Where Thou Lodgest

Ruth Wilson

Description

In this captivating love story, a woman seeking Mr. Right and her life purpose must learn to trust God’s plan after she unwittingly becomes immersed in a love triangle.
Deborah Wayfaring is a woman of faith who is always sensing and feeling something different for her future than what is seemingly her destiny. Determined to follow her dreams and not afraid to take risks, she is the epitome of elegance and beauty. Sadly, even though she has been married, Deborah has never experienced love in its purest form.
Now single, Deborah is ready to follow her love path to see where it leads and ends. When she finally believes she has found the right guy in Reverend Hal Grayson, he seemingly cannot reciprocate her feelings. While trying everything to make him see her, Deborah makes countless mistakes that eventually transport her directly in the middle of a love triangle. Another man wants to marry her and raise a family. But Deborah has already given her heart to Hal. Will she follow her heart, her head, or her divine assignment as she searches for her happily-ever-after?
In this captivating love story, a woman seeking Mr. Right and her life purpose must learn to trust God’s plan after she unwittingly becomes immersed in a love triangle.

Sujets

• Policier & Thriller
• Thriller
• Romance policière
• Fiction
• Débora
• Justin
• Romance
• Vantage Point
• Deborah

Informations

• Publié par: Balboa Press
• Date de parution: 08 mai 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798765241806
• Langue: English

Extrait

Where Thou Lodgest
 
 
 
 
 
Ruth Wilson
 
 
 

 
Copyright © 2023 Ruth Wilson.
 
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The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.
 
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Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Authorized Version). First published in 1611. Quoted from the KJV Classic Reference Bible, Copyright © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation.
 
ISBN: 979-8-7652-4179-0 (sc)
ISBN: 979-8-7652-4181-3 (hc)
ISBN: 979-8-7652-4180-6 (e)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2023908057
 
Balboa Press rev. date: 05/05/2023
 
 
 
 
I dedicate this book to my family, especially to my mom, Louise. I love you, Mom. You have always been excellent support for me. You instilled in me great morals and excellent values for a successful life.
I also dedicate this book in memory of my sister, Maggie, and her husband, John, who passed away in 2022. Thank you, Maggie and John, for your contributions, along with those beautiful homemade cards that encouraged me so much on this strange journey.
Thanks to all thirteen of you, my dear siblings, for the unique roles you played in my life.
A special thank you to my beautiful children, Tasha J., Van Jr., and Matthew V. You are my greatest inspiration and most incredible supporters for authoring this book. I love you.
CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1What’s in a Name?
Chapter 2Caged Emotions
Chapter 3Marriage Variables
Chapter 4The Card
Chapter 5There I Am Also
Chapter 6Vantage Point
Chapter 7Distinct Sounds
Chapter 8Spilled Memories
Chapter 9The Battlefield
Chapter 10The Dreamweaver
Chapter 11User-Friendly
Chapter 12Under His Microscope
Chapter 13Open Your Eyes
Chapter 14Shut the Door
Chapter 15Checklist
Chapter 16Fleeting
PREFACE
My deepest regret as a pastor’s wife is that I was not able to stand up to all the challenges life threw my way. Life’s tests and trials sometimes get a little too heavy to bear. And now, my greatest concern is for the emotional strength and well-being of women who are married to men in power, especially preachers’ wives.
Having wondered about true love and how it feels, this collection of words attempts to explain how a person can passionately pursue that goal.
For an oppressed woman, truth is the power to transform her from mediocre to extraordinary. Truth can liberate and give her the freedom to creatively express herself.
This book is a humble beginning to finding love, and what it feels like to be loved. Authoring this book was helpful therapy for me. This literary journey spanned over five years.
In many instances, my insecure subconscious was on high alert; it pleaded with me to prematurely end this creative pursuit. Nevertheless, I persevered and pressed forward to bring my story to life.
You will find many Scriptures and footnotes to help you navigate your reading experience. For your convenience, in some cases, I shared entire Scriptures—and some I footnoted.
You can use this book as a reference tool and personal road map on your journey to finding true love. You may even find some ideas that are useful in the bedroom.
CHAPTER 1 What’s in a Name?
S he was unknown to the vast world of the greatness she was destined to become. Neither did she comprehend the true essence that had been bestowed on her through a name. She lacked fame, fortune, stardom, prominence, and royal status. However, eagerness, zeal, and determination would one day be the catalyst to drive her into a world where she achieved unprecedented success. This intuitive little girl had faith, passion, desire, a discovering nature, and a quest for ascertainment. She would become prominent in life, even though it was not yet revealed what or who she would become. There were undeniably some distinctive characteristics from birth that drove Deborah to find answers to her existence.
Now, at the age of twenty, her inquisitiveness, being direct and to the point, injected some beautiful accessories into her eccentric personality. Sitting on the bed next to her feeble father, John Wayfaring, she asked him this question: “Dad, why did you give me the name Deborah, instead of one of the oldest children, George, Benjamin, or Marjorie?”
Even though John Wayfaring only had a third-grade education, he was a smart man. He made sure each of his eighteen children had a top education, which gave him the greatest joy. All of his life, he worked hard from sunup to sunset as a sharecropper. When that ended, he made a living as an off-season carpenter, and as a fish guide. And being an incredible jack-of-all-trades, he also took on many odd jobs in the neighborhood to provide a good living for his huge family. John’s carpentry skills came in handy because, as he and Elizabeth increased their family’s size, he added more rooms to their small dwelling place.
That being said, his dark brown eyes stared back at Deborah with a perplexed look on his face. John was not able to articulate an answer to Deborah’s question in a way that was suitable for her. For, one day, her life’s greatest adventure would require the right answers. However, at that time, she accepted his answer, thinking she would get another opportunity to pursue it. Sadly, shortly after Deborah had returned to Taylorsville University, John Wayfaring passed away that same month in February 1974. There was no chance for her to ever again question him.
Always sensing and feeling something different for her future, it was not an unreasonable or wrong question to ask John Wayfaring. Nor would she easily give up; she would chase it until she found the right, suitable answers. After all, for some reason, her dad and mom bestowed this dominant name to the child they thought worthy to carry it. Besides, at the time of birth, they must have seen something different or special about this child, which prompted them to give her this illustrious name, Deb orah .
History points out that wearing the right name links you to esteem or notoriety. Therefore, Deborah had to know the truth, and she would not give up until she got all the right answers. Your name also links you to fame and fortune. The wrong name can link you to hardship, deprivation, and poverty. A name determines how well you rank in society. A name can lift you up or tear you down, as with Jabez. 1 A name suggests greatness or worthlessness. A name can put you in the face of great men and women, or it can close doors in your face. A name can also take you places or block your path.
Deborah was a freshman in college, and amazingly, she was on winter break from the university. Therefore, she was that sibling who spent some of the last days with her father, John Wayfaring, before he passed away. Right when Deborah had planned on returning to Taylorsville University, a bad storm hit and crippled the state of Ohio and all of the East Coast. As a result, all flights were canceled—arriving and departing from Columbia, South Carolina. She had no choice but to be still and enjoy her free time and remaining days with her father.
And now, after being away for over forty years, working, traveling, and putting her fingerprints on the city of Annapolis, Deborah moved back to South Carolina, where her undetermined future began. Deborah realized this same question she had asked her father was still fresh in her mind, but it would have been an impossible question for her mother, Elizabeth Wayfaring, who had Alzheimer’s disease, to articulate. Nevertheless, she gave it a try.
She simplified the questions as one trying to explain something to a baby. She asked, “Mom, do you know why you and Dad named me Deborah? What does Deborah mean to you? Does my name mean anything different to you? You know, like, am I supposed to do something different in my life?”
Sadly, Elizabeth Wayfaring didn’t remember who Deborah was, let alone what her daughter’s name meant. It was very difficult for Deborah to vocalize everything she now faced. At that moment, Deborah was shocked to find out the severity of her mom’s affliction. Elizabeth now suffered with a severe case of Alzheimer’s disease. Deborah wondered, how did this woman, my mother, who was the smartest person I knew as a child, get to this condition? After working