Destiny's Tapestry

On A Stormy Night As A Hurricane Raced Up The Gulf Coast And Created Havoc In Its Path Betty Gilliland Was Born On A Corn Shuck Mattress In A Barn At The Foot Of Sand Mountain. As Soon As The Midwife Wrapped Her In A Blanket And Gently Laid Her In A Cow Manger Gilliland Began A Journey Through Life That Would Eventually Test Her Spirit Courage And Most Of All Her Power To Forgive. Gilliland Begins By Chronicling Her Growing Up Years During A Challenging Time In America'S History. Her Father Was Drafted Into The War And Then Abandoned His Family Leaving Gilliland And Her Mother To Eke Out A Life For Themselves In Their Tiny Cabin Surviving On A Diet Of Wild Greens Nuts And Roots. As She Weaves Through The Threads Of Her Life'S Tapestry Gilliland Recalls The Challenges She Confronted During Her Difficult Coming-Of-Age Journey As She Suffered Through Hardships Physical Abuse Emotional Abandonment And Her Own Self-Destructive Behavior. Yet Through It All She Never Lost The Faith. What'S More She Used That Faith To Begin Building A New Life And To Discover Her Roots. Destiny'S Tapestry Shares One Woman'S Poignant Memories Of Moving From The Darkness Of Abuse Into The Light Of Healing.