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Sarge steered the cruiser in the direction of a place he had visited regularly. It was a calming environment away from the chaotic surroundings he faced daily. There was a peace in this setting, so diverse from offerings of the world. Yet in this place of tranquility, danger lurked unknown to those who were there. The ability to help the helpless was about to take on a whole new meaning. Sarge prayed for moments of clarity for Fester, if this was indeed the place he fled to.Nathan knew the next hour would give him enormous insight into this man who was in such agony over past experiences. He recognized that the time was of divine intervention from the start. The glimpse at the songster on the sill. The observation of the truck, the driver known by picture alone. Festers entry through the one and only door that was never secured. The events leading to the precautionary safety procedures. Attention given to a man Sarge and Deke needed to understand. An understanding that would lead to obtaining help for a lost soul.As the conversation continued lost soul to pastor two men began to piece together bits of this tortured mans life that were never revealed in any reports. The broken pieces were being united, one by one. The One who created was not finished yet. The creation was beginning anew a hardened heart softening its path to hope. God was in the midst, holding the hands and hearts of His children.

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Publié par	Inspiring Voices
Date de parution	27 juin 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781462409976
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Copyright © 2014 Shirley Ann Williams.

Cover concept and abstract image by Shirley Ann Williams

Back cover author photo by Lifetouch

Interior photos from the Goss personal family album

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ISBN: 978-1-4624-0996-9 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4624-0997-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014910843

Inspiring Voices rev. date: 06/23/2014

Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30

Broken Pieces Series
A Five-Book Series
Broken Pieces: Handle With Care
Shackled Cries
Up From The Valley
Sweet Essence Of Truth
Au thor:
Shirley Ann Williams

This Book Dedicated To:
Those who dance
to the rhythm of
t ruth,
love,
and
jus tice.

Foreword
Life is never mapped out to reveal circumstances to an exact science. Every day is new with challenges different from the previous ones. There is a rhythm of life that is breathed into each day; yet, throughout the harmonies of life come those discordant times of struggle. Many are not of our making; yet, they appear as a part of life’s journey. As humans, we travel some of the same roads, step-by- step.
When novel four was approaching its end and a conclusion had been rendered, my ‘writer’s lament’ had begun. It was bittersweet to say my last farewell to the characters who had endeared themselves to my heart. We had walked together for those many months; they, the fictional characters and myself as author, the one empowering life into their very beings. I had become part of their family, vicariously seeing them as reality throughout the writing. It was extremely hard to let them go; to bid them my final fare well.
Having penned the final chapter and assuming the work was done, it was a walk with my canine ‘son’ Baxter that prompted the ‘whispers’. Walking and listening, I knew without a doubt Whose they were. Knowing the command of His voice, I was empowered to another dimension for the series; one that had previously escaped me. Thinking retrospectively, it became clear that prior to that walk I had not heard any further directives from God. Rather, it was His timing that prevailed; preparing my heart for new revelations while in the stillness of the walk. Though novel four would have been closure in and of itself, it was a conflicting closure: one that readers would accept, yet, it fell short of one crucial component in the message God wanted conv eyed.
Novel four ends the way one might expect. But on the walk with Baxter, God gave this writer an insight. God was working on Fester Moore’s heart; making him aware of a Heavenly Father’s love for one of His children. Fester was not the only one drawn back into the fold as God’s ‘lost soul’. Becoming cognizant of the character who needed more depth and discovery, the whispers pleaded for my heart to understand God’s request. What I so clearly heard was pivotal to the whole essence of the story’s message: the witnessing of love, mercy, and grace that is given only by the Heavenly Fa ther.
God asked me to consider His whispers to my heart. If the characters found God through their confessions of faith in Him, how were the readers to know except it be told? If God had entered their lives, what better way to give testimony of that presence than to write novel five; sharing what God was doing in their lives since they found that vital relation ship.
It became my mission to do God’s bidding. So, with words in my heart and ears attuned to His message, the story could safely be penned to its conclusion. What a joy to be enlightened with God’s revelations for the last novel in the series: novel five.
Closure for this series came on His timing. I give God all the praise, honor, and glory for the story. It is my hope and prayer that you have been uplifted in the reading; encouraged by the characters’ testimonies to their faith; and strengthened by the knowledge that God will never leave us nor forsake us. It has been very humbling to be asked to write the Broken Pieces Series. I trust that your heart has been touched; your soul warmed; and that the love and peace of God has been felt a hundredfold. May you feel peace and resolve as a reader; anticipating the finality of the Broken Pieces Series. Thank you for finding a place in your heart for the message God gav e me.
Shirley

From The Author
Sometimes, it’s hard to know how to begin, for the beginnings are places one has never journeyed before. There is no clarity as to the direction except in the imagination that sparks the beginning in the first place. There may be wandering thoughts from time to time; nothing defining the exact manner in which the idea is to be interpreted or received. That’s the beauty in writing. Words come together, binding idea to idea, begging the story to blend into a rhythm of its own; converging the struggles with the triumphs; uniting the confusion with the harmony of peace. It seems a monumental task, yet one that is so essential to the message the story is destined to co nvey.
Oftentimes than not, the ideas come into being by themselves; influenced by the nature of the characters or the circumstances. It is not so important how the ideas evolved, but that they did ; appearing before the author’s eyes, and the author knowing that something miraculous occurred. As ideas evolved for the first four books in the series, such was the case with this novel. Each day of writing pleasantly surprised me with the fluidity of the thoughts. One character birthed the emergence of another until an integrated ‘family of members’ was created. The delight I had in developing the characters and the manner in which they would touch one another granted me moments that ‘took my breath away’, keenly cognizant of the inspiration. This series would have never been written had this author not listened to God, the creator of the i deas.
In the silence of the moments, it humbled me to ‘hear the story’ in the midst of the quiet. Closing my eyes and listening with my heart became a daily routine before scripting a single word. What a blessing to have been in communion with my Heavenly Father! The message is His; for I am merely His ‘commissioned writer’; His list ener.
The story is more profound than what thought alone can convey; for the message of God’s love is purer and more beautiful than we as humans can understand. What is penned is intended for the heart; to be touched by finding balance in truth while living in confusion; finding peace amidst the chaos; searching for solitude within the constant din of distractions and interrupt ions.
Just as it’s hard to conceive beginnings, it is perhaps more painful to come to the end; knowing from the beginning that this is inevitable. As with life, there is a time for everything. Novel four brings closure to a lot of questions, but as you read the last chapter and contemplate the last words, may your heart be receptive to more; motivating you to walk one more step into the series’ completion. You will be comforted for having taken the path around the corner; finding such beauty in the ‘ walk’.
Thank you, readers, for allowing me this ‘postlude’ to the other novels. Without the penning of novel five, the series would have remained incomplete. … Maybe not in your eyes, but certainly in mine. As the author and ‘listener to the whispers’, it is my responsibility…and privilege…to finally come to the end ; the end that is needed for the series’ comple tion.
May God bless you in the reading. The characters await you for the last time. If by chance you want more than what novel five offers, let your imagination and thoughts travel their own path to discovery as peace follows the rest of your walk. The end is not the end until it’s totally claimed by you, the re ader.
Shirley

Chapter 1
One Step Behind
“ Sarge, my mother wouldn’t say anything about it, but something is troubling her. I could tell by her voice and see it in her eyes. I hope I didn’t make the matter w orse.”
“Son, it was nothing you did. She was crying even before I entered the room.”
“Why, S arge?”
“It was a phone call, and…”
“It was Fester, wasn’ t it?”
“Yes. Suzanne called earlier to inform me that calls were made to the information desk at the hospital, always the same voice asking abo