Miriam Gone Home
The Life of Sister Huggins
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I had found out one thing, though. Had it not been for the many severe trials and the faithfulness of God’s grace to overcome them, we would not have had the experience to help those with whom we came in contact who needed help in their time of need. I do not question God’s leadings. He knows what is best for us and, as Job said,
‘After that He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.’ (Job
All this time, of course, we were raising a young family and this gave us more crosses to bear. One Sunday afternoon I felt sick and thought that I would sit quietly downstairs while the children stayed in their rooms upstairs. My husband went to an outdoor Sunday school. And while I was sitting there rocking gently, one of the children passed and went into the kitchen, then another passed, then another. Finally, our first boy passed by with the baby, Dwight, on his hip. And as he passed, he looked over and watched me. Instantly, I knew that something was wrong. I jumped up and asked him,
‘Is something wrong?’
He said, ‘Yes, Mommy, it’s Dorette. She fell out of the window.’
I ran outside and there was Dorette lying about six inches from the concrete drain, unconscious. I cried out, ‘She is dead.’
Then all the children began to cry. I thought that I shouldn't move her, then I held her in my arms. I realized that she was breathing. By then a neighbour had run for help and we took her to the hospital where they examined her for broken bones. Having found none, they sent her back home and told us to bring her back for observation should she vomit. She did vomit and was taken back to the hospital where she spent the night.
In our little family conference later that evening, I asked what happened. ‘How did Dorette fall out of the window?’ And they all answered together, ‘We were all playing together on your bed and Clayton pushed Dorette too hard and she fell right through the window.’
It did not help that the windows were wide opened, with just a curtain for privacy. The house was not really safe for the children.
Then one Sunday night several weeks after, Dwight refused to be quiet in his cot, so I took him out and put him on the floor. He wandered out into the hallway and I went for him. Without realizing it, he had returned. Then, suddenly, there was a crashing sound. I screamed out as I realized what must have happened. He had climbed up on one of the book shelves and pulled it over filled with books. It was a miracle that he wasn’t killed or hurt because he fell two steps dow
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This posthumous publication is a memoir of the life of Sister Huggins, a pastor, mother, teacher and friend. Part I of Miriam Gone Home takes the reader through the life of a young woman from Brown Hill,
Part II brings to life the move to Sandy Point, Saint Christopher (St.Kitts), where life was a novelty in many ways. For the young children, there was nothing like having electricity, indoor running water and cars on nicely paved roads. For the parents, you will read of the trying period, which led to excommunication and the miraculous departure of Rev. Charles Huggins to
In PART III, you follow Miriam, with Dorette and Dwight as they join the rest of the family in
About the Author
During a family reunion in
She was a woman before her time, a pastor when women, though trained could not be ordained. But this did not deter her in her vocation for Christ. The hymns that she wrote prior to going to
When she married Rev. Charles Huggins in 1949, she was then the pastor of the
For eleven long years, she was a father as well to the six children while her husband eked out a living in