Who will be in the book?

This is the first question I asked myself! Who will I put in the book? I don't know anyone who has been raped. This is what I thought. But I really do believe that the Lord brought people into my life...and gave me favor with them and an unusual quick trust in me. Women that I had known for years and some I just knew for a few days started to tell me their stories. Over a few years I had people to include in my book.

I had put the book off....because I was finishing College and also working on another book. I knew this would take much more focus and that it would be emotionally draining. A dear friend of mine actually brought that to my attention...that it would not just be "some book"....and what while writing it...I would be stretched in every way possible. So I had put the book off...but while I was living in Arizona, during the year after I graduated, I had time over the Christmas break to start the book. In a week I had written my parts of the book. During this week I also had a break down. One night...I dealt with the death... the suicide of my friend. I had been so wrapped up in school and life...I had not allowed myself to mourn her death. I cried....hard. I have no doubt there will be more tear filled nights as I move forward with the book. Afterwards...came the hard part.

The hard part is to collect the stories from the women in my life that I know and Love. This is my next step. It is hard to ask them to relive this terrible thing...but in order to share their hope with other women...I must.