Brenda Fluitt: A Short Story

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Brenda Fluitt The 99 or the 1? Beyond all Odds! Who am I? That seems to be a question that all have asked themselves throughout their lives. Not me. I have always known who I am. I am Brenda Fluitt, a child that was thrown away at age 15. A child that grew into an adult and survived and even thrived beyond all odds. I am a person that never graduated 8th grade yet ended my career (yes career) making a salary in the mid to upper five digits. Beyond all odds? Yes! The early years of my life were hard to say the least. The formative years they call them. I grew up in a home in the heart of Texas. An abused child in retrospect is an understatement. My physical and sexual abuse started at a very early age. My earliest memory was…show more content…
I drifted from job to job until I was 26. Words can do two things: devastate you or drive you. I started my 30 year career in medical at age 26. I was a medical transcriptionist. I ended my career as an IT specialist. “You will never amount to anything”. Those words drove me, kept me focused, brought me to where I am now. Fulfilling a hunger I have always had. Knowledge. I am back in school at age 56. Following a calling. Remember the 99 and 1? I am the 1. I was never afraid to dream. Dreams were my own or at least I thought they were. I started going back to church at age 26. I always believed in God, knew God was real, for everybody else but me. The journey between God and I began way back when. I was never alone during all the years. God has claimed me, and called me to ministry. I was the 1 the Shepherd went to find. Beyond all odds!! I have spent the last 25 years of my life doing any and all things God asked me to do. If it was for the glory of God my answer was always yes. I was fundraiser for my local church and sat on the Board of Directors. I have traveled to and from Louisiana doing feasibility studies for new Churches. Opening new churches in Louisiana, training staff to be on the Board of…show more content…
I served as Conference Coordinator for my church for five years. I put together conferences for Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. I have preached, consecrated and offered communion to all of Gods people. I have written and taught classes about “Inclusivity in the Church”. I have held the hand of two very special people in my life as they took their last breath here on earth and had the privilege of seeing the Spirit of God take them as I

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