When Company Comes by A. Bolden-Thompson

Everyone says that misery loves company...

Eighteen-year-old Mattie Cordell will tell you that in her experience, it happens to be true. However, she still recalls when life was less complicated. Especially at age eleven, when she was just a Daddy's girl and bookworm. Mattie's father Richard endows her with his attention and support for her love of reading. But an unexpected twist of fate changes all of that!

Richard loses his job. Desperate and uncertain about the future, he draws on the company of friends and relatives to distract him from his misfortune. Misery makes her grand entrance on the heels of a favorite nephew who arrives hauling a deep dark secret. But he isn’t the only one; Richard is also masking a secret.

Meanwhile, guests continue to emerge and their home becomes a revolving door consequently causing Mattie's world to unravel with each new arrival. Now estranged from her father, Mattie and Richard embark on a journey down the rabbit hole that leaves them enveloped in a sea of betrayal and scandal. Will she survive the houseguests? Can Richard find his way back into her heart? How much will either of them endure before reaching their breaking points?

If misery loves company, then triumph deserves an audience!


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ISBN# 0615147747

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Counting on Change (Excerpt from When Company Comes)

When change comes too fast or not fast enough it can be very frustrating. However, change is a part of life and it brings with it the opportunity to grow. It is my attitude toward change that constitutes bondage or liberty. By embracing change, I free myself from the stigmatism that once obstructed my view. No longer being afraid of or dreading the big “C” word, I can relax in the knowledge, that whatever the change brings about, I have the power to choose how I think and feel about it. I choose to go with the flow and grow.

Today I Am Reminded:
Change in or of itself, neither binds nor frees. As I learn to flow with the stream of life, I can adjust myself accordingly. Change brings about growth and grow we must.

When Company Comes
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Charity starts at home (Excerpt from When Company Comes)

Before today, I was not very good at loving myself, or others. Love carried with it certain conditions along with high expectations. In all honesty, I was being unfair and unrealistic to myself, and others. Today I am making a turnaround. I know now that True Love comes without condition and if there are any, then I am the one who placed them there. Love accepts and forgives. Starting now, I will no longer put impracticable expectations on myself, or others. I will forgive myself and/or others, AS MANY TIMES as I need to move on. I will love myself right where I am and know that where I am, is right where I am supposed to be. In sowing this seed of love, I will reap this love from others.

Today I Am Reminded:
Love imposes no conditions, it just is. If I want to receive love unconditionally, then I must be able to give it. Freely I give Love, and freely I shall receive Love.

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Inquire Within (Excerpt from When Company Comes)

There were many times when I looked to others for comfort, security and other things that add up to what I now call “Tranquility.” It never failed; I always ended up with the short end. I have come to realize that I was looking in the wrong places. The source of my serenity is not outside of me but within me. The kingdom is within and I already have the key. All I have to do is utilize it. I do not need a plane or car to get there. Nor do I need someone else to help me reach it. Just as a fish doesn’t have to travel outside of the waters to get what it needs, neither do I. When life gets too chaotic, I simply unattach myself from the situation or circumstance, go within to that wellspring of peace, and draw from it whenever I need.

Today I Am Reminded:
I can go to my secret closet, whenever I choose, and recognize the continuous flow of spiritual power that resides within. I will remember to use that power to find balance in my life, world, and affairs.

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When Company Comes by A. Bolden-Thompson
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