life as if everything is a miracle. What about you?

Maybe the miracles we post in this blog will help you. There have been many so far. I’ll give you a start with mine, then maybe you can share some of yours!

Someone I know once told me that the number 13 means rebirth. I believe it, as I don’t really like the alternative! I believe we make our own luck by what we believe. I believe my life is miraculous, and that I certainly don’t do it, but what God does through me.

The first miracle with Soul Survivors happened when, after I was told by the still small voice that I needed to write a TV series for women (yeah, right!) my inner spiritual guidance was to move to Santa Barbara, CA, sight unseen! I thought to myself, “Well, if Oprah lives there, it can’t be bad.” At the time, I’d been basically homeless, but in style, house-sitting in mansion – yes, 4200 square feet was a mansion to me. I finally got a ghost-writing job, so I was able to get going when the house sold.

Within two weeks of arriving in Santa Barbara I met my mentor for screenwriting, Fred Freeman. He wrote for the Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, and many movies and more. I couldn’t believe my good fortune. I’d been hoping I could find a screenwriter. Yes, I’m a best-selling author, but screenwriting is a whole different animal. Fred said I had to write the screenplay myself! The fact that I did is a miracle in itself. And I’ve got 8 more written, ready to be produced when we get the funds.

 
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Having never produced a TV show, other than helping produce my author interviews from time to time, I was appalled to get the inner message that I also had to do the casting! I felt like I knew why: God was asking me to be the person to get out of the way and listen to what was needed for these special roles, particularly the angels.

So, even though my producer and director likely thought I was crazy (or they know so by now!), I charged forward. Calling schools and film associations, searching the internet and asking friends, including some of the actors I cast first, I found an amazing group of spiritually-minded, open-hearted, loving Souls ready to leap at the chance to act something so fresh and clean.

One more miracle: Even though I didn’t do auditions (I just knew by talking with them and watching a bit of film of the main characters), the producer and director felt it was really well-cast!

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”

— Albert Eeinstein