Life in This World: Book Ii

By Bertha McDougles

Life can be happy, sad, good, or bad, but when you get right down to it, life is what you make it.

We must keep all things decent and in order to be able to prosper.
Keep yourself (mind) together, pray to God in the name of Jesus, put God above all others.
If you dont care for yourself, you will be no good to God, your family, or others.

Do not love money but do respect it, because just like you wont get far without God, you wont get very far without money.

Everyone is encouraged to read Life in this World Book II to learn how to live together and love one another.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 17, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546219248

Bertha McDougles

Bertha McDougles is a seventy two years old widow. A retired nurse, with a background of 35 years in nursing. A mother of five children, a host of grandchildren and seven great children. She enjoys writing, reading, spending time with her family and friends. She is a God fearing woman, who believes in living by the word of God.

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Published by AuthorHouse 01/16/2018

ISBN: 978-1-5462-1925-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5462-1924-8 (e)

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Review

Where their is love a family will prevail.

Because family makes the difference.

Never fail to help others if you can but always talk to God for directions.

Give freely to the needy, you will be blessed.

Joan didn’t just do handouts, she gave what was needed.

Ebony’s heart is so big, she knows what true Godly love is and how to show it.

Evan is the kind man who knows how to be the head in his house, and love and care for his family, while letting God remain the leader of the house.

Sky do not know how to love the family way, she loves one on one, but she will learn how to love all, in time, even blacks.

The Carneys family knows how to love God, family and all others.

Doris, Melvin and Row, they are all happy, loves one and all, it dose not matter the color or age.

Contents

1   Evan and I — What Color is Black, What Color is White?

2   The Flirting Clergyman

3   The Carney — The Lord Giveth and The Lord Taketh Away

4   Family Makes The Different

5   The Tainted Seed — Only by the Grace of God

6   Love Has No Color Only Feeling

Evan and I

What Color is Black, What Color is White?

Pearl and I are the very best of friends, have been since grade school, we live back to back streets from each other.

Now, I live in my own apartment. There is a young girl in the next apartment, We are good friends, her name is Jan.

She invited me to go home to the country with her for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

On Wednesday Jan and I went to see mom then we were off to the country.

Grandpa, didn’t seem to be to friendly, but I said to myself, (you will like me oh yes, you will). Then I winked and smiled at him. A quick smile came to his lips, but he didn’t want me to see it.

Jan’s parents and her older brother had not made it home yet.

At 5:00 A. M. Thursday morning I couldn’t sleep. I went out in the backyard in the cool morning air. Standing with my back to the side walk I folded my arms against the wind.

Someone offered me a coat, thank you, this feels good, then we turned to face each other, our eyes met and for about five seconds we just stared at each other.

Jan screamed E-V-A-N!!!. Evan you are here, he turn to look at her with his eyes still on me.

Jan said Evan this is my friend Ebony, Ebony this my old brother Evan. Older not old he said.

I gave him back his coat. He disappeared into the kitchen, Jan & I flew up the stairs.

At breakfast, I begin to feel depressed so, I excused myself and went to sit on the bench in the backyard.

Tears began to roll down my cheeks. Soon grandpa came to sit down on the bench, when he sat down, I got up but, he asked me to sit back down so I did. With tears still running down my face, he gave me a quick hug and said don’t cry baby you are not alone. I just had a long talk with Evan. The different is, he is smiling from ear to ear, you don’t see it but I am smiling to, now why are you crying?

It was not easy but I told him that I had been raped and would never let a man hurt me like that again. We sat there quietly for about three minutes then he left.

I walked down and sat behind the big tree, so I couldn’t be seen from the house. I was so ashamed, why did I tell him, who would he tell?

Evan walked up, hi there, I have been looking for you. He lifted me up and held me close to him, we just stood there, not talking at all. me thinking, thank God grandpa didn’t tell.

I broke the silence. I need to go home.

What? Why? He asked.

I would rent a car but I can’t drive. You can’t drive?

I will teach you, now you have to stay so I can teach you.

No, I can’t I must go now before. Before what? He asked.

I pulled away from him and started walking toward the house. He caught up with me, took my hand in his.

If you really want to go home I will drive you.

Okay. Once in the house I told Jan that something had come up and I need to go home.

Evan talked most of the way home about his life, how he was once engaged but it didn’t workout.

When we made our arrival on the street there was a car blocking the driveway so we stopped in front of the house next door, the family was in the front yard.

When I got out of the car, Mark Jr. came running with his little short legs and his arms reaching for me. I scooped him up in my arms, this felt good.

I put him down, as soon as I did he grabbed my finger.

I introduced everyone then we went to my apartment.

Would you like something to eat or drink? No thank you. Well what do you want? You were nice enough to bring me home I need to do something for you, I am a good cook.

He took my hand and led me to the sofa. There