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    Precise Moments
    Precise Moments
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    Precise Moments

    By R. C. Littleton

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    Precise Moments is a collection of essays written as a way of understanding what was happening to me during my period of spiritual growth. These essays represent some of my clearer moments about that period. I did not start out with the idea to write a book of this nature. In fact, it was the farthest thing from my mind because I was not prepared to share these very personal writings with strangers. For years I was a closet writer but I was too intimidated by the thought of the numerous rejection letters I was sure to receive and so I them to myself. Fortunately for me, I began attending the Womens Bible Study at St. James AME Church in Newark, NJ. It was during one of the classes that I felt in my spirit that I should allow someone to read what I had written.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMay 12, 2004
    ISBN9781418471132
    Precise Moments
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    R. C. Littleton

    R.C. Littleton is a graduate of Fordham University with a degree in Anthropology. She is a partner in a marketing and business development firm based in New York City. She is the proud mother of a son who has blessed her with three beautiful granddaughters.   Currently R.C. Littleton is Secretary and a member of the planning committee for the New York Chapter of the National Association of Securities Professionals where she plays a pivotal role in putting together the annual Trustee Education Seminars.  She is also a member of the National Council for Negro Women.  In addition, R.C. Littleton is a former board member of the Mississippi Women’s Financial Educational Foundation Advisory Council.   R.C. Littleton is a member of the St. James AME Church in Newark, NJ where she is the Program Director for the St. James Social Services Corporation’s WorkForce Literacy Program as well as an active member of the St. James AME Church Women’s Ministry.  

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      Precise Moments - R. C. Littleton

      © 2004 R. C. Littleton. All Rights Reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 06/16/2017

      ISBN: 978-1-4184-5267-4 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4184-7113-2 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2003093026

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Foreword

      Dedication

      The Retreat

      Clear Line Of Vision

      I Am Becoming

      Standing On The Precipice Of Expectation

      Wisdom

      Living In Exile

      Inside The Closet

      When I Get Around-To-It

      The Revival

      In My Father’s House

      Reciprocity and Restoration

      Doing It Over

      Or So I Thought

      And Then I Prayed

      Out Of The Abyss

      The Apparition

      I Know Why The Light Shines In Me

      Days In Denial—Days In Deceit

      The Journey

      Acknowledgements

      In order to thank everyone who has helped me, I’d probably have to write another book. You guys are awesome! So, I’m just going to throw a blanket thank-you out there to all of you. You know who you are and know that I love you dearly.

      Having said that, I owe a special thank you to my son Michael; you are what every mother dreams a child should be. I sit in awe at times, for you have taught me so much that I sometimes wonder which one of us is the parent.

      I also wish to thank my mother Catherine (Bits) and my father Curtis, who stand highest among those who helped mold me and shape my thoughts. I also want to acknowledge ALL of my siblings. Each one of you has contributed to the writing of this book. With all my heart, thank you Toni, Birdie, Pee Wee, Sheila, Darnell and Donnie.

      In addition I must also thank my personal champions, Aunt Vera, Vicki, CeCe, Kathy and Sandy (my editor) who believed in me when I didn’t even know that I should.

      Finally, I must say thank you to my St. James AME Church family, especially Rev. William D. Watley, and Rev. Raquel A. St. Clair. It was your teachings that gave me a whole new perspective of myself and the confidence to continue to grow.

      In conclusion, I must also say a special thank you to you Ms. D., my wonderful, prayerful, spirit-filled prayer partner, whose encouragement went well beyond the call of duty. I will always remember and be grateful for your scriptural interpretations and, most assuredly, your love.

      Thank you one and all!

      Foreword

      As much as I would like you to believe that I planned to write this book, this way, at this time in my life, it is simply not true. This is a collection of essays that I wrote as a way of helping me understand what was happening to me along my path towards spiritual enlightenment. What began as a lesson became a way for me to express my feelings as I grew spiritually. I had wonderful teachers, ministers, and laypersons assisting me along my trek, and I don’t believe I could have succeeded without them. What you are about to read reflects some of the Precise Moments that led me to change my life.

      This is not, in fact, my first manuscript. Over the past several years I have written a number of unpublished novels, but this one had to come first, so, be on the lookout for the others.

      Be Blessed.

      Dedication

      I dedicate this collection of essays to the loving memory of my Grandmother Alberta L. Stanley. Had she not been a praying grandmother I don’t know where I would have wound up. It was her love of God and her dedication to her family that is at the crux of my very being. Although as a child I strongly rebelled against all that she tried to teach me. Now however I thank God for those very same principles as they were indeed the very ones that helped me find my way back to the church and to God. So, this is for you Grandma and the lessons you did teach me. I am certain that if it had it not been for your devotion, strength of character and spirituality, our family would not have survived as well as it did. Thanks to you, I on the path that you opened for me when I was nine years old. Thank you Grandma Burk!

      The Retreat

      14320.png hat can I say about my experience at the St. James Women’s Weekend? For me, it was the beginning of the best year of my life. Attending this women’s weekend seminar was not only fun, educational, enlightening and entertaining; it was, most assuredly, Spirit-led, Spirit-filled, and Spirit-guided. How else to explain what has happened to me that November?

      Truthfully, it was not the beginning of my self-enlightenment, but its culmination. You see, for the previous three years I had attended various self-help seminars: personal growth, self-actualization, emotional security, personality integration, etc., etc., etc. Basically, I had been trying to figure out how my life had become such a disaster and why I was so unhappy. No, just unhappy; I was utterly and completely miserable. In an effort to find myself, I had joined St. James AME Church, the first of my many blessings. Here, Rev. Whatley did an outstanding job of planting the seeds of love, growth and expectation. Still, there was something missing. I then began attending Women’s Bible Study on Tuesday evenings, where Rev. St. Claire challenged to read and study the Bible more diligently. And Rev. Parrott not only challenged me, but also dared me to see myself as I truly am. Then came Rev. Hendricks who not only challenged and dared me, but she helped to prepare me to receive my blessings. And, believe me, these blessings are immeasurable and are mounting still.

      However, it was not until I attended the St. James’ Women’s Weekend, that I finally understood what I was searching for. In my attempts to find myself, I had looked every place, but the right place—namely inside. This growth was propelled forward at the St. James Women’s Weekend.

      I cannot begin to tell you exactly what happened to me during that weekend only that I was transformed. Just talk to any of those in attendance and they will all confirm that we grew up, stopped our crying, and finally understood that God is indeed on our side. We learned that as women we have always been very much in His thoughts, words and actions. Everything we are is because He loves us. Nothing happens in or around our lives that He does not play a role—it is just up to us to see it. We learned too that we come from good stock and inherited our talents from Ruth, Debra, Esther, and Naomi and yes, even Sara. We accepted our strengths and acknowledge that our weaknesses are of our own making.

      On the last evening of the Weekend, I was awakened around 1:30am, as much as I tried, I could not get back to sleep. I closed my eyes and thought about what it was that woke me up and why I couldn’t go back to sleep. You see, words were buzzing (loudly) in my head and I could not quiet them down. And so, I picked up my notepad and began writing. But not wanting to wake up my roommate, I wrote in the dark. In the morning when looked at my notes, I was amazed to see that I had stayed in the lines and could actually read what I had written; it was almost perfect in my eyes.

      The day after I returned from the weekend, I completed a poem and read it to my Tuesday Bible Study group. While we are not always in agreement, but most of the women there could relate to the poem, it expressed what we all had experienced. "A Clear Line of Vision"© was one of the most wondrous blessings I received at the St. James Women’s Weekend. You see, for it was during this weekend that I began to believe in my own, God-given talents. The result was that I began to write clearly once again—after a fifteen-year writer’s block.

      Do you have the courage to see yourself as you really are, to accept your talents, to turn your weakness into power, to enhance your strength, to embrace your Spirit? If so, please join us at the next St. James Women’s Weekend. The experience will last you a lifetime.

      Clear Line Of Vision

      14326.png h Come You Warriors One And All

      To That Special Place Which God Has Called

      It Is Time To Accept Your Purpose And

      Fulfill Your Destiny

      Now Come You Warriors One And All

      Pick Up Your Shields With All Your Might

      So That You Can Stand Tall To Fight The Right Fight

      To Teach Others So They Can Soar With Us

      To Even Greater Heights

      To Let Folks Know That We Are In Plain Sight

      We Have Dried Our Tears And Cleared The View

      Not On Our Backs But On Our Knees

      Accepting His Grace As We Are Freed

      To Be The Grown Women That We Were Born To Be

      Just Like Our Ancestors—Deborah, Esther, Ruth, Naomi

      And Yes Even Sarah

      Don’t You See That It Is Through God’s Love

      That We Will Be Forever

      So Come You Warriors One And All

      To That Special Place That God Has Called

      Be Bold, Be Faithful, Be Tried And True

      Because You Know The Holy Spirit Dwells In You

      We Are These Women Of Our Past And

      We Will Carry Them With Us Through To Our Last

      Won’t You Stand Now And Be All That He Sees

      That We Are The Warriors That He Needs

      Through Our Past, Our Present And

      The Future Too Has More In Store Than We Can Use

      Your Future Is Now You Warriors All

      Be Blessed In The Future As You Stand Tall

      Be Not Afraid That You Will Fall

      As He Will Surely Catch You By The Time You Call

      Praying Always, Fasting Often,

      Dancing When Able,

      Singing All Along

      So Come My Sisters Warriors All

      To That Place To Which God Has Called

      For It Is Our Destiny After All

      I Am Becoming

      16947.png hen I awoke this morning

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