He Waited for Me

By Saundra Lee Words

Even though Saundra's Mother forced her children to attend Church, she struggled believing in God. She is a rebellious teenager, foolish enough to believe that her cunning ways will sucker her parents. Carousing with friends, lying, smoking drugs, sleeping around and drinking alcohol will soon bring a day of devastation. If Saundra ever thought that anything her parents asked her to do was hard, she will soon discover that life can and will hit harder. She finally determines who the real enemy is and everything she was looking for has always been in front of her. Saundra L. Words discovered the gift of writing in the sixth grade after a teacher praised her over a reading assignment. Saundra tested herself to writing poetry and did so for many years. In 1989 she challenged herself to bringing characters to life and wrote and co-directed her first stage play in 1989 at the Black Box Theatre. Saundra is still writing plays. "He Waited For Me" is her greatest accomplishment to date.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Proisle Publishing Services
• Release date: Sep 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9781959449027

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He Waited For Me

Saundra Lee Words

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Contents

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

~ HE ~

He is Alpha and Omega.

He is the one true God.

He was here from the beginning and called the world into existence,

He who spoke to the winds and waves and caused them to be still;

He who set time in motion, spoke the planets into space, and spotted the stars in the sky to sparkle;

He who walked on water and calmed the raging waves;

He is patient, kind, and forgiving;

He who was crucified but rose again on the third day;

He is a very present help in the time of trouble;

He knows every strand of hair on my head;

He who loves unconditionally;

He protects me when trouble is at hand;

He is my healer;

He blesses the righteous and unrighteous;

He is the Great I Am.

~ WAITED ~

To stay where one is or delay action until a time or something else happens. To put off, to remain or hang on.

~ FOR ~

On behalf of or in favor of.

~ ME ~

A sinner.

CHAPTER ONE

Stubborn Child

I remember learning about Jesus and God as a young child because my mother made us go to church. In most African American homes, you would find a picture of a white Jesus displayed in a gold-colored frame hanging on the wall. My mother was beautiful. She had smooth caramel brown skin, petite in size, and stood 5 feet, 3 inches tall. She worked outside the home as an aide at the state hospital, and when she opened her mouth to address us, it was as if God Himself had given a command. She was the boss.

There were six children still in the home. My oldest sister was eight years older than me. She had graduated from high school, married her high school sweetheart, and moved away.

My father stood almost 6 feet tall, thin frame and dark chocolate-colored skin. He had white teeth, big round eyes, and a breathtaking smile. He was a handsome-looking man indeed! He worked as a janitor at a food supply holding house across the river. He was more reserved than our mother, and 99 percent