Learning The Hard Way
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Last published Mon, Oct 29, 2018
"You'll never miss the water till the well run dry".
That's what they say...
Sometimes you don't realize what you have until you lose it.
Self-respect, a home, a loving family, genuine friends......
The list goes on and on.
Sometimes we aren't satisfied with what we have.
We trade them for things that looks more enticing.
Some things just come too easy, but working for them is another thing.
Going out in the world on your own, peer pressure, hate, drugs, heartbreaks, prostitution.... Curiosity is getting the best of you?
Follow along the life of Esther Thompson and see how she refused instructions and advice causing her to learn life's lessons the hard way.
Author's Note
I just thought I should be writing something that could be of benefit to a person's life. Not just reading the story but that you could grasp something from it.
I trust that reading this book, you'll know that you're never too far lost for God to find you.
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