Sandra's Book Club: Blog Tour: BRINGING UP MOTHER by Beverley Johnson

BRINGING UP MOTHER

by Beverley Johnson

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GENRE: Religious Memoir

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BLURB:

Beverley learns about God in Kindergarten and invites Him to come to Jamaica and give her her own Bible story. She goes home each day and waits at her gate for Him to show up. Will He show up, and will she be ready for her story if and when He does?

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT

You see, ever since I was a little girl, I wondered why when angels appeared to people in the Bible, the people were always afraid. Their fear always forced the angels to say, “Fear not” or “Be not afraid.” I told myself from then that angels are my people, my Bible people. If and when they appeared to me, I was going to giggle and laugh with delight, because I knew they wouldn’t do me any harm. Angels were my friends. They would never need to say “Fear not” to me. The angel got closer, and as he got closer, I realized it was Jesus! With a sword in His hand! Immediately, a passage from the Bible popped into my mind. It says, “Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle” (Revelation 14:14 NKJV).

“Oh, my God! Oh, my God! The world is ending today, and I’m not ready to meet God.” I turned away from Jesus, looking for a place to hide. I started running toward a house that had its garage door open. There was no time to draw comparison between a sickle and a sword or between symbolic and literal.

Halfway to the garage, I turned around to see how fast Jesus was gaining on me. But Jesus was no longer moving toward me. He was standing in the air, close to the trees, but now He was holding the sword behind Him with both hands, one on either end. I stopped running, turned, and walked back to him. I was not afraid of Jesus. I wanted to be near Him. I wanted to look at Him and talk to Him, but I was afraid of the sword and judgment. Still wary of the sword, I drew closer. Without opening His mouth, I heard Jesus say, “Go back to church.”

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Beverley was born and raised in the rural parish of Clarendon, Jamaica, where she attended the Content United Brethren Church and its Basic (Kindergarten) school, better known as Sister Betty's school. Growing up, she attended York Town Primary and Denbigh Junior Secondary school, now Denbigh High School. She migrated to Toronto, Canada, as a young adult. A graduate of the University of Toronto and OISE, she is an Elementary teacher by profession, and also a Sunday school teacher. She enjoys reading, writing, travelling and working with children.

CONNECT WITH Beverley Johnson

WEBSITE - Beverley Johnson – Author

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Beverley-Johnson-Author-112083488170185

GOODREADS - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22483917.Beverley_Johnson

PURCHASE LINKS Bringing Up Mother

AMAZON.COM - https://amazon.com/dp/022886853X

AMAZON.CA - https://amazon.ca/dp/022886853X

AMAZON KINDLE - https://amazon.com/dp/B09XZ6S1RF

INDIGO CHAPTERS - https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/bringing-up-mother/9780228868514-item.html

BARNES & NOBLE - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bringing-up-mother-beverley-johnson/1141360581

BOOK DEPOSITORY - https://www.bookdepository.com/Bringing-up-Mother-Beverley-Johnson/9780228868538

APPLE IBOOKS - https://books.apple.com/us/book/bringing-up-mother/id1619561366