She went from running in fear, to a life she could never imagine…

Russell & Styers

Oct 2

Tears flowed as Hope listened to his words. He did it so sweetly and gentle. "He wants to date me. Me! Then one day get engaged." she thought, then tears started to flow. Chris reached up and wiped the tears away and asked, "Will you?" She stepped closer to him and looked him in the eyes and said, "Yes, I will have you and we can date and yes, I would love to be engaged to you." He kissed her on her right cheek, then pulled her into his arms holding her. They stood there for a long time holding onto one another and looking at the waterfall. (Paragraph from book).

These are the words she wrote, "The property of Hope." That was her name, Hope Leeann Smith, Smith was her birth name. She never wanted to hear or go by her married name ever again. She smiled as she sat there looking at the Bible. She closed it, picking it up in her two hands and held it close to her heart. She then thought, "My hope was hidden for many years but now I have been set free. Thank you, God for giving me the courage to leave." (Paragraph from book).

Hope went from running in fear of being found by her abusive husband, to a new life that she could never have imagined. There were some pitfalls along the way, but Hope would find that God was with her and would use her past in amazing ways.

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