Back from Sanity's Edge: Trusting God Through the Pain - Couverture souple

Smith, Denise

 
9780595309078: Back from Sanity's Edge: Trusting God Through the Pain
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595309070 ISBN 13 : 9780595309078
Editeur : iUniverse, 2004

Synopsis

Denise found herself on a drastically downward slope of life. Her nineteen-year career, as a probation officer, posed new risks. Denise's seventeen-year marriage began to crumble. Then, she suffered a debilitating injury on-the-job. Circumstances couldn't possibly get any worse for her, could they?"Probation officer shot," said Mom, to the 911 operator. The ambulance rushed her to the hospital in critical condition. Why would anyone do this to her? As she tried to answer that question, her survival would be a tightrope walk on the edge of sanity. Denise Smith's memoir, Back from Sanity's Edge, gives a brief look into the mental agony she suffered during her journey to recovery. Her tenacious grip on her faith in God, gave her the perseverance to return from sanity's edge. Denise shares her story here as an inspiration to others who suffer from life's troubles.Discover how God teaches Denise the following lessons:What she does (vocation) is not who she is·She can reinvent herself at anytime·Leaning on God is important to overcome troubles·Recovery is hard work. ·Restoration is worth the effort

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Denise found herself on a drastically downward slope of life. Her nineteen-year career, as a probation officer, posed new risks. Denise's seventeen-year marriage began to crumble. Then, she suffered a debilitating injury on-the-job. Circumstances couldn't possibly get any worse for her, could they?"Probation officer shot," said Mom, to the 911 operator. The ambulance rushed her to the hospital in critical condition. Why would anyone do this to her? As she tried to answer that question, her survival would be a tightrope walk on the edge of sanity. Denise Smith's memoir, Back from Sanity's Edge, gives a brief look into the mental agony she suffered during her journey to recovery. Her tenacious grip on her faith in God, gave her the perseverance to return from sanity's edge. Denise shares her story here as an inspiration to others who suffer from life's troubles.Discover how God teaches Denise the following lessons:What she does (vocation) is not who she is·She can reinvent herself at anytime·Leaning on God is important to overcome troubles·Recovery is hard work. ·Restoration is worth the effort

Biographie de l'auteur

Denise Smith earned a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology from the University of Michigan. She worked, as a probation officer, for the State of Michigan, intermittently, from 1974 to 1993. As a minister, playwright, and writer, Smith ministers to the downtrodden, depressed, and the hopeless. She lives in Detroit, Michigan.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595309070
ISBN 13 
9780595309078
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
218
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