Craftie
SUSPENSE interview:
Today we're
welcoming Charles Fitzgerald, the hero of
The Black Sheep’s Redemption,
written by Lynette Eason, a May 2012 release by Love Inspired Suspense.
Wow, you've
just had quite an adventure.
You’re not
kidding. I wasn’t sure I’d ever be exonerated, but
God is good.
1. Tell
us a little about yourself and how you came to be in
the midst of such
suspense. My name is Charles Fitzgerald and
I’m one of six children. Most
of my family is in law enforcement,
but I was the black sheep. I was in the
military for a while
but when I returned home, I opened my own medical
practice.
2. So,
during the book you met Demi Taylor (Townsend). Tell
us a bit
about her. What was your first impression? My first impression was
that she was an answer to prayer. I was in desperate need of a nanny for my two
year old twins. You see, Olivia Henry,
my last nanny was murdered close to my
house. I’ve been a suspect in her murder and as a result, no one was interested
in working for
me. However, Demi was willing to take a chance. She saw
something in me right off and knew I hadn’t killed the woman. I’ll never forget
what that kind of belief did for me and my sorely lacking
self-esteem. Demi
demonstrated a kind of faith in me I’d
only seen in my family so it was just
amazing.
When did you
know it was love? It didn’t take too long to
figure it out on my part.
The only problem was Demi was
suffering from amnesia. She couldn’t remember
where she
was from or what happened to give her that big scar on
her forehead. So, she was a little reluctant to get involved
until she learned who she was. I
was willing to wait. I
understood what she was saying. I mean, what if there
was
another man somewhere? A husband or a fiancé? She wasn’t wearing a ring,
but…
3. What
strengths/skills do you have? I’m persistent. I’m
also a very skilled
doctor. It’s my calling, my passion. I’m
also a good father. My ex-wife ran off
to Paris to become an
artist and marry someone who was more like herself. She
left
behind two great kids that I was determined would never miss her.
What is your
greatest weakness? My greatest weakness? Which one?
LOL. No, seriously, I would
have to say impatience. I wanted to
find out who was setting me up to take the
fall for a murder. I
wanted to have a relationship with Demi, I wanted a lot of
things,
but having to wait on them was really hard. Thankfully, through a
lot
of prayer, it all worked out.
4. What
scares you? Loving and losing Demi, something bad
happening to one of the
children, disappointing God. All of those things.
5. If you
could change one thing about yourself, what would it
be? I’d have more
patience. Ha.
6.
Where are you in your faith at the start of your story? I was questioning
God. Things had really gotten out of control in my
life and I was just really
frustrated at the lack of progress
made on the case. People I thought were
friends turned their
backs on me and…that hurt. I was having a hard time
trusting that God hadn’t turned his back on me as well.
7. Where
are you in your faith at the end of the story? I came to realize that God is
faithful. All the time. Yes, bad stuff is
going to come into our lives, but He
is there, walking through
it with us, holding us up and encouraging us to have
faith in Him. It’s sure not easy at the time, but looking back, I can see His
hand on everything.
8. You've
got a scripture at the beginning of the story. Tell us
why this scripture
is significant.
But we had to
celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours
was dead and is alive
again; he was lost and is found.—Luke 15:32.
Charles was
the brother who was lost, but by the end of the story,
he was found. Found
innocent of all charges and wrapped in the
loving fold of his family. He may
have been the Black Sheep of the family, but they welcomed him home and loved
him anyway.
9. If you
could be a dessert what would you be and why? Anything chocolate. Because Demi
loves chocolate. J
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