Four Summits to Truce
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It's easier to pretend it will never happen to us. In fact, you're taught not to even consider them, leaving you unprepared. I profess that this will never happen to me! I rebuke that thought. You mean it. You believe it. One day, you are suddenly backed into a corner. What happened? You believed. Did God lie? Did they lie? Is belief a lie?
"A private apology doesn't undo a public humiliation. It has to be made publicly and privately, with a change of heart. Otherwise, it will never count.”
"Sowing seeds of division and discord, it drew him closer to her web. Gabriel did not believe it. Intelligence is not required for this, only hunger, malice and a sense of entitlement to other people's people. Why work for someone's heart when you can just steal someone else's someone, reap the rewards of someone else's investment, fill that black hole. Predator. Take. Gimme. Mine.”
"How do you ever forgive yourself for such mistakes? She said how sorry she was, but never forgave herself. Mothers never forgive themselves for mistakes.”
It was like being a little pogo, running across the meadow, suddenly being scooped up by a hawk. The ground gets further and further away as the hawk flies. Pogo will be lunch. It loses its grip on pogo. Pogo is back on the ground. There is willow nearby. Pogo runs into the willow where the hawk cannot get it. It's safe. No harm will come to it now. Gabriel was being protected by God.
"We do the exact same things, but in the wrong direction, until we learn better and when we learn, we master it. We master things out of time and when we master it, we surpass.”
Have you ever seen a rattlesnake pit on a mountain? It looks like a shady dip, but as you get closer, you see a couple of camouflaged snakes on the rocks sunning, and notice a subtle dark hole nearby. In that dark hole are dozens rattlers, you don't see until your too close standing on shale. If the shale gives way and you fall into that pit, you're done. If you try to back away, you might get bit by a snake behind you on the nearby rock.
We are all under grace, just like any afflicted person, the same in God's eyes. We can't earn anything, just offer our hand if someone chooses to get back up and start again. Anyone who looks down on you clearly doesn't understand God's grace.
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About the Book
Four Summits to Truce is a short read about two couples, dedicated friends, who grew up in a very dreadful tree. They blazed some hard trails, trying to get away from that tree. Through change and growth, situations led to a crucial decision to step out of the tornado of chaos and into the world of normal. The tree refuses to let them go. One day, one incident, one choice and suddenly their life is on another course, then another and another. When they felt that they had finally escaped that tree, a decision to go to a church led them to an alien world, another course, where they would be amongst new people they didn’t understand and face more situations that weren’t expected.
What happens when two couples step out of the tornado and join the world of normal, then decide to join a church? We explore that here in this short story with truths woven in. Join them on this journey as they evolve and try to assimilate to this alien world. There is a surprising character at the end and some concluding questions for the church.
Don’t miss Quiet Moments at the Boulders, reflections, meditations, and some expansions on pages from Four Summits to Truce, coming soon.
About the Author
Jocelyn lives at high altitude on a mountain road with her family, friends and neighbors, wayward dogs, recusant cats and other reprobates, where she fits in the best. A strong woman who came from rough beginnings and started out learning life lessons the hard way, her advocacy of girls and women who suffer in silence is heartfelt, having been one herself. She is a researcher, intrigued with scripture and human nature, often digging down to the roots, reserved and quiet, but don’t let that fool you, her brain is usually observing. When she’s ready to speak, she speaks boldly and directly, with surprising discernment and insight. As a survivor and overcomer, resilient and persevering, her takeaways on hard things are often laced with honesty, humor and impact. Her friends say that she can be tenacious and feisty. They appreciate her honesty, never having to guess what she really means. They describe her as a woman who loves God, who takes things in stride, is intelligent, creative, artistic, talented, funny, interesting and greatly loved.