About
Betty Ward Cain is a published author, musician and retired teacher. She is listed in the Cambridge who’s who. Mrs. Cain taught kindergarten students for 30 years. She comes from a long line of ministers, musicians, teachers and song writers.Mrs. Cain grew up in a minister’s home. Her father (Rev. T. N. Ward) and grandfather (Rev. L. M. Justice) were Church of God ministers. She desires to pass on her Christian heritage and bring the values she learned during her childhood to children today.
The author became a Christian when she was only 5 years old. She has spent most of her life in some type of ministry as a Sunday School teacher, soloist, choir member, children’s choir director, vacation Bible school teacher, and has held most positions in her church. Mrs. Cain began writing several years before she retired from teaching. After taking a class at Lee University with Dr. Cliff Schimmels, she began her career in writing. Dr. Schimmels was published many times in his lifetime. After turning in a writing assignment in his class, Dr. Schimmels told her she should share her gifts with others. She had never believed in her abilities until he gave her the encouragement she needed. Mrs. Cain lives with her husband, Jay, in Cleveland, TN. They have one son, Jeremy, who is married to Beth Grabensteder Cain and the couple has three children. The delight of Mrs. Cain’s life is her three grandchildren. Madelin is in the 6th grade this year. She is a loving, sweet and kind child who desires to please. Sophie is in the 4th grade this year. She has a great zest for life. She is intelligent and observant and loves to give and receive hugs. Sammy will soon be 8 years old going on 29. He will start 1st grade this year. He is highly intelligent for a child so young. He loves life and loves people. He also loves to make his grandmother laugh.
Story Behind The Book
This is an account of my story of breast cancer survival even while on a mountain top. This book was difficult for me to write. Personal accounts always are. I still feel this happened to someone else and I was watching from afar. That is one reason I have used a fictitious name for myself throughout the book. For obvious reasons, I used fictitious names for some of my students.
God sustained me through it all and I’m hoping my story will help someone else (who is going through a similar experience) to find the peace I found. There are many things going on in a cancer survivor’s life. They cannot always voice how they are feeling to even close family members. It is a trip they must make alone. Life must go on no matter how I am feeling. Climb with me through the stuff I have to deal with before, during and after cancer, and see how God brought me through it all. Oh, there were some low times, but God was faithful even then. I remained under the shadow of the Almighty.
