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Redemption & Deliverance:
From: Pain, Sex and Deception
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chrisdutchess@verizon.net
You are about to read that Redemption & Deliverance is very real and can happen in your life, whatever your situation.
Everyone has heard the old saying that the "grass is always greener on the other side of the fence," well, I learned the hard way how true that statement is, my life was about to change in a way that I couldn't imagine.
I was raised as a Christian and lived as such. I didn't realize until later that I was slipping away from the Lord. My life was in confusion and I made decisions that, at that time was wrong. My life was turned upside down due to decisons that I made. My four sons drifted away from me and any "mom" that has gone through anything like that knows what I'm talking about. But through the Mercy and Grace of God I came back, but not without going through heartaches and pain...
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Meet The Author
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Dutchess Taylor
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It has been almost 24 years ago that I found an article by a young Black man who was in prison. This article touched me deeply so I wrote back to him, not looking for love, affection or any of the things some women write to men in prison for. I only wrote to share with him that some of us understood their pain and feeling alone. My letter was only meant to be a letter of support and encouragement. But as time went by that letter changed my entire life. I had no clue that I was writing an inmate with a "golden tongue" and how he would trick, lie, abuse and talk me into his world of pain, deception and shame. Once I opened up to him and shared my loneliness, he used it against me by pushing all the right buttons to make me feel like a needed woman once again. I was such a fool and I ended up falling in love with this monster with the "golden tongue." It was because of that, I nearly lost everything that was dear to me. For the first 15 of years of hell, I was a faithful loving wife and I endured the shame that's placed upon a my shoulders. For years I faced the "I told you so" of society. I was looked down upon by both the Black and White race for my choice of man. To make matters worse even the man I loved treated me like dirt as well. I had never felt so alone with no where to turn, but the heartaches and pain it drove me back to God. God never promised us our life would be easy, but He did promise that He'd be with us. Yet for those first 15 years I fought a brave fight to preserve my dignity for the man I loved. In my book I'm able to share what really happened and what takes place behind walls of broken dreams; what wives, girlfriends and families sometimes suffer in some form or fashion. I speak about the things you never hear on television or read in newspapers and magazines. In this book I'm able to share what the real prison is all about with some of the con-games and tricks some inmates used to lure their innocent victims into their world of deception.
Yet, in spite of all the pain and all the miles of travel from one prison to another and all sleepless nights, it wasn't until the last 9 years that my life and marriage to my husband had actually changed and became all that I've ever wanted it to be. I learned that behind all the pain, suffering, tears and waiting for him to change, it was through God's love, grace and promise to me that changed both of our lives. I know that the power of God gave us back all that we thought we had lost. My story is about my loss and yet it's also about my gain the strength I found in myself, my family, my husband and more important, it's about finding my Faith in the Lord once again.
I've spent the last 9 out of 24 years with my "new" inmate husband in a world that only the strongest are able to survive and now I've written my story for all to read. It was indeed a healing process for my husband and I, but most important my story has also been a great inspiration to others in many ways. It has taught me never to give up on myself, but more important never to give up on God because He never gave up on me, no matter what I've been through or have done in my life. This story will teach you, that you too, can make it no matter what the situation. So please read my past so that you may see a brighter light for your own future.
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Redemption & Deliverance is a powerful testimony of what love & commitment is all about. This story reminds us that even though a person may be held behind bars, they are still a human being & in most cases, they still have feelings and yearn to be loved, strengthened by having a caring supporter, regardless of the their time. ~Ron Brashear, Author/Founder of Youth of Honor Foundation~
I am speechless, and all I can say through all of my tears is Thank You Jesus, and Thank You Dutchess and Chris. Finally, and I have read many, I found a book that not only speaks for me, about me, but through it God has spoken to me. This was in His plan, I know for such a time as this in my husbands and my life. I could not wait for the visit, I had to read it first by myself, as that is what the Spirit led me to do. And now I know why. I went through a lot of emotional things when I was reading it, and Deliverance took place at some point. Not that I did not want to share that with my husband, but God had another plan, now I will be able to Minister to him more effectively, cause there were a lot of things that your husband mentioned that I have been sheltered from even after 18 years. He always says he doesn't want me to know what really goes on, and I guess that is fine with me, I never doubt that he wants to protect me. But God did find a way to let me know, in HIS TIMING. Anyway, it was wonderful, amazing and the most important thing was that being a Christian, and having such a strong faith in God myself, it only makes me grow stronger. It was Full of God, and that was the best part about reading it, I know it was God speaking to me. ~Minister Alicia L. Epps, /Founder/director - "This Side of the wall" Prison ministry for Loved ones of those incarcerated"
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