Until Death Did Us Part: A Story of Love

By Marilyn Cash Gooding

Author Marilyn Cash Gooding shares how she felt God at her side every step of the way through her husbands diagnosis of brain cancer, the dying process, the release of the hand of the love of her life into the hand of Jesus, the months of grieving that followed, and her eventual return to wholeness.

Marilyn, your new book is so honest and true to life. Many people will identify with its content. You are an anointed and talented writer. It is full of God-given nuggets. Thanks, Marilyn, for being so obedient in writing it and for sharing your pain for your family, friends, and the world to see. Your personal relationship with Jesus is evident. That alone causes people to desire what you have with Him. It is a book that gives people hope. It makes you smile and makes you sad. As I read it, it shows the faithfulness of God. It reveals His love for you and your love for Him and your family.
Sharon Van Der Veer, intercessor for the body of Christ from Pella, IA

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jan 23, 2013
• ISBN: 9781449781941

Marilyn Cash Gooding

Seventy-nine year old author Marilyn Cash Gooding writes about her husband’s untimely death as she shares the months of emotional pain she had to process through and how her unwaivering faith in a loving God carried her down that road that no one wants to travel. This is the author’s third book.

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ISBN: 978-1-4497-8193-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4497-8194-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013900484

WestBow Press rev. date: 1/22/2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Until Death Did Us Part

Introduction

In The Beginning

When Things Began To Happen

I Want You To Write

I Think We Should Dance

I Just Want To Go Home

Clearing The Slate Of Small Stuff

Uncle Ken Is Busted

Heaven Bound

Together In Sickness And Death

It’s Time To Celebrate

Ken’s Death Brings New Life To His Friend

Glorious New Body

Dear Church Family

You Need To Get Your Happy On

One Day At A Time

Good-Bye My Best Friend

UNTIL DEATH DID US PART

I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for giving me the wisdom to write this story, that others may find comfort and healing if they are called to walk down a similar, painful road.

I wish to thank Tracy Trout and Ann Grimm for their dedicated help in editing this story, and Lisa Cash Wiese and Dick Beals for their photo expertise.

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DEDICATED TO KEN

THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT

THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME

AND THAT GOD HAS TAKEN AWAY.

INTRODUCTION

The book you are about to read is completely different than anything I have ever written and is the hardest story I have ever had to write.

It has been over a year since God took my husband Ken to his new home in heaven. As I believe God put Ken and me together for a reason, I felt strongly that I needed to write about our life together, his illness, and death.

This book has been an effort of love, and was something I truthfully did not know how to begin.

God spoke to my heart and said, Just do the best you can and I will help the readers to understand.

And so, with lots of prayer along the way, asking for the Holy Spirit to give me wisdom and strength, that is what I have done.

I did not intend this story to be all about sadness as I think Ken would want me to include a few smiles along the way.

Writing is a gift that God gave to me about five years ago when I somehow knew that I was supposed to write my first book Dear Diary, Dear God. I know that several people have found a new life- changing relationship with God while reading that book.

I also knew that I was supposed to write my second book Learning to Pray and people are being blessed by many of those stories also.

Perhaps sharing some of my emotional pain will help complete my healing (if it is ever complete on earth).

Maybe it will help you, the reader, who have lost a spouse, a child, or someone dear to you, to touch that unhealed or buried pain and through your own tears you also