Dear friends, as you know, I am in the process of writing a book on healing. The Lord has been prompting me for some time to write it sharing life lessons, encouragement, and hope for the future along the way. I have walked through many valleys before I came to a place of healing in my own life that I can share with others. Both of my parents were alcoholics, and as you can imagine, there was never a shortage of pain that came from being raised in a home like that. With seven mouths to feed, money was always stretched thin. On the positive side, my father believed in…