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| Keisha Bass author of PERMANENT RESIDENT AT THE PURSE TABLE |
About ten years ago, I lost my job, dignity, and the
respect of my family behind my drug addiction. Marijuana and cocaine consumed
my life and the devotion to my drugs of choice guided the quality of my life to
deteriorate.
But God....
I’d given up on quitting on my own months before I
lost my teaching job. I looked to God for answers. Going through my rehab ups
and downs, I grew to live in total surrender and lean on God and His Word. I
kicked the habit in the teeth as the God-sized strength that resided in me
prevailed.
Over the course of that next year, I developed a new
attitude about myself and my recovery. I worked as a substitute teacher the
next school year which was a humbling experience. After struggling financially,
yet growing spiritually, I applied with several other school districts for a
full-time position.
Going through interview after interview, I kept my
hope in a restored future as I knew I served a God Who was the Restorer. In a third
interview for a different school district, I was asked to tell about my past
experience.
“I’ve enjoyed teaching and coaching, and have had
success in the classroom and on the court. In my personal life though, I’ve
struggled. I needed to take care of some personal issues.”
“Well, are the issues done with?”
Smiling from ear to ear. “Yes.”
Hearing the answer I’d been longing to hear come out
of my mouth, I wish I could’ve snapped a shot of my facial expression that day.
With God’s guidance, I’d gotten to a point in my life where I was a year clean
and living a life that glorified my Father.
My new teaching job was more than a chance to start
over fresh in my career, but a chance to start over fresh in life.
This coming May will make eleven years of sobriety.
I am beyond amazed at how God has changed me and my life. He restored me from
the inside out. Through God’s goodness and grace, He guided me through the
hardships and celebrated with me through triumphs, redeeming me in the process.
In losing my job, I gained my life
back. Today, I’m not only a better teacher, but a better person. Believe for
restoration in your circumstance because the Lord will do it for you too.
View the book trailer for PermanentResident at the Purse Table
If you’re size six, you dance. If you’re
Ava Alexander, you watch the purses while your girlfriends dance. Each man that
passes her by takes a little of her self-esteem. After escaping a mentally
abusive relationship, she promises God she will wait on Him to bring her the
right man. And she means it—Until Ishmael. When her best friend’s fiancé throws
a few compliments her way, she travels down the path of betrayal. Ava’s choice
strains her friendship and sends her into a depression.
Ava receives spiritual guidance from Dr.
Glory Moses. Through God’s Word, there is a glimpse of hope for a restored
friendship, and a newfound love for the woman she is. In addition, a man she
meets at the counseling center offers her a glimpse of what could be if she
lines up with God’s will for her life. Will Ava be able to overcome her
insecurities and step into the life God plans for her, or will she continue to
self-destruct?
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ABOUT KEISHA BASS
Permanent
Resident at the Purse Table is Keisha Bass’ first novel. Keisha has
published non-fiction articles in magazines and online, and her article, “Heart
Problems”, was published in Chicken Soup
for the Soul: A Book of Miracles. Keisha is the Vice President of the DFW
Ready Writers, a local chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers, and a
member of North Texas Christian Writers. She grew up in Houston, Texas, but now
resides in Arlington, Texas where she teaches middle school physical education
and coaches girls’ sports.
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