The Early Years
A Memoir
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He and I talked about a lot of things and I felt so good about him! However, one subject we did not touch upon…that single omission nearly caused my life to go in a very different direction…
…The night was filled with strange nightmares and I was so-o cold! Someone had come into the room during the night; of that, even, I was not certain! Days and nights following were only a blur.
“Your mother says you have big plans for today. Well, it ain’t gonna happen!” he growled. The last thing she and I will allow is for you to marry that ‘bird’! You might as well get out of them city clothes, settle down and forget it. As he settled back in his rocking chair, the scowl on his face left no room for argument…
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Author Rachel G. Carrington lays no claim to lofty jobs, higher education, nor grand accomplishments except for a love-filled, multifaceted, family-oriented, poverty-to-plenty life. In The Early Years, the first in a series, she shares her story.
As a young teenager, just entering high school in the small town of Denton, Kentucky, Carrington planned to attend college and become a teacher. With coursework geared toward college attendance, she was offered a lucrative scholarship that would help her to attain her goal. However, it took only a single event to send her down a different path. She met a returned World War II veteran who was attempting to pick up the pieces after finding his marriage in irreparable shambles and his children gone. As he struggled, Carrington was there, and they pulled together to clear the many hurdles before them.
In this memoir, she tells the story of their journey and how their love and dedication for each other kept moving them forward. Filled with the joys, disappointments, and struggles of a couple, The Early Years narrates how the love of the heavenly Father was the continuous thread that bound Carrington’s life together.
About the Author
Rachel G. Carrington, a transplanted Kentuckian, is a widow, mother of seven and grandmother to three generations. Included with her many other interests, she spends much of her time writing and lives in Hamilton, Ohio and in Honolulu, Hawaii.