Seasons of Awakening: Memoirs of an Everyday Life as a Christian Woman in a World of Evil and Deceit

By Perma B. Lucero-Saavedra

MEMOIRS OF A TIME OF NEW BIRTH

To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under the heaven, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down, and a time to build up. (Eccl. 3: 1, 3)

Something compelled me to go the distance; you too can relate to my book.

As we live each day in a world of unforeseen events, there is a purpose for everything we go through. This book will reveal to you that each and every one of us can make a difference.

With the wisdom, knowledge, and power that the Lord gave me through his scriptures, I was able to overcome and endure anything in this life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 21, 2014
• ISBN: 9781493175543

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Copyright © 2014 by Perma B. Lucero-Saavedra.

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Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

Rev. date: 02/18/2014

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Contents

Preface

Autobiography

Introduction

Seasons of Awakening

Salvation

Christianity

Jesus Is Coming Soon— Are You Ready for His Return?

Each Day Is Different

A Joyful Heart

Falsity/Truth

Ignorance

Don’t Let It Get Away

The Sunrise

The Aftermath of a Lifestyle

Always a Struggle

LOVE

Trials and Turmoil

No Greater Love

Just for Today

The Spirit of Fear

Trust

Going On

Don’t Take Anything for Granted

It’s a Thinking Life

It’s Not About Me

Mending a Broken Heart of a Loss

Next Day after the Snow

Preparing Our Hearts

All in Vain

Change Comes from Within

Where Do We Go from Here?

Overcoming During This Time of Sorrow and Pain

These words, thoughts, and inspirations were given to me by each and every day’s trials and tribulations that I encounter every waking moment and night as I live each day in waiting for the return of my Savior, Jesus Christ when he comes to take me home with him. After all, this life is just a journey that I am on. I give all the glory and honor to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I can only do or say anything with the inspiration of his Holy Spirit, who guides and leads my mind, soul, and body.

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Preface

This book is based on an everyday walk and event that takes place in our encounters with ourselves, families, relationships, acquaintances, coworkers, and just about anyone we meet up with in this world.

It is to alert and reveal to us that without the Lord Jesus Christ in our life, there is only one way, and that is his way. Through the Lord’s love and mercy, knowledge, and inspiration of his son dying on that cross many thousands of years ago, he brought salvation to us. He gave us his Word (the Bible) to live by each and every day and to read, meditate, and obey. But he never leaves us alone. With all his disciples and apostles who walked with him during his life here on earth, this can only show and reveal to us that they also suffered as we do today.

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Autobiography

I was the eldest girl child of twelve children. We lived in a two-bedroom house made of adobes. One was the kitchen, the other the bedroom with about three beds. My parents were very overwhelmed with raising twelve children. Most of the time was used to cook and wash clothes for us.

My father was a veteran from World War II. He was wounded and was sent home. We didn’t have gas, indoor water, or restrooms. The wood would have to be chopped daily, and the tubs would have to be filled with lots of hot water for washing clothes and bathing. There wasn’t any indoor water. My father had lots of work to do with gardening and feeding all farm animals. My mother spent her time making tortillas. I spent most of my time outdoors playing by myself mostly or with my siblings. I did help my dad with chopping wood and helping in the fields. Each year he planted different vegetables, from chili to corn to alfalfa. The rest of the property had an orchard with apples, pears, peaches, and apricot trees. My brothers spent most of their time in the irrigation ditches, swimming.

Although my father had his hands full with twelve children, I imagine it was overwhelming for him. He tried to be a strict man, but my memories of him are much fonder ones of him being gentle and kind. He taught me about respect, values, and morals. I know he had lots of love and respect for the Lord Jesus Christ. We weren’t a churchgoing family, but we were all baptized and confirmed along with making our first communions.

I left home at the age of thirteen and moved in with a couple with four boys. I worked as a nanny along with going to school. I was very overwhelmed with schoolwork. I really never had a regular teenage lifestyle with school friends and conversations on the telephone. I was a very shy person around relatives and peers in school. I never attended any functions or events. Later on while I was in high school I met my first boyfriend, and that was arranged by my father. I dated him for two years, and then we got married and had five children. Our fifteen years of marriage were spent in hardships in our relationship with each other. But we raised our children as well as we could.

I summarize it all with lots of past fears and questions of why our marriage suffered so much. I didn’t understand then like I do now. Therefore, I can now look back and see that the arms of God were protecting my children and me during all those times. My eldest child was killed in a train/truck accident, and that’s when I chose to end the relationship for good.

I believe in my