RISE (eBook)

“Author’s Note

Foreword

Introduction—WHAC A MOLE MOURNINGS

PART ONE

KNOCKED DOWN

1. A BEAUTIFUL BEGINNING—A THREAD OF LONELINESS

2. THE BROTHER—I ALWAYS WANTED

3. BROTHER #2—I NOTICED A MOTORCYCLE

4. WAS UNLIKE HIM TO BE LATE—THEN THE PHONE CALL CAME

5. COLLEGE—LET’S GO TO PLAN B

6. BROKEN ENGAGEMENTS—TAKE IT ON THE RUN

7. BIGGEST MISTAKE—OF MY LIFE

8. MAYBE I NEEDED A CHILD—MAYBE HE NEEDED A MOM

9. PRAY FOR US—BROTHER DOPEY

10. TWO WEEKS FROM BEING DIAGNOSED—I SAID GOODBYE

11. MY HEART MELTED—TO CALL HIM DADDY

12 BEETLEJUICE—CLIMBED ABOARD

13. HURTING PEOPLE—HURT PEOPLE

14. DO I CHOOSE MY FIANCE’—OR CLEAN HAIR?

15. IT HAPPENED ONE TIME—SHOCKED AND SCARED

16. EPHRAIM IS ON THE WAY—APRIL 28, NOT A GOOD DAY

17. TIME TO LAUGH—HERE COMES ISAAC

18. HE PLANTED ETERNITY IN THE HUMAN HEART—I GET IT

19. I JUST DID THAT?—I CUSSED OUT THE PASTOR?

PART TWO

CRAWLING

20. FOCUS YOUR SIGHT—GET SOME TRACTION

21. FROM ANGER—TO MOTORCYCLES

22. RIDING THROUGH CURVES—LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT HIM

23. PERFECTLY NORMAL—A RESPONSIBLE NINETEEN-YEAR OLD

“24. JUMPED IN THE CONVERTIBLE—AND TOOK OFF

25. GAVE CONSENT—DEPOSITED ANOTHER TREASURE IN HEAVEN

26. FREEBIRD—BUT NOT THE 20 MINUTE VERSION

27. TENNESSEE—PLACE OF MY BIRTH, PLACE OF MY DEATH

28. NO TREE, NO TRAIN—BUT A BASKET OF LOVE

29. BEST OF INTENTIONS—STILL CUT DEEP

30. JUSTICE OR INJUSTICE SYSTEM?—WHAT A DISGRACE

31. WHO I NEEDED—EXACTLY WHEN I NEEDED HIM

32. EMPTY ARMS SYNDROME—IT IS REAL

33. GOD, I CAN’T TRUST MY HUSBAND—I DON’T EVEN LIKE YOU

34. LIFE CAME FAST—AND WENT FULL CIRCLE

PART THREE

SITTING

35. SITTING—NECESSARY, YET HAZARDOUS

36. DAMMED UP EMOTIONS—FINALLY ESCAPED

37. I TRADED A WEEKEND WITH KEVIN COSTNER—FOR THIS?

38. THAT LESSON—WAS STILL AHEAD

39. MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD—WAS BIPOLAR

40. DEAD END DISTRACTIONS—TIME TO ELIMINATE

41. THE CALM—BEFORE ANOTHER STORM

42. WHIRLWINDS—FROM EVERY DIRECTION

43. SOMETIMES SALVATION—IS IN THE EYE OF THE STORM

44. THE BLESSING TRAIN IS ON THE WAY—CHOO CHOO!!!!

45. LIGHTEN MY LOAD?—PRIORITIZE AND PITCH

46. DEBUNK THE LIES—JUST TALK TO HIM

47. GO NORTH—YOU’VE BEEN GOING IN CIRCLES LONG ENOUGH

48. LET GO, LET GOD—BUT YOU’D BETTER TAKE AN AIR MATTRESS

49. WAS I A FAILURE?—IT’S ALL IN HOW YOU LOOK AT IT

50. FIND YOUR DIRT—AND YOU WILL GROW

51. OWN IT—AND LET IT GO

52. THE ROAD—TO RISE

PART FOUR

RISE

R - RELATIONSHIP NOT RELIGION

I - INTENTIONAL LIVING

S - SCRIPTURE FOR THE MOMENT

E - ETERNITY