Unbroken

By C. C. Isaac

This is a story about a Christian family that was broken by infidelity. It explains the challenging road of recovery toward forgiveness and the courage that it takes to survive such a betrayal. Through faith in God, his Word (the Holy Bible), and the determination to keep the wedding vows, their marriage is unbroken.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 30, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524569501

C. C. Isaac

She was born in Joliet, Illinois, just south of Chicago. Later, she moved to Springfield, Illinois, which is approximately two hours north of St. Louis, Missouri. While residing in Springfield, she went through middle school and on to high school. After making it through junior year, she was only half a credit short of graduation requirements. After a short summer program, she was awarded her high school diploma. By the tender age of sixteen, she was enrolled in a junior college at Springfield College in Illinois and, two and a half years later, held an associate in arts degree. By age eighteen, she had her first degree, had served over five years full-time in ministry at Divine Trinity COGIC where her parents were the pastors. By then, she thought that she was ready for marriage. Two years later, through her first union, a son was born, and a new meaning of life began. Before he was born, the ministry consisted of leading worship services at her home church with her younger brother and anywhere else that her mother or father were scheduled to preach. As a new mother, she grew a passion to teach children. After moving to the big state of Texas in 2008, she began teaching Sunday school classes, and this progressed to directing children’s choirs, hosting youth programs, and much later, teaching youth groups and mentoring. In 2009, she earned her licensure as an LVN (licensed vocational nurse). By 2012, she met and then married her current husband and moved from Texas to the state of North Carolina. By 2014 and into the second year of their marriage, it was finally time for her faith to be tested. The devil must have asked God to remove his hedge around her. That year had led to the most trying time of her life. She currently resides in the state of Texas where she found her empowerment through membership at the Filling Station Christian Center in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2015. She continues in her field as a home health nurse for children with special needs and continues ministry as the Lord sees fit to use her. Today, she proudly tells their testimony everywhere she goes and in any way allowable. She hopes to give hope to marriages everywhere—that God can fix anything that you and your spouse will allow him to fix. Through her story, she hopes to enlighten some on the severity of betrayal in the way that she was betrayed, to show the importance of support for young marriages, and to reveal the glory of God through any of the worst circumstances.

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Contents

Preview

Special Thanks

Phase I

Coming to Grips

Depression

Obsession

Confession

Empowerment

Forgiveness

Phase II

Lesson Learned

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

Lesson 6

From Our House to Yours

The Author’s Take

PREVIEW

Rude Awakening

I lie in bed after a long day, hoping that this will be the night, the night that we can enjoy each other as a married couple should, the night that we can forget about the past and enjoy the thoughts of our future. He comes near me, and I melt with infatuation. Boy, do I love to see him smile. He is my life, my love, my husband, the man of my dreams, and the father of my children. God could not have given me a greater gift.

I close my eyes in response to his touch, and I see her face. I imagine the sensation that she must have felt as well. I see her smiling back at him from a hotel bedroom. I imagine the arch of her back and the curling of her toes as my husband pleases her with a passion that should only belong to me. I imagine how he touched her with his lips on every part of her body. I wonder whose body he enjoys more. She has the lighter tone, the curly hair, the larger cup size, the wider hips, and just the right curves in all the right places. Her look is so seductive. She is every man’s dream. He has to think of her. The Lord knows I do.

I try to block out the thoughts. I try to get more into the mood. I try thinking of the good memories. I try remembering our wedding day, the small and close-knit reception, the exchanging of rings, the kiss—anything but her. It doesn’t work. I cannot block out the thoughts. I do not get into the mood. Immediately, I feel the hurt coming, the tears welling up in the corners of my eyes, the rage and pain of a broken heart. I lie there thinking, If only I didn’t know her. Why couldn’t it have been someone else? One without a face that I know so well and have seen so often. One without a figure, without a beautiful smile, without a voice that I knew too well. I find myself wishing that he would have chosen a woman from his job, maybe even a young woman from a church different than the one that our family attends every Sunday—anyone but her.

By the time that we have said our prayers and kissed each other good night, I am glad that the act is over. I am glad that I can stop pretending for a while. I can stop pretending that I am over it. I can stop pretending that I have been thinking of us the whole time. I can stop being tormented by the thoughts of infidelity. I can finally say good night and have sweet dreams. I close my eyes to get a good night’s sleep, and all that comes to a screeching halt when, again, I see her smiling face.

SPECIAL THANKS

Mrs. Veronica B

Thank you for being there to support me during my heartbreak, to listen to my rants, to encourage me in my recovery, and to celebrate me in my triumph. Throughout the entire phase of one of the worst times of my life, you were there without fail. I truly thank God for giving me a friend in you.

Mrs. Dyamond J

You were there not only for me, but you also rooted for my husband. You believed in him when I didn’t. You were one of the few who actually wanted us both to come out on the other side of this tunnel. I am happy to call you my friend and even more proud to call you my cousin.

Kita and Amanda

You both were encouraging to me in different ways. Kita, you told me that I was your inspiration! This was one of the most influential driving forces of me writing this book. The fact that I could inspire you made it just as important for me to hopefully inspire other women just the same.

Amanda, you have been my number-one fan since day one. You lifted me up when I was down, and you did not hate me when I came back up! You will never be able to fathom how important this was for me.

Thank you, my sisters!

Dad

I tell you with every chance that I get, you are the best! You were not biased, as some fathers would have been if put in your situation. You encouraged me that my husband was a good one, even when he seemed bad. Today, I know this to be true. Thank you for being there from the beginning, through the middle, and even now! You are still a support to both me and my husband. You are a very important stone in our foundation. We both have so much love and respect for