At her favorite place in the park, Grace cries out after discovering what her father had done to her and at that moment, she just needed to be held. "Why, why daddy! Why did you hurt me like that? Why! I want to hate you, but I can't! Why did you do that to me? Why, why, why did you do it? Oh, Lord, I know I need to let go and forgive. I understand what it means to forgive that it is releasing me from the hold of my abusers. I do get it, Father, that as long as I hold on to bitterness and resentment and do not forgive the ones who hurt me, they are still controlling and hurting me. They are hurting me by the pain and anger that I will not release, but I am so angry!
Show me how and help me. I just can't right now because I am so angry. Please help me." Grace sat there and cried and cried, and she did not even see Christine, the kindly little old lady walk up and sit beside her. Christine sat there beside her and just held her as if she knew what Grace was crying about. She just sat there and held her. That is what Grace needed; she just needed to be held and to be loved; unconditional love.
She needed love to push all the pain and anger she felt away. Ride the Wind is a story of how Grace Thompson finally discovers how to trust God. Through the abuse she suffered in her childhood and storm-ridden marriage to an alcoholic abusive husband, Grace comes to the end of herself with all hope lost in having any kind of life of freedom from abuse, and with the help of her younger sister she finally cries out to God. In looking to God for one more chance at having a life of happiness she discovers how to trust God and Ride the Wind of His love.
Author Biography:
Sandra Lott was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, with one sister and two brothers. Sandra loves the mountains, making candles, and jewelry. She is the author of Jeremy's Journey, Deep Waters Within, A Princess in Waiting, Ride the Wind, and more. She has also written children's such as, The Wind Has a Voice and How Did He Get in There, Molly's Journey to Forgiveness, and more. She has written over 34 books to date and began writing poetry as soon as she was saved in June 1998. The Lord gave her, her first book to write right after her son was killed. Writing was not something she sought out. She poured her heart into time spent with the Lord in order to allow Him to heal her heart and the name of her first book was birthed in her spirit along with the chapters and what it was to be about during a devotion time. It was called: God's Love; ironically enough, with all that she was going through, God's love was exactly what she needed. She is passionate about studying the Bible. She has taught Sunday school, and Bible Study Groups, and has been actively serving in her present church, served in the Celebrate Recovery Ministry, and Homeless Outreach. Sandra was also interviewed on radio shows such as Golden Life Living and WMAP Radio (World's Most Amazing People based out of New York), the Bill Martinez show and a Fox Radio show called the Kim Kennedy Show. She is a devoted mother of 2 sons (Tim & Gerald Ray), Gerald Ray the youngest, has gone on to be with the Lord due to a car accident. Through the death of her youngest son at the age of 16, a rocky marriage to an alcoholic and the abuse that came with that, and other overwhelming trials, she has drawn close to the loving arms of the Father. Experiencing God's unconditional love as He held her heart in His hands, has created a passion in her to help others grow in their understanding of and receive God's love and grow spiritually. She has the heart to help hurting women discover the princess in Christ that they truly are and overcome abuse. She teaches on topics to help you reach spiritual maturity, persevere through the hard times, and how to reach your destiny in Christ!
