Light shone through the distant trees. Daybreak was on the cusp of presenting itself—but would it bring the sun or more clouds? She needed a ray of hope after the darkness.
Buried Grave Secrets
What is your worst fear? I know you have one. I do.
After my father passed away, I was terrified of losing my mother. The thought of life without her was unbearable.
In 2006, Mom was diagnosed with the unthinkable. A fast-moving cancer invaded and seized her brain. My worst fear became reality. I wanted to crawl back into her arms and never let her go.
That wasn’t the end
Then a few years later, the other shoe dropped. My dear brother was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer. Really, Lord? You’re going to take us through more darkness…so soon?
Again, I wanted to curl up in a ball, hide under the covers, and let the pain pass.
But God had other plans. He opened the door of my fears and let in a ray of light.
Hope and Light
After wrestling with Him, I began to learn I couldn’t run away from my fear. I had to walk through the darkness into the hope of His light.
If we don’t face our fears and learn to rely on God, we become stale and this inhibits our growth. We skirt around issues and try to live thinking they will go away. We run in circles and don’t get anywhere. Do we really want to live like that?
No. We need to face our fears and learn from them. Of course, this is not easy and I don’t have all the answers on how to do it, but I do know the One who can help. Our Savior. All we need to do is ask Him to turn on His light. Let it shine through the cracks to get us to the other side of the darkness.
In Buried Grave Secrets, Dr. Jordyn Miller battles her fears and in the end comes face-to-face with them in a cold, dark place. However, as a light emerges, so does her hope in God. Jordyn struggles with being a light in a darkened world, while Constable Colt Peters wrestles with his own inadequacies. Thankfully, they both were able to trust God, put their pasts behind them, and forgive not only others but also themselves. In doing so, God’s light lit a spark and soon illuminated their world.
What darkness are you going through today? I encourage you not to walk in circles around it but ask for God’s Light, and walk through it.
It’s the only way.
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 8:12 (KJV)
Standing guard…
with threats on all sides.
When bones are found at an unmarked grave site—and then shots are fired—forensic anthropologist Jordyn Miller knows someone wants old secrets to remain buried. She’ll do anything to uncover the truth about these suspicious deaths, including accepting the protection of her ex-boyfriend, Constable Colt Peters, and his K-9. But with targets on their backs, can Jordyn stay alive long enough to bring a serial killer to justice?
Darlene L. Turner is an award-winning and best-selling author and lives with her husband, Jeff in Ontario, Canada. Her love of suspense began when she read her first Nancy Drew book. She’s turned that passion into her writing and believes readers will be captured by her plots, inspired by her strong characters, and moved by her inspirational message. You can connect with Darlene at www.darlenelturner.com where there’s suspense beyond borders.