Read : The Last Lies of Ardor Benn Read : All About Us Read : Consider This Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different Read : When the Apricots Bloom Read : Goodnight Beautiful Read : Red Hood
It felt as though every nerve in my body was popping. Imagine large strong hands slowly applying pressure while breaking a family-size package of uncooked dry spaghetti. I was the spaghetti. Breaking down one piece at a time. This is how Juanita Rasmus begins the wise frank and witty account of what she later called The Crash and what her counselor labeled a major deIt felt as though every nerve in my body was popping. Imagine large strong hands slowly applying pressure while breaking a family-size package of uncooked dry spaghetti. I was the spaghetti. Breaking down one piece at a time. This is how Juanita Rasmus begins the wise frank and witty account of what she later called The Crash and what her counselor labeled a major depressive episode. This experience landed Juanita a busy pastor mother and community leader in bed. In addition to exhaustion and depression on the spiritual front she experienced a dark night of the soul. When everything in her life finally came to a stop she found that she had to learn to be--with herself and with God--all over again. Pastor Juanita writes from her life with kind attention to the life of the reader. She offers both practical and spiritual insights but never pat answers. If you are longing for a trustworthy companion through dark days this book is here for you. Each chapter includes life-giving spiritual practices to help you discover your own new ways of being.(less)