Five winning stories will be selected by a panel of judges, and the winning entrants will each receive an Amazon Kindle 2 as well as Dragon NaturallySpeaking upgrades for three years.
How does Dragon Naturally Speaking provide comfort and guidance?I am a lay minister with the calling of giving blessings to members of several congregations near my home. My title is Patriarch. My duties are patterned after the biblical patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They received blessing from God and in turned blessed their posterity. That is what I do. Any church member has the opportunity of receiving a blessing just as the twelve sons of Jacob received a patriarchal blessing from their father Israel. If someone wants a blessing they go to their church leader and he puts them in touch with me. I invite people into my home and give them a blessing as directed by the Spirit of God. This blessing is transcribed and edited. Then two copies are produced on quality bond paper. One copy goes to the individual and the second copy goes to the Church archives. Most people treasure their patriarchal blessing. They preserve them and read them often for comfort and spiritual and temporal guidance. The most important part of the job is to prepare myself to receive the promptings from the Spirit. However, the final result depends on the quality and timeliness of the transcribed document. Here is where Dragon Naturally Speaking creates a document that blesses a life. I record the blessing with a digital recorder. Then I connect the recorder to my computer and Dragon Naturally Speaking does the rest. It immediately produces a rough draft. I edit the draft and produce the document under the influence of the Spirit. The blessing is on its way to the recipient.I have used Dragon Naturally Speaking for over 50 blessings. I can appreciate the edifying experience of giving these blessings without dreading the hassle of making the transcription or having a secretary do the transcription. It is a wonderful application that has and will bless many lives.