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The pain from discrimination and marginalization led me closer to my purpose of advocacy. I had two choices for responding to what happened to me. I could accept reality and do nothing about the fact that women of color in the workplace will be targeted for abuse and sidelined. My other choice was to use that frustration as a vehicle for warning others and providing tools to navigate those situations. I chose the latter and used this book as therapy to heal from the many years of trauma and prepare others for the journey ahead.

When Markisha was pregnant, the doctors found out her baby has anencephaly and told her the best option she has was to get an abortion. She refused and kept going with the pregnancy. The doctors gave the baby a short time after birth to live, but she lived up to two and a half years old. Her name was Miracle.

We are taught that we humans are less than God, yet, when we are being loving parents, we would stop our children from suffering. Something is very wrong with our teaching of God. Was religion simply a slave tactic to control slaves? After doing all that you were taught, praying, fasting, attending church, letting go of worldly things, (smoking, drinking, staying out partying, etc.), yet trouble continues. It brings you to one conclusion. What have I done? Only one answer. Born to lose!

Ultimate Concerns is a collection of 27 short stories that focus on those states and events of life that are universal and of immense importance. Love, the growth of a child, relationships within and between the generations, relationships with God, the humanness of God, finding one's place in the world, the role of pain in the world, illness, and death are all addressed by these stories.

The listener will find a woman who lost her way as she abandoned nightly prayer alongside her first husband once many blessings came. There was little thought of prayer once the comfort of good paying positions and many new friends showed up. Her walk becomes rocky way before this because of her lack of spiritual commitment.

Bye, Revealed Essence is a subsidiary disclosure of spiritual responses to a few challenges life offers. Finding answers when you face issues can cause you to search in so many directions. Bye, Revealed Essence is a reminder to open yourself to the Word of God and look within.

Missing Pieces: The Truth tells the story of a woman's struggle to find her identity in God and her search for the truth concerning her distant relative, Henry Wells. Alive in the 1800s, Henry Wells is now known as one of the 13 ghosts of Alabama. His face appears in the Carrollton, Alabama, courthouse's window. Along with recounting her own inspirational story, Brenda shares the proof she uncovered about the historical events concerning her great great uncle.

Author Gary Bengston weaves a tale of love as a young boy dares to believe in the magic of Christmas. Told in simple prose with a touch of humor, it's a story your children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews will treasure year after year.