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Naomi Ruth Kilpatrick is a retired CPS Principal. She has taught the Adult Women’s Sunday School Class for over 30 years at Grace & Glory Gospel Chapel in Chicago, IL. She served as Vice-President and spiritual leader of the Vineyard Partnership Investment Club for many years. Naomi currently serves as Alpha Chapter President, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., which she loves because the organization awards scholarships to deserving students who are pursuing careers. She is an avid reader, enjoying poetry, prose, and biographies. She is an advocate for children and women, having served as President for several years, of the Chicagoland Christian Women’s Conference (CCWC).

Naomi lives quietly with her husband, Lenzo, and two great grandchildren, Leshawn and Kyonna in South Holand, Illinois, a beautiful little village full of churches and schools and wonderful neighbors.

This book chronicles a life long journey of stunning and tragic events. It took some five plus years of a “backward glance” to describe that journey. It begins within the doors of a small, seemingly insignificant church on the southside of Chicago where “ordinary people” did extraordinary things; a little assembly of believers gathered together in the Lord’s name. The church had been founded by an icon, a giant in the Christian community named B.M. Nottage, who started, along with his brothrs, several assemblies in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and other cities.

This book, “From Grace to Glory… gives a vivid picture of the marvelous grace of God and his unbounded, unlimited mercy through great tragedy and devastating losses. Read the shocking “unpleasant history” of this little church, and its’ resilience through it all.

Laugh out loud in “A Little Bit About a Lot of Things”, as you look at Bob Hope’s jokes and Mae West’s one-liners. Read the jaw-dropping “You in six words” from Oprah Winfrey. Go back to another era of great books, outstanding movies, and awe-inspiring music. Share in the great pride of cultural icons who contributed so much to our country and ultimately to the whole world.

Don’t miss the chapter on the “Onslaught of Nines”, where you will discover unknown facts, or surprising facts, or maybe “not-new facts”, or just affirmation for the people, places, and things.You will wonder what is the “Fine As Wine in the Summertime” chapter all about?

And then, this book gives a vivid picture of the great love and the deep ties of family; a family with an ancester who could not read or write, but amassed a fortune in land and property. Love of family runs through this family whether you are rich and famous, or poor and needy, or somewhere in between.

By reading “From Grace to Glory…a little bit about a lot of things”, we are reminded of what is important in life. We are encouraged by the dear ones who have gone before us. We can build on that strong love, that strong foundation that has been left, and we can trust our God to take us from His grace to His glory as we continue on life’s journey.