Beverly’s journey begins recounting childhood memories at age 2 years old playing in her mama’s pots and pans while her older siblings attended school in San Francisco, CA-her birthplace. Then fast forward with her to age six when she and her family moved to East Palo Alto, CA-once dubbed the murder capital of the world. Barely graduating high school due to her brother’s suicide, Beverly’s life from that point on can be considered one of the longest roller-coaster rides in the history of woman-hood! Five years later brought new hope to life with Beverly giving birth to the first born boy in the family since her brother’s death. Not more than two years later she would find herself struggling on the streets addicted to crack cocaine! The next eight years would prove to be filled with sheer hell and turmoil. Time would find her giving birth to two more children. Eventually society dubbed the children born of this era crack-babies! Both births took place within the city limits without a hospital in sight. Beverly encountered many failed attempts at sobriety. Between hitting the crack-pipe, hustling for more “crack” and dodging death, she would find herself praying daily for deliverance. It was no easy feat trying to rid her body of the agonizing urges as she faced each dreadful day only to once again find herself spiraling at the thought of the drug’ over-powering, demonic-like addiction that cost her custody of her children. HEARTBROKEN-That would keep her drowning in its seductive, never ending vicious cycle until divine intervention would finally come in the form of a Santa Clara County Sheriff placing cold, steel handcuffs around Beverly’s wrist. Not that it was anything new to her, but this time she was        FREE AT LAST!
Now an award winning publisher, the epic journey continues, down a new path. Overcoming addiction, with 18 years crack-free, Beverly’s testimony will give you tingly goose-bumps as you walk with her through her trials and triumph’s. Even though she regained custody of all her children despite a harsh system that deemed that unlikely, her family still struggles with the scars of a turbulent past. Stroll through the pages of a testimony that will make you laugh, cry, praise and shout!! Beverly Black Johnson’s, “A Wretch like Me” is an awesome testament of God’s power to bring you out of anything, including HELL!!

©2010 Beverly Black Johnson 

Proverbs10:14
Wise people treasure knowledge,but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.                                                                 

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