This is one of my tour stops during my one week tour
for Enduring Love by Danyelle Scroggins.
2018. Book your own tour here WNL.
About The Author
Danyelle
is the Senior Pastor of New Vessels Ministries North in Shreveport, Louisiana,
who is a dynamic author of both Christian fiction and non-fiction books. She
studied Theology at Louisiana Baptist University, has a Psychology Degree from
the University of Phoenix, an Interdisciplinary Degree in Psychology /Biblical
Studies, and a Master’s in Religious Education from the Liberty University. She
owns Divinely Sown Publishing LLC and is an avid reader. She is the wife of
Pastor Reynard Scroggins and the mother of three.
About The Book
Enduring
Love
Genre: Christian Fiction
Publication date: March 16, 2018
ASIN: B07B8X7RVY
No one ever truly realizes the power of their love, until
love is tested and they have to endure things unimaginable and sometimes
hurtful. And if the truth is declared, no one wants to but…
Sometimes we find ourselves standing in the test of
love and this is exactly where Priscilla Marshall finds herself. Married to
Steven since she graduated college, together they were the perfect couple. Both
making successful business moves, both loved their choices, but one had a
secret that could change their lives.
Priscilla, now forced to make a plan to secure her future,
finds out that a plan without God involved is not a plan at all because “Many
are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails”
(Proverbs 19:21).
What will God use to make this woman’s plan come full
circle with His own, and after the test, will they find that they truly do have
an Enduring Love?
Excerpt: Chapter I
Priscilla reasoned why God would choose her to be the
carrier of life. Married for almost fifteen years, sexual pleasures only
happened on special occasions. Often without romance, and starting with a touch
here, feel there, and a real quick release on his part. The thought of making a
baby vanished long ago.
In reality, indecisiveness plagued her like a severe
toothache regarding being a wife or instead, being his wife. Her mind and
ambitions settled on being the audacious executive she fancied herself. Relinquishing
all thoughts of motherhood, that were now nowhere in the plan.
Many are the plans of man…but it is the Lord’s plans
that prevail.
Dr. Thorpe’s private practice became her haven, the
place where swift answers and solutions to her most pressing issues
materialized. Today, he acted as the grim reaper delivering death-blows instead
of solutions. Death to her plans, dreams, and her one hundred and
thirty-five-pound figure. She worked hard for her body, and to destroy it for a
child neither of them wanted put her in a complete stupor.
As she sat in a makeshift gown barely covering her
breasts, Priscilla sighed. Moving to get more comfortable on the green leather
table-bed covered with a sheet of wrinkled white paper, she felt hopeless.
Priscilla swung her legs as though they could propel her into another space in
time. She took a deep breath. Lumps in her throat seemed to suffocate her and
caused her to give in to the explosive stream of tears cascading down her face.
How am I going to care for a child in the midst of
running a company? Marshall’s Mortgage a premier mortgage company and her baby,
her purpose that bequeathed her employees who became family. A creative concept
and idea birthed right after leaving college with a degree in accounting and
nourished with intensity and integrity. The thought of leaving it with anyone
for more than a day or two frightened her. Because of this baby, she would have
no choice.
“Priscilla? Are you alright?” Dr. Thorpe inquired.
Startled by his voice and still confused, she hadn’t
noticed his return. “Dr. Thorpe, I’m not alright. This pregnancy is so
unexpected. I thought maybe the flu or a virus. But this? I took a darn pill
every day since Steven and I married. They’re supposed to prevent this. I don’t
understand how it could happen,” she responded with a pant and sniffle between
words.
“I’ve been an OB doctor for well over twenty years, and
I promise I see women who swear they took their birth-control pill on time and
still got pregnant. I know you are quite familiar with God and His work. And, I
consider us close friends so I can say this.”
Priscilla nodded.
“No matter what and how we try, we can never abort the
plans of God. He knows this child is going to gain a complete knowledge of Him.
The Father chose you and Steven to protect, nurture, and train him or her in
the way they should go. Priscilla instead of the questions why and how be
excited, and grateful God chose you.”
“I don’t feel like this is something I want to do. I
don’t even know if I can do it.”
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Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Author
Danyelle Scroggins
One thing is for sure, if you know
Author Danyelle Scroggins, you know that it is hard for her to keep secrets
about herself. Danyelle has a no secrets concerning her life and most people do
not understand how she could write about such personal details of her life and
not be ashamed.
After this, you may just understand her
a little better and have some more nuggets to add to your Scroggins knowledge
bank.
Here is a list of ten things to help you
discover the truths about her and her life.
1.
At age 10, she decided she would never be blackmailed. As a girl growing up,
she watched the soaps with her mother. After seeing the effects of blackmail
and realizing the secret still gets out, Danyelle decided at a young age to
just tell on yourself. Ha-ha! Some might say, “That’s crazy.” Nevertheless, to
her, it is the very reason her ministry book spoken,
and written words thrive. God gave her
method to this madness years later…You Revealed So That Others May Be Healed.
2.
A teenage mother who still adores children. Although she never saw herself as a
parent but always had a knack for getting the best out of children. It was not
until she became a teenage mother that
she totally became a magnet for children: her very own and others. Danyelle said,
“My daughter Raiyawna became the saving grace for my flesh because I never
wanted my daughter to grow up feeling some sort of way about my moral choices.
I wanted her to look up to me and allow me to be her first role model.” Well,
it worked because not only is she the role model to her daughter, she is to her
two other children, four godchildren, and a slew of others who call her, Mom.
3.
At age 12, she had her first marital counseling session. The mother of her
friend was going through relationship challenges,
and Danyelle began to tell her some things she could do to make things better
in her relationship. WOW! Now she counsels couples on a weekly basis concerning
marriage.
4.
Her first job was at McDonald's. At age 16, she worked at McDonald's for two weeks and ended up walking
out of the job when some unruly teens trashed the restroom.
5.
Now&Later candy is her favorite. Give the chick a piece of Now&Later, and you will be her best friend
for life. She loves all flavors, but green apple is her absolute
favorite.
6.
She is obsessed with the Golden Girls and stills to this day gets in a rerun or two weekly. Her favorite character is
Blanche Devereaux, played by Actress Rue McClanahan because she shows how she
would be if Jesus had not saved and turned her life around.
7.
She was never committed to anything until she became a pastor. She fancied
being able to do whatever she wanted whenever she wanted to and just when she
thought she was celebrating life her way, God called her into ministry, which
eventually led to becoming a pastor. Danyelle believes that she had never gone
to anything faithfully, not even school, without becoming bored and eventually
dreading to go until she became a pastor. Now, it nearly hurts her heart to be
absent from a Sunday morning service.
8.
Got saved not in church but on a 747 between LAX and Tokyo International. It
was up in the sky where she asked God to come into her heart and save her soul, and He did just that. She got off the
plane with a new mission and a new determination.
9.
The older sister who acts as the second
mother. Her three siblings are younger,
but all know just who to call whenever they need someone to call in a favor
from the Lord for them.
10.
Prayer time for Danyelle is more like watching a few prime time shows. She
prays a lot; this discipline has made her life more fulfilled and joyful.
Danyelle Scroggins is the
Pastor of New Vessels Ministries North and the author of several fiction and
non-fiction books. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother and currently resides
in Louisiana.
You can find out more about
Author Danyelle Scroggins by visiting www.danyellescroggins.com. Or by connecting on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/authordanyellescroggins or Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/author/Danyelle Scroggins.
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