When God Took My Friend & The Trials, Tribulations, And Triumph Of Sparkie Bottoms

About the Book

The Essence of this Book This book is about losing that very very special loved one in your life! Sometimes it’s more that one person you have lost to the monster of death. However, as Christians we are promised victory over death, even as our forerunner Jesus Christ – having conquered death through his all powerful resurrection, which assures us of victory over death as well. Knowing this gives us hope as we look upon the frail body of the one we love so dear, as they venture through the pathway to death’s awaiting arms. We are comforted in the fact that Jesus takes away the “sting” of death for all His children, though to us it looks excruciatingly painful, ugly, gross, and so very unlovely. The great monstrosity death with a all that it has brought to us in life as Christians shall be “swallowed up” in victory! And we all shall shout even as our LORD! O grave where is “thy” victory! O’ death! Where is thy “sting”? But thanks be to God Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15.51-58). This book reveals the happiness and joy you can have even though sickness, pain, heartache, lonely nights, suffering, loss of a dear loved one in this life, yet, in spite of it all you can live the victorious life because you are in the everlasting hand and arms of your loving savior Jesus Christ. (John 10.28 & 29, Deut. 33.27). Friend, God is our “dwelling place” and underneath us are His everlasting arms of love, even in our trouble and trials that strength and love remains. I saw that in losing two wives one to Lupus, and one to breast cancer. Yet their joy and victory stayed intact and remained. Both were awesome women of God in this 21st century. Read on and be immensely blessed by their lives and their circumstances as they eventually faced what many are facing throughout America, the world, and perhaps in your family… the monstrosity called death. God gives victory, joy, peace, care, and love, amidst the pain and sorrow we face. He is a loving God. He is a caring God. He is the omnipotent God, from all our births until we all reach immortality at His coming through His Son Jesus Christ! The author, L.D. Hunter

About the Author

L.D. HUNTER, is widowed and lives in Cary, N.C. just outside of Raleigh. He is the father of three children all grown up. Dennis Ray, of Fort Sill Army Base Lawton, Oklahoma; Cynthia Harville, Willow Springs, N.C., and Patricia Rayford of Greenville, N.C. He is the very proud grandfather of 7 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. L.D. Hunter was born to the late Mr. & Mrs. Robert Green of Sharpsburg, N.C. He attended the Elm City High School, Elm City, N.C. and is a graduate of the Edgecombe Technical College of Rocky Mount, N.C. 1985. L.D. (Larry) Hunter is also a 1980 graduate of the Manna Bible College of Wilson, N.C. a four year school. Born and raised on a four horse farm between Sharpsburg N.C. and Elm City, N.C; along with 18 brothers and sisters, of which they all learned the meaning of sharing in a blended family there on the then called Barnhill Farm. Here they all learned the meaning of hard work, as they harvested tobacco, corn, cotton, watermelons, cucumbers, beans, and provided nearly all their vegetables and meals from the family garden, and obtaining their suntan with no shades, umbrellas, or sun blockers to protect them from the sun. O’ there were lots of fun as well at fishing, baseball, basketball, barbecues, and delicious family dinners and celebrations at Harvest Time, 4th of July, Christmas, mule back riding and playing in the sand, climbing apple trees, peach trees, pecan trees, and playing with each other day after day on the farm as children and teenagers. The author’s prayer is that you will be encouraged, strengthened, inspired, invigorated, blessed, and live in the joy of the Lord “knowing” Jesus has the backs of all His children, yes, the lowest and the highest of us we travel this rugged, sometimes twisting, yet narrow road God Himself has designed for each of us. So, friend you are not alone. We have thousands of travelers! Remember Israel? God has designed your path and He is with you, yes, even today, and though that path may lead to the “shadow of death” at times. It will not hurt us, though some will be frightened by the shadow. However, we must remember that even in this darkened path for a little season it’s just the “shadow” of death. Death must pass on even as it passed on in Israel during the very first Passover, and yet what happened? God’ people still prevailed and rejoiced in all the blessings of God’s abundant grace, love, and provisions, yes, even in the very presence of death.