Ladies Can We Talk?: The King Has Spoken! (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615990354)

Valerie D. Jones third of five children was born in Milwaukee, WI., but grew up in Dayton, OH. She graduated from Roosevelt High School where she majored in Business, and where she was one of the speakers for her graduating class. After graduation she moved to Belzoni, MS. At age 18 she attended a tent revival and gave her life to the Lord. It was at church where she learned how to truly serve out of a sincere heart. Marrying at 19 years old, and after almost 10 years of a very long abusive and difficult marriage, it ended in divorce. In 1981 she left MS with her two daughters, heart-broken, back-slidden, no direction, no self-esteem and headed back to Ohio by way of Chicago, IL. It was in Chicago where God had a ram in the bush that not only intercepted what satan had planned for her, but used this elderly woman to remind her just how much God loved her and had so much more for her. Because of the abuse suffered previously, Valerie could not believe that a loving and caring God would allow a person to suffer so many devastating things, so instead of running to God she continued to try to run from God which only left her further wounded and disappointed. In October 1981 she came to the end of herself, and decided to move back to Dayton. At the request of one of her close friends at the time, she was invited to attend a church service in Blue Ash, KY not realizing that God had a plan to restore her that night which he did, and she has since served God for the past 31 years. Not only is she a minister of the gospel, but God has also anointed her to dance, where she is a part of Chosen Dance Ministry under the direction of Bishop Ted and Pastor Cheryl Willis. Valerie wrote her first short story entitled "Quit or Get Stronger" which was published in the book "Free to Fly" written by Ms. Penda James. Valerie's love for God and heart for women who are, and have been abused prompted her to write this book. She is a wife, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, mother of nine beautiful children, twenty-one grandchildren, and two-great-grandchildren. She attended Sinclair Community College taking classes in American Sign Language. Her heart's desire is to see broken women everywhere healed, delivered, and set free, loving themselves and seeing themselves as God sees them, as they walk in their divine purpose ordained by our Heavenly Father.