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“Unshakeable
Faith”
what did her focus happen to be? Supporting me. When
I responded, she later said, “Love ya. Wishing you great
success this weekend. Lord knows, I was coming, but all
of this happened.”
Yes, “all of this” was more than she let on and the way
she handled everything else, I had no idea that it was
something that could take her from us. God surely would
reward his faithful servant with a renewing of her strength
and healing of her body, right? She’s one of the good
ones. She’s one of those who never showed one inkling
of doubt. She is so much unlike me in that regard—me,
who questions everything; who has to reaffirm my belief
in The Creator more often than some who profess to
be Christian would like. She told me once, “God has a
calling on your life. He’s going to use you whether you like
it or not; whether you know it or not.”
I shrugged it off because I considered her the woman with
the calling. Her life was a testament to the kind of faith
I’ve aspired to but come short at times. God was using
her to touch my soul. Her last words to me were, “Just
looking out for you like you’ve done for me.”
No truer words were spoken, and here’s hoping when I
have those moments when the world seems so unkind,
unfair, and unforgiving, that I can hear her voice whisper
… “Remember, God’s got your back and so do I.”
Tanishia at her first book signing.
Cavalcade of Authors in Chicago
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