Genre: Adult, Memoir
Source: I purchased a copy
I work with the author. I realize I really never knew
her. I've worked with her for six and a
half years. During those years, until
her father passed away, I knew very little about her dad. I knew he was a pastor and that she adored
him. I guess you could say she
worshipped the ground he walked on. I
had no idea he was such an awesome businessman. It explains a lot about the
author. After reading the book you can
definitely say she is her fathers daughter.
Sharran gives us an open and honest look at her father and what it was
like growing up in his household. I
don't think she could sing his praises enough.
From her book he was a very fair person, even when it came to discipline. I loved her story of missing curfew by two
minutes and losing her car for a month. He didn't give in. Her mother stood behind her husband. Sharran remembers the lessons learned. I have to say that knowing only one side of
her, the teacher, I can now see her father's influence in her classroom
management.
Her father showed how strong his faith was as he leaned on
God through multiple medical conditions.
He showed grace to those who sought to oust him from the very church he
had started. He is the standard by which
we want others to judge Christians. We want
to be that person who wears their Christian faith on their sleeve for all to
see. We want to be that person that will
one day be able to stand before God and hear him say, "Well done my good
and faithful servant." I have no
doubt that these were the first words Samuel "Dock" Pollard heard as
he entered through those heavenly gates.
About the Author
Sharran Pollard always enjoyed reading and writing as a child. She became an educator in the manatee County School System. She went on to forward her education in Ed. Leadership from the University of Central florida in Orlando, Florida.
Through a Daughter's Eyes is her first memoir that tells the story of her father's hardships throughout his lifetime and how he overcame these struggles to become a prominent successful baptist pastor of Mt. Raymond full gospel baptist Church, one of the largest African American churches in Southwest Florida. this story tells how his vision became his reality. When Sharran is not in somebody's mall shopping, she's most likely mentoring children or spendng family time with her mother Versia, her "special" friend Des, and their spoiled dogs. Sa'Jia and Diego. Sharran currenly resides in Palmetto, FL
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