The Sunflower Killer
A Book about Forgiveness
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Emily lay in her bed awake, in pain for the next few hours. She could not go back to sleep. She just waited until it was time to get up and get ready for school. The rape was pretty brutal. She was in pain. She had bite marks all over her chest and stomach, some of them were already turning to bruises. She sat on the edge of the bed. It was time to get up. She had to think straight. She was determined that her mother not find out. She had to save her mother's life. Yes, at 11 years old she had to save her mother's life. By keeping a secret. A secret she did not want.
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About the Book
This book is about a little girl who grew up knowing too much about pain. One day as an adult, all the pain came rushing to the surface, and she knew she had to find help. This is the story of her journey and how she learned that forgiveness is healing. The book is a series of letters written to you, the reader, making it easy to read.
About the Author
I was sitting in church one day, and during the invitation God clearly told me to do three things. He told me to go into ministry work with children and to write a book. I was so surprised by all this I did not even argue. I just told God okay. I immediately studied to be a lay speaker at our church, started working in the Epiphany ministries earnestly (a three-day weekend to show God’s love to teenagers in the juvenile correctional centers), and proceeded to write a book. I consulted with God often throughout this book to ensure it was what He wanted said. I was always told God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
I recently took a course to become my husband’s care partner so he can do home hemodialysis. God carried me through my aversion to needles and blood. This gives my husband a better quality of life and makes it easier for him to be a pastor of a church. We live in the country with some senior rescue dogs, and in my free time I like to crochet, sew, quilt, and make jewelry. At this writing my husband and I have seven children and thirteen grandchildren.