Publisher's Synopsis
Beverley Gordon takes you on an insightful journey; as she shares her compelling story that begins with her inner turmoil. She wrestles to salvage a marriage that had only taken place, six weeks earlier and was already falling apart. Like a quiet stream flowing gently down a mountain slope, she ventures out into the unknown. Provoked by previous disappointments and heartbreak, she exchanges her city life for the more low-keyed country life. It's all good! Much is quiet; most is hidden. The stream burbles along through the valley of decisions she makes, while waiting on a four and a half year long promise of marriage. Then a confluence occurs. The stream comes in contact with other tributaries. She'senjoined to other relationships and intrusive family members. Then, there are the tributaries of life-threatening illnesses, that just flowed into mainstream haphazardly. The stream now widens to a river. She continues to make her way downstream, carrying all the runoff and pollution from her unplanned relationships. Over time, like a slithering snake, the murky river slowly meanders through some flatlands. Its pollutants are deception, infidelity, mistrust and insecurity. Obscurity then sets in. Her marriage and family life erodes and collapses, under the weight of the torrents. Now her life has become a swirling deluge. Cascading over rocks and boulders of malice and unforgiveness, she plunges into a sea of bitterness and brokenness. Looking upward, with nowhere to turn; she cries, "Ship Ahoy!" And her prayer is heard. Her spiritual awakening brings the refreshing to her life. Beverley reveals how the transformative power of faith is unleashed, to bring her redemption and peace. She tells of the manifold trials on her journey. But each is overcome with a triumph. It doesn't matter the unpredictability of the river. Whether in spate or tranquil, presence will always be there. It's a promise! Through her pain, she sees purpose and the promise. She walks out of her past that, she has held on to, for forty-three years. She is now leaning into her promise; that the best is yet to come.
