A Memoir. A Testimony.

A Consolidation of the first two series volumes. This novella is a duo of short stories from the author's own life when she has felt and seen the influence of God bridging the gap between her own mortal limitations / understanding and His plans for her. Volume 1: "Memory of Miracles by Beth Durkee is a must-read true story. The author tells her story of miracles, her journey through joy, sadness, pain, happiness, and implausible belief, and faith in why situations occur when they do and for what reason. This story should inspire others to have faith." --Gracie Bradford for Readers' Favorite When I was a child, I would sit in the church captivated by the calming resonation of chanted prayers. It provided a great sense of comfort to me—like leafing through a well-read leather-bound book. This was the first inkling I had of the place where my heart belonged—the Catholic Church. As the years passed, no one would have known that my bright childhood would take a turn towards a seemingly dark and isolated future. There were many times when I skirted death—birthing complications and multiple emergency surgeries stemming from malformed blood vessels in my brain. What had saved me at these moments, were miraculous chance happenings that came at times when I prayed the hardest for them. I lost a great many things—my balance, my gift for math and sciences, my visual clarity and my short term memory. It was a heavy burden that I still carry today. Even so, I knew that it was not the end… God must have had other plans for me. I was still here and there was a child that counted on me. I attained a Bachelor’s degree in a prestigious Wisconsin university and found myself anew. If there is one thing I believe with conviction, it is that everything happens for a reason and that He has a plan for each and every one of us. Volume 2: An inspirational story of a real love triangle with some not-so-obvious heavenly guidance. Following the miracles that saved my young life, I graduated high school and continued to my university studies. That is where I met Tracy. She loved lost causes and set me up to steal the affections of her gentleman friend, as much a lost cause as I. I dated him for almost a year before I entered a drawing on a whim and won a month’s free membership to an expensive dating club. I did not expect to win the drawing but I did and because the man I wanted to marry encouraged me to accept my prize, I claimed it and began dating other men. But all I really wanted was for him to realize that he loved me too much to risk letting me go. I got what I wanted and more. I did not plan on another man also falling in love with me. Let me tell you how the Lord used a series of unlikely “accidents” to guide me through my choice of a lifetime.