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Corliss Johnson
Many events have occurred in my life, but none were as challenging as the ones that
occurred as result of my father’s decision to be an absentee father. He refused to take the
full responsibili...view moreMany events have occurred in my life, but none were as challenging as the ones that
occurred as result of my father’s decision to be an absentee father. He refused to take the
full responsibility of taking care of his own five children. I don’t know exactly why he
was angry with his wife (our mother), but whatever the reason, he stopped sending
her money after we moved to Alabama.
My mother suffered greatly, during her struggle to maintain the same kind of life we
were accustomed to when our family was intact. She worked three jobs to provide food,
clothing and shelter. Though it was an impossible task, she tried to be a mother and father
for us. In spite of working three jobs, my mother constantly had to borrow money to
make ends meet.
My Grandmother helped as much as she could by helping to pay on a utility bills, the
mortgage, purchasing food, shoes and clothing.
After years of struggling mother became weary; our beautiful, happy mother became
very sad. Constantly crying about how things had turned out between daddy and the
struggle to survive. When her mother died she became very depressed. One month after
grandmother’s death, the task of making funeral arrangements for my mother fell to me at
age 17.
Because she made me promise to take care of my younger siblings if she died, her
struggle became my struggle. I experienced depression over my mother’s death and the
heavy burden of trying to provide for my siblings and myself. Daddy refused to help us
after mother died but changed his mind, totally deserting us.
God brought me through tremendous hardship, rejection pain and shame.
This book comprises stories about how God brought me through each trial, test and
problem I encountered and how He has greatly blessed me. I want the readers to know
that I found the love I sought from my daddy in my Heavenly Daddy who extended to me
His forgiveness, help, mercy and love to me. As His adopted child, He made me some
promises in His word that He has kept and will continue to keep forever. I would not
have made it without Him. How wonderfully Jesus has changed my life.view less