44 Years In the Midst of a Storm

By Ellen J. Robertson

A young girl’s struggle and storms as a wife, mother of three, worker outside the home and a husband with a catastrophic illness. The perception that marriage is a bed of roses is false, sometime having to give more than your share. Some of the events of her life are exciting, with some shocking revelations but a dedicated spirit of determination and the help of God, surviving a marriage for 44 years despite all the odds. My hope is that others will be able to come away with some principles that would help in their quest.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Oct 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9781483441979

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ROBERTSON

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Contents

In Appreciation

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Journey

Chapter 2 Running Away

Chapter 3 A New Path

Chapter 4 The Crossroads

Chapter 5 A New Horizon

Chapter 6 Exploring My New Life

Chapter 7 Dark Clouds

Chapter 8 Wading In The Water

Chapter 9 The Second Storm

Chapter 10 The Move

Chapter 11 The Rainbow

Chapter 12 The Sun Is Out

Chapter 13 A Cloud Rolls Over

Chapter 14 The Sun Peaks Through

Chapter 15 The Storm Is Over In 2011

Chapter 16 Bereavement

Chapter 17 Endurance

Chapter 18 Tomorrow

About The Author

IN APPRECIATION

I am so grateful to all those who helped me reach the completion of this book. I will not forget your love, support, inspiration, and encouragement through your contributions of knowledge, editing, proofing, and other expertise and just being there for me during a very difficult time in my life. Above all, I thank God for His direction, wisdom, and knowledge and for putting you in my life when I needed it most. He puts people in our lives for a reason, and removes them from our lives for a better reason.

A very special thank you to the following:

Pastor Carol Balark, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Providence, RI

Couple’s Ministry, Thank you for the book idea

Dr. Sammy C. Vaughan, St. James Baptist Church, Woonsocket, RI

My mother, the late Doris F. Patterson

My husband, the late Herbert L. Robertson, Jr.

My very dedicated children, Robbie, Christopher, and Kevin Robertson

My supportive and loving sisters-in-laws, Denise Robertson and Linda Gregg

My loving and faithful daughter-in-law, Tanisha Jones Robertson

Jim Godfrey, Palm Vista Church, Surprise, AZ

Carla Colburn, Palm Vista Church, Surprise, AZ

The McDuffie family, Palm Vista Church, Surprise, AZ

My supportive pastor, Jackie Allen, Palm Vista Church, Surprise, AZ

Administrative Assistant Debra Toles, Palm Vista Church, Surprise, AZ

Coco Chantilly of Phoenix, AZ,

2013 Palm Vista Retreat

Ellen J. Robertson, author

INTRODUCTION

I t seems to me that the reason there are so many failed marriages is the simple fact that those marriages were