Don't Get Bitter, Get Better

By Tammy T. Bussey

Saundra Boston has finally accomplished a lifetime goal and dream. She is a Senior Partner in a very reputable and prestigious law firm. However, it has not come without a price. Saundra has come through a tough childhood in the projects, dysfunctional family life, broken heart more than once, fake co-workers, envious friends, marriage and divorced. But the one thing she could not do was give up on her children. In spite of all the bitterness, she had to make it for them. She had to become better, not bitter.
Now that it seems like she has it all, there is still one thing missing..

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 17, 2014
• ISBN: 9781493104949

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DON’T

GET BITTER,

GET BETTER

Tammy T. Bussey

Copyright © 2014 by Tammy T. Bussey.

Library of Congress Control Number:       2013917303

ISBN:         Hardcover                               978-1-4931-0493-2

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Rev. date: 01/14/2014

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Prologue

Introduction

Childhood

High School

Getting Married

Getting Divorced

Moving On

Defeating Bitterness

Getting Better

The Blessing

Epilogue

To Elsie L Singletary (The One & Only) of Pahokee, Florida,

Who is not only the most caring mother in the world;

But one of my biggest fans and supporters as well.

I love you.

In memory of my grandparents:

Simmie and Louise Harris

Acknowledgements

The people who deserve the credit for the writing of this book are my five sons (Roy, Herb, T.J. Randl, Shaq) and my husband (Ernest). They have been the forces behind my desire to conquer my goals and dreams. I have some daughters in my life that I did not give birth to, but they are also inspirations to me when I talk about the next dream; they are Shamia, Javonda, Jaqwonda, and Shaye.

I hope they are ready for the next BIG dream coming soon that I haven’t told them about!

Additionally, I can’t name all the people who have been important in my journey as teacher, secretary, law enforcement officer, business woman, radio talk show host and now author of Don’t Get Bitter, Get Better. So I’ll just say that I have been blessed with family, friends, teachers, co-workers, role models and mentors throughout my career that somehow played a part in the writing of this book.

Prologue

She stood in the door of her recently acquired office in the executive section of a very prominent law firm. The office was recently refurbished and refurnished in anticipation of her moving in as the old Senior Partner abruptly retired and moved out. She often wondered what caused him to leave so unexpectedly.

She smiles to herself as she leans against the door frame of her office and thinks about the road she traveled to get here. She thinks about the bible verses her mother quoted to her, the sermons she heard from various pastors, the confirmations she got from reading the Bible and the looks of admiration on the faces of her sons; she knew this day would come because she would never quit.

She reflects on one particular sermon that came from Proverbs 10:22 that read, The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. God promised us the blessing. It’s very simple; the blessing covers everything.

This is it she thought;