"No Sad Story" tells the saga of a little girl in 1933, raised by her mother and step-father, along with one sister and nine step-brothers and sisters, who married at fifteen, accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior at sixteen, and birthed five sons and one daughter.
No Sad Story tells the plight of a Christian woman, single mother of six, evangelist, survivor, and prayer warrior. Through pain, despair, loneliness, and periods of separation from her adulterous husband, a former pastor who abandoned their children, she truly worshiped God. Despite all the challenges she faced, and finally as she battled the AIDS virus, she didn't lose her faith in her Father God and always said, "No Sad Story!"
"I had the privilege of knowing Mother Lawson in the early years of my ministry. In spite of her tragic circumstances she exhibited a triumphant attitude. Her courage inspires us all to endure whatever comes with grace and dignity!"
Bishop TD Jakes
June, 2014
Valerie Laverne Lawson-Watkins feels the mandate to tell her Mother's story to others who are challenged with the same plight as her Mother.
Valerie was saved at the tender age of eight years old when her father preached in a revival. As the only daughter that was raised with her five brothers, her Mother was her best friend.
This is the author's first book of many.
Valerie and her husband Ronald Watkins, have two sons and two daughters, 6 grandchildren and one on the way.
As an author, Valerie Laverne Lawson-Watkins can now thank her mother for living and showing her that she, too, can have "No Sad Story."
