Born for This Purpose: A mother’s journey through the grief process and how God prepared her son for this day and how faith and the lessons God taught her has brought comfort and peace Paperback – January 7, 2021 by Joan Holmes-Radford

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This book details the loss of my son‭, ‬Robert Barry Roberson‭. ‬It begins with the day we got the news and the reaction of the family‭. ‬It continues with details of the funeral and the effect those few days had on his wife‭, ‬daughters‭, ‬me‭ (‬mother‭) ‬and his two sisters‭, ‬as well as his dad‭.‬ After the initial shock and the funeral‭, ‬the book continues with a discussion of his upbringing‭, ‬high school and college days‭, ‬and the many times our Lord intervened to spare him in his younger days‭. ‬It details his struggles‭, ‬being from a broken home‭. ‬It further details how God brought people and events into his life and through many miracles‭, ‬molded him into the great servant of God he became‭.‬ This book explains each step of my journey down a long trail of grief‭. ‬Many times‭, ‬through scripture‭, ‬and thoughts placed on my‭ ‬heart‭, ‬God brought comfort and a degree of understanding of how He perhaps perceives events‭. ‬For example‭, ‬God brought to mind that at least 10‭ ‬people accepted Christ at his funeral‭. ‬Had he not taken Barry‭, ‬they might have spent eternity in hell‭.‬ Joan Holmes-Radford‭; ‬Attended high school at Suwannee High‭, ‬Live Oak‭, ‬Florida‭; ‬Graduated from Florida State University with a degree in English‭. ‬Masters degree from Nova University‭, ‬1994‭ ‬with a degree in Science and Technology‭.‬ God blessed this author with 3‭ ‬daughters and one son‭. ‬The Lord took the son at 46‭ ‬years old on August 1‭, ‬2017‭.‬