Terri Blakeslee
“Every time you open your mouth or put your pen to paper,
you define yourself.”
Twelve-year-old Marcy lost her innocence to the one person a little girl should be able to trust most – her daddy. As a result, her nights became an ongoing nightmare. Growing up in a home where her father beat her mother and violence was daily fare, Marcy learned not to trust men. As her heart hardened, she learned to fight back to protect herself.
Marcy loved learning and writing and was the best student in her class, but she was bullied and looked down on. She didn’t expect to go on to more schooling because Daddy said women were only made to have babies and keep their men happy. When her father refused to allow her to accept a college scholarship, Marcy’s ill-conceived plan to get out from her father’s control led to her rebellion, a teenage pregnancy, and a hasty marriage.
She found herself a disillusioned young mother, wondering, Can God redeem the mess I’m in? Will I ever be loved for who I am? Will I ever be able to use my God-given gifts?
Based on true-to-life narratives, this novel is for all the girls whose innocence has been stolen and who have been victims of abuse. Little Girl Redeemed is a story of God’s redemption, showing how our heavenly Father can take the vilest of circumstances and turn what was meant for destruction into victory and redemption.
A true account of a new teacher who combats racism and discovers that for the rural community in which she lives, her students’ education is far less important than providing cheap labor for King Tobacco.
Milly Kendall has just left Earth, leaving behind a quarrelsome husband of 57 years, and a daughter, son, and granddaughter who are lost without her. Yet, “lost” also defines their spiritual condition. Through both earthly scenes and heavenly observations, the reader sees the unfolding grace of God in Milly’s family’s life. Milly and a host of heavenly denizens become the audience to view the struggles, fears, and victories that bring each of her loved ones to the foot of the cross.
This is the first book in a duology; Kate’s Journey follows.
Sequel to So Great a Witness, Kate’s Journey, tells the story of a divorced woman who is full of bitterness and insecurity. In her search to discover her purpose in life, Kate Blanchard is rebuffed, challenged, and encouraged by two internal companions, “Gentle” and “Counter.” Her struggle illustrates one person’s journey in her discovery that true self-purpose is only realized when the Creator of self is recognized.
The year is 2056, and America is living in a post-pandemic world that has changed the fabric of the country and the citizens’ lives. Mitch Barber, with divine help, must get his mother and father to safety deep in the hidden recesses of the north Georgia mountains before they are discovered and put into a federal senior citizen home, government facilities that are now mandated for anyone over the age of 60. This and many other changes have turned “the home of free” into a police state under the watchful eye of the Senior Protective Bureau.
The wild woods of their mountainous journey are fraught with wild animals, poisonous plants, and strenuous terrain, not to mention that they are being stalked by a very determine SPB agent. Yet, Mitch’s battle with the mountains and the government is diminished by his own lack of self-confidence to be able to protect those whom he loves.