My Life Through the Fire!
Learning to Love Me
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My Birth
Although, the names has been changed-- this is the
story of my life. I was born in 1968,
on a hot, sunny scorching day in July.
I am the fourth of six daughters of Nella and Jimmy, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, I was born three months prematurely, due to my mother dealing with
drugs. I was given very little chance
for survival because both of my parents were addicted to drugs. They had a condition of being addicted so I
was born with a low-birth weight because of their drug-addiction. Because of this, I didn’t go home from the
hospital as other babies were released because of my low birth weigh. I had an extended stay in the hospital. My parents didn’t hardly visit me because
they couldn’t see my little body. I was
no bigger than an adult’s hand. I was
covered and loaded with several wires hooked up to me on several machines. I was fed through tubes and I was hooked up
to a heart machine because my lungs weren’t fully-developed. These things were done so that I could get
the proper medication and to get better in order to survive and go home. I had a lot of chemical substances in my
body that was affecting the function of my living. This was a horrible thing to see. Due to a strong survival instinct, after a couple of months in
the hospital, I gained enough weight to leave.
By this time, my parents didn’t even know I was ready to come home. I was abandoned. So, my grandmother and one of my older sisters came with her to
release me from the hospital. My
grandmother knew that I wasn’t going to be properly taken care of. She tried to help with me; but, my mother
didn’t listen. My parents were running
the street like I didn’t even exist. My
aunt came and took me out of the hospital.
When I grew up, I realized that my mom and dad didn’t care about me,
they only cared about themselves and drugs.
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About the Book
This book chronicles the journeys of a young woman
attempting to find love and herself in a cruel world. Growing up without her mothers guidance, she makes one mistake
after another, falling deeper and deeper into despair. Two marriages and four children later she
re-discovers the power of God and his ability to answer her cries and prayers. She pursues God's wisdom in earnest for the
sake of her happiness and the future of her daughters. When she finally meets a good man, she
wonders if he the one for her - is his baggage too much for her to carry? And
is she willing to give up the fast life for a chance at true happiness.
About the Author
My name is Alisha Neal-Miller I resign in Washington
D.C. with my husband, Jimmy Maurice Miller and my four daughters, Jazmin
Thompson, Antoinette Thompson, Donneisha Partridge and Amber Neal. I currently
work for the U.S. Department of Transportation. Most importantly, I wrote this book because my Dear Lord, has
been In my example of love-filled, selfless giving and abundantly healing
forgiveness. Without his work in my life I would not have been writing this
book. I’m thankful I have made this work possible. It is more for the benefit
and cleansing of my soul as the writer to admit the help I have received from
others than it is for them to read it. For with a doubt, this book wouldn’t
exist if it hadn’t been for the help bandinfluence of those individuals in my
life who have patiently endured my arduous Journey from anger and toward
wholeness.Cincinnatti Ohio.