One Light Burning

By Lisa Faith Bragg

“One Light Burning” is the story of how a small town girl follows her dreams. But her dreams are not the same as everyone else. April's dreams are simple. The one and only thing she has ever wanted in her life is to meet her “dream man”, Luke Daniels, who is the lead guitar player for the most famous band in the whole world. After moving from North Georgia with her best friend Summer Knight , April and Summer both find a job as barmaids at a local bar called “Bobby’s Bar and grill”. After learning about April’s dreams Bobby, the bar owner, calls his good friend Luke to come by the bar one night. To April’s surprise she meets her dream and he is REAL and he is right in front of her. With faith in her God, she allows herself to take the chance of a lifetime. “One Light Burning” is written as a dedication to Richie Sambora, the lead guitar player for the rock band Bon Jovi. “One Light Burning” might appeal to readers who are in need of encouragement, and have a strong level of faith.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jan 23, 2014
• ISBN: 9781304831811

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One Light Burning

One

Light

Burning

By

Lisa Faith Bragg

Printed By Lisa Faith Bragg

Lyerly, GA

Copyright  2011 Lisa Langston Bragg

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Thanks

I chose the name of this book from a song by Richie Sambora. Anyone that truly knows me, knows that he is my favorite artist and I respect him dearly. The words to his song One Light Burning fit a story I wrote as a teenager. Richie’s words inspire me so much.  When I hear his music I can see what he is saying. I believe as the Bible teaches, we are all born with a measure of faith, but how we choose to embrace it, is solely up to each of us.

This book is a story of faith, a story of hope. Throughout my life this story has gone through many changes. Even though I have added and taken away from this story throughout the years, I’ve always wanted it to stay true to the meaning behind why I first wrote it.  I searched early for the answer to my purpose in life. Many things were hard for me to understand as a child, but the hope and faith that God gave me with one single dream has always given me faith to believe that anything can happen, if I only try.

In my darkest hour, a dream was born. I have faced so many dark hours in my life, and sometimes I just didn’t know where I was, or where I was going, or if I would come out of it alive. We all face dark hours, and sometimes we are just left wondering why. Sometimes we find the answers, sometimes we don’t.  I think learning to accept that I couldn’t control the outcome of my life was one of the hardest things I  had to accept. I know that God is in control of my path, and my direction. Once I realized that, I found peace. I still have a lot of unanswered dreams, and prayers, but I know that God will show me the answers one day, and if he doesn’t,

I will still praise the Lord. When I was twelve years old God gave me a dream, and I’ve always felt very special and loved. It’s been my strength to keep going when I have wanted to give up. I hope you enjoy this book, its my favorite version of this story, and I wanted to share it with you. I hope you too find faith, hope, and encouragement.

Thank you Richie for all that you do. You will never know how much you have touched my life. My dream is to meet you this side of heaven, and to call you my friend. If the Lord does not allow us to meet,  I will meet you in heaven. Keep the faith, and thank you for the dream you gave me.

But as for me, I will always have hope. I will praise you more and more. Psalms 74:14

In my darkest hour

Written in 1990

By: Lisa Faith Bragg

In my darkest hour, in my darkest night, I searched for you, and you came to me.  I just close my eyes, and I see your face. I know it's your beautiful eyes that guided me your way. Your intense smile brightens up my whole world. Knowing in my dreams I put it there, is more precious than you can even imagine.  When I find you, and you reach your arms around me, I know I'm where I'm supposed to be. There’s no where else I feel complete. Knowing at my very request that anything can happen.  Knowing as you stare in my eyes, you know what I need, and what I'm thinking.    

I see you reaching your hand out for me; I take it; In my dreams you love me, I mean you really love me.  As you make love to me, I fall deeper into my dream. I feel beautiful, much more than usual. As you take me in your big strong arms, I feel weak. You kiss me, as you hold me, and make love to me so unique. I close my eyes, and rest my head upon your shoulder, I know that I won't be with you much longer.

As I start waking up, I feel you fading away. You whisper, I love you like no other! My arms feel so empty, and I can almost feel you holding me. How can I miss someone so much that I have never met? My heart feels much pain, as I feel you drifting further away. I don't want to wake up, for I have so much I can give to you.  I see you smile, you sometimes kiss me goodbye. I know one thing down deep inside, I love you! I love you and I always will.

I’ve always believed if you could really hold me, you would know I am your lady.

In my weakest moments, and in my darkest hour, I searched for you and you were there. Thank you for being there.   

Preface

April sat on the swing barely rocking back and forth wishing she could see the light from the lighthouse. She should had known it was too good to be true. Imagine her really in a meaningful, loving relationship with the man of her dreams?  As she closed her eyes she could only see his face, feel his touch and hear the sweetest voice she had ever heard in her whole life. His voice was so smoothing to her, he had sang her to sleep for many years. 

Luke was the lead guitarist for the most popular band in the world. April could remember the very first day she saw him, she knew even though people called her crazy, she knew she would meet him one day. Now with everything that had happened, would she have to live for the rest of her life being in love with a man she would never be with? She only saw darkness now; and she felt all alone and lost, as if she was lost at sea .

Fear and desperation was slowly moving in and surrounding her heart. What made this time so different? Going through storms had become a way of life for April. She was used to being tossed and turned, and pushed in the opposite direction than how she wanted to go. What had made this time so different? She knew the answer even as the thoughts crossed her mind. What made this time different was honestly believed that her life could turn out different. She prayed all the time, why had God not answered her prayers. He did allow her to meet Luke, maybe that was all she could hope for.  

Chapter 1

April was nineteen years old when she had decided it was time for her to follow her dreams. She hadn’t been really good in High School, and had dropped out in the tenth grade. At this point in her life, she only had one thing on her mind. April was so tired of letting people stop her, she only had one dream and this was one dream that she wasn’t going to let anyone keep her from.

April came from a childhood of hell. Her father made it really hard as a child to feel safe and protected. April remembered it so clearly, she had been around six years old when her family had been visiting her Aunt’s house for the weekend. April hated going over there, and often was sick the whole trip over. She remembered playing outside, and overhearing her father and her Aunt talking about her. That was the day that she truly learned that her father really wished she hadn’t been born. She was just a little girl, what had she done that was that bad? Why didn’t her father love her? That was the day that April stopped watching for her father to come home like she had done so many times. He would come in the door and he would see her, but he never talked to her much. Before that day, April just thought that was how everyone’s father did their children, she didn’t know that it was her that her father didn’t like.

April begin to notice  how her father treated her siblings,  and she slowly faded in the background. She learned to stay out of his way, and in her mind she believed  that he liked her better that way. She wanted so much for her father to love her and to be proud of her. She waited  patiently for hours just wishing he would call her over to talk to her about what happened at school, but he never did. She went to bed so many times with no hug, no goodnight, no nothing.

She even wondered if her mother cared about her dreams. April honestly believed that what she dreamed about didn’t matter to anyone.  Her mother raised her in church, and she found it hard to believe that God loved her. Surely God loved everyone, but to April he just couldn’t love her. If she was truly lovable, why didn’t her own earthly father love her? Why didn’t he want her as his child.

It took quite some time, but one Sunday morning when she was nine she finally understood and accepted the love of God and she asked the Lord to come into her life and be her heavenly father. From that time forward she never felt alone and in the dark. She still hid in the closet often and talked to God like she had done so many times, but she knew she wasn’t alone. She knew God was right there and she