'MOMMA, YOUR BABY MADE IT! Because Miracles Happen in Heaven Too' is the biographical memoir of Gwendolyn Y Gulley, set in the 1950s, in the Deep South, in a unique city called Pensacola, Florida. This story is about the fight to live, of no ordinary woman, Ms. Gwendolyn Y. Gulley (known as Gwen to family and friends).

In a world ravaged by the cruelty of hatred, we learn that Gwen Gulley was born into a family that was full of love. The story begins by introducing the reader to Ms. Gulley's amazing family, and through her eyes, we are welcomed in and allowed to get to know each family member personally.

Gwen was four years old when she first experienced the cruelty of GRIEF and death. It is at this point that we are fast-tracked into experiencing the impact that the trauma of death and grief has on young impressionable lives. Gwen shares details of how, in addition to Childhood Grief and Depression, she and her siblings also experienced Child Neglect and Abuse. Life was hard, but the Gulley children had a strong bond of love for one another, and we get to see how it held them together despite the trials they suffered. As Gwen grows older and begins making her own life decisions, we learn that what was unhealed and allowed to fester will soon ooze out, resurfacing through her choices made as an adult.

Continuing with her memoir, Gwen next allows us to peer into her life, and see the consequences of some of her choices. Gwen exposes that when a root is left buried and not uprooted it begins to produce more unwanted fruit. Gwen shares her experiences with Abandonment and Trust Issues which led to her having to now deal with Adult Grief, the trials of single parenting, and even divorce. Along with the difficult times, there were also some amazing times that Gwen shares with the reader, such as the birth of her two sons, the jobs she held and enjoyed, and the memories made with some of her siblings. While navigating adult life and Adult Grief, Gwen reveals that she was slammed with yet another type of grief that rocked her to her core - Sibling Grief.

Sibling grief hits differently because it is the breaking of a long-standing and firm bond. With each jab from the death of each sibling, the walls that were erected to protect Gwen's heart from her Childhood Grief were beginning to crack, leaving her vulnerable for the next attack that she would have never expected to come. Having faced Childhood Grief, Depression, and the Trauma of Childhood Neglect and Abuse; Adult Grief, Abandonment, Anxiety, and Divorce; and now, Sibling Grief several times over, what more would Gwen have to go through? The answer was the unthinkable.

Not fully recovered from the death of yet another sibling, Gwen shares how she wasn't ready when her youngest son told her that he had contracted a fatal disease, HIV/AIDS. Reeling from the news of her son, more news comes - another sibling was incurably sick, and her oldest son ended up experiencing a symbolic death in the form of a prison sentence.

'MOMMA, YOUR BABY MADE IT! Because Miracles Happen In Heaven Too' is not just the story of Trauma, Grief, and Death. It is the story of LOVE. In this story, you will experience what the grace of God looks like as you witness the unusual strength of Gwendolyn Gulley who was kept through unimaginable grief and trauma. You will laugh and cry at the same time while being encouraged by her victories. She was kept by the grace of GOD, called and qualified for the calling, to be able to offer comfort and encouragement, through her testimony, to those bound by grief today.

"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning" Psalm 30:5 KJV

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