The Story I'll Tell
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"It's hard to imagine making a vow to love and honor 'til death parts you and then it does. Devotion never looked so bittersweet. It seems odd to celebrate an anniversary of 37 years when he's not here. Their wedding album was destroyed in a fire but the photos are still clear in my mind. I used to stare at her beautiful dress and his signature serious expression lit by candlelight in my grandfather's church. Their hands, their rings, their faces young and unaware. Mr. and Mrs. James Ashby walked down an aisle that stretched out for 35 years with every step of faith. Ask her about it sometime. She's got a lot of wisdom and anecdotes to share. Happy Anniversary." Anna Ashby Ayers
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About the Book
Natalie Ashby has lived all of her life in active ministry. Her parents were evangelists and church planters with twelve children in tow -- she was the youngest girl. She married right out of high school and became a Pentecostal preacher's wife. When her husband was diagnosed with cancer, she expected life to slow down but it only increased in responsibility. Though the illnesses that plagued him were long-suffering, nothing could prepare her for the day he died. Suddenly, she was called "widow". A dirty word. A constant reminder of a long journey that led to the label. Natalie candidly shares the road to discovering her identity, purpose, calling and coming out on the other side. This book is her story in this season of life -- a newly-widowed former pastor's wife navigating life outside of full-time ministry. The tables have turned, her seat has changed, and she's along for the ride.
About the Author
Natalie Ashby is an intercessor, instructor, speaker, mother of four grown children, Nona to eight grandchildren and the author of Mirrors: My Perception, His Reflection. She resides in Newport News, Virginia.