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    The Shades of Grace
    The Shades of Grace
    The Shades of Grace
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    The Shades of Grace

    By Karla Reeves

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateJul 30, 2010
    ISBN9781453548806
    The Shades of Grace
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    Karla Reeves

    a women that suffers from dyslexic ,P.T.S.T. and other problems. a woman that has chosen to speak out about abuse . Life’s struggle has tried to break her inspiring sprit of survival. She still has a sprit that draws you to her. She wants to be a positive sprit that will inspire you .she never calls herself a victim of domestic abuse she calls herself a survivor. She refuses to keep the code of silence that enables the abuse to keep his secret of abuse going passed on to the next generation. she knows that we as women can empower our self ’s to speak out and be self depending .she lives her life with integrity .she believes that you can rise above the guilt and shame of abuse and be what god wants of you .she always says we can make a difference. She steps out of the darkness speaking courageously about her life’s story of abuse and her triumph. One of her quotes: life’s a classroom make a difference and dare to inspire others make your mark in life don’t let life mark you as a victim. It’s your choose to lay down and take abuse or stand up and fight. She believes you’re here to teach so what will you teach others about yourself?

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      The Shades of Grace - Karla Reeves

      Copyright © 2010 by Karla Reeves.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      This book was printed in the United States of America.

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

      Xlibris Corporation

      1-888-795-4274

      www.Xlibris.com

      [email protected]

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      Contents

      Introduction

      Acknowledgments

      Chapter 1     When God Speaks

      Chapter 2     I Stood Up for God

      Chapter 3     God Speaks to My Heart

      Chapter 4     Healing and Peace Begins with Me

      Chapter 5     God Shows Me My Fears

      Chapter 6     Saying Good-bye

      Chapter 7     The Heavenly Messenger

      Chapter 8     God Has Counted Your Every Tear

      Chapter 9     Prayers Answered after Twenty Years

      Chapter 10    God’s Will

      Chapter 11    Is My Marriage Blessed?

      Chapter 12    Grief

      Chapter 13    Letting God and Letting Go

      Chapter 14    My Daughter’s Angels

      Chapter 15    The Grace of God Goes with Me

      Chapter 16    A Moment of Clarity on Karla

      Introduction

      First of all, I want to say that I am a Christian.

      I never dreamed that God would carry me through with much grace and forgiveness. I was his child.

      Even when I disobeyed him, he still loved me even when I didn’t have the courage to love myself.

      God had taught me so much in my life. Forgiveness has tough me that forgiveness he’s strengthen me when I didn’t know the strength I always had down deep in my soul. There were times I questioned him why; I even turned my back on God, and for this, I will always repent. After all, life is a first-time run, and we don’t get any redos in life—one chance to get things right. Sometimes we have to relive over and over the same mistakes until we learn from it. In the last decade of my life, I can see God’s plan unfolding in my life. This has showed me that God lets me go through bad things to teach me so much. Sometimes he lets me go through things for something I don’t always know the answers. But I know with everything in my soul and heart that God’s grace will carry me through storms in life. No matter what I’ve done, God will always love me. So with this, I start my book by narrating the miracles and spiritual things.

      For without my God, I wouldn’t be. Thank you, God, for all you’ve blessed me with. I pray this book will lift you up and bless you, but most of all, it is to show you that God’s grace and love is very real.

      Acknowledgments

      First of all, I would like to thank God for all he’s given me—the gift of writing and all he’s blessed me with. I would also like to thank my husband for his support and help. Without Donald’s help my dream of publishing my book wouldn’t be possible. I would like to thank God for my friends—Ada, Glen, Scott K, Sandy, Sherry, and her son Mark—that were really there for me in my time of need. God sent me angels to help guide me in the path of healing and support. I would also like to thank my daughter, Victoria, and Chris for helping me in naming my book. I would also like to thank Mrs. Karen Rose, at the time a teacher, who made a difference in my life. She would always say, Karla, you can do anything you set your mind to, you can do it!

      They were my inspiration as was Donald. Thank you, Donald, for the cover picture.

      Chapter 1

      When God Speaks

      My grandfather had a church years ago. I was about sixteen years old. I kept praying God to save my parents. I didn’t pray any special prayer. I’ve always prayed all my life. I just pray in my heart, and I pray.

      And I speak to God daily; I speak to him like he’s walking right beside me because he does. I had been going to my grandparents’ church. I kept asking God all week to show me the sign that it’s he who was talking to me. I kept praying that over and over. God, I want to know with all my heart and soul that you are speaking to me. Give me a sign, so I will truly know it’s you speaking to me and not me just thinking that I hear your voice. I went to the altar as I always did when I was so burdened down with.

      My parents were getting saved. I prayed at the altar, Please, God, save my parents. God, I don’t want them to die and go to hell. Please, God, I love my mom and dad. So as I was crying with my eyes shut, I saw a bright blinding white light. I

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