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I have been posting lots of excerpts from the book - Your Life Matters- and many of you have read and commented on the various social media posts where it has been shared. I want you to know that I appreciate your kind words and positive feedback. Writing sometimes comes easy and, at other times,
Your Life Matters Book Excerpt #6 Your Circumstances Do Not Dictate Your Value
Depression and anxiety are the two most common things Americans struggle with. Sometimes this is caused by a chemical imbalance that requires medication to help a person work through it and thrive. Other times, it is because of circumstances such as the ones listed below. Grief over the loss of a loved one or the loss
Your Life Matters – Excerpt #5 PTSD
Approximately, 24 million Americans suffer from some form of PTSD Chapter 7 PTSD Men and women have been going to war in various parts of the world since the beginning of time. Each time they do, they leave a part of themselves—if not all of themselves—there, on the battlefield. Often the battlefield comes home with them. War forever changes
Your Past Doesn’t Define Your Future -Your Life Matters Book Excerpt #4
This is the 4th Excerpt of the book that is about to be released called - Your Life Matters! I hope this story inspires you. George Mueller In college, I studied about George Mueller. He became one of my heroes. If you haven't heard of him, Mueller built great orphanages on simple faith. Eventually, these orphanages covered thirteen
Excerpt of Chapter 2 The Invisible Pain – Depression and Mental Health
Here is the 3rd Installment from the book - Your Life Matters! The Invisible Pain of Depression/Mental Health Depression and mental health issues are rampant in our world today. I see it in my work as a counselor and in my capacity as founder of a veteran's homeless shelter. I live it every day. As a pastor, I
Your Life Matters – The Book Excerpt #1
Release Date - Coming Real Soon! I have been writing Your Life Matters, for the last year or more and it is nearing its completion. I am excited and a little apprehensive about how it will be received. So, I am going to start releasing bits and pieces of it here, to get your feedback. See
The 800lb Gorilla – aka Depression
Ever experience the 800lb Gorilla? You know… when it feels like it is sitting on your chest and it won’t move. So you stay in bed until there is just know way you can stay another moment. Or he could be on your shoulders, making you feel like the weight of the world is coming
Why is life so hard?
When tragedy strikes, life gets hard. When the the job goes away, life gets hard. When the diagnosis… When the one you loved most dies… or leaves When the horrible thing happens… And then it happens again… When we face depression… ….Anxiety… …Fear… When we wake up in the morning… When we can’t sleep… Let’s just say it out loud, life is hard… maybe even impossible.
#YourLifeMatters
Today is a day that is significant. Lives will be forever changed today. Economies will shift … fortunes will be made and lost. Tragedies will occur… blessings will rain down. New people will come into the world and into your life. Some people will leave this world and others will leave your life. There will
Anxiety… ugh, not again
Alone and lonely young girl feeling depressed As a founder of a non-profit, I worry a lot about stuff. These worries are often about finances and people. The people we serve, the people we employ… are all important to me. The money comes in and then goes out and it never sits very long. So I worry
