I am certain it took a great deal of courage to write this book and share the personal pain of being wounded by others. I was encouraged to know I am not the only one who has experienced this. Early in the book I read these words, "...acknowledge your pain. Stop covering it up, rationalizing it, ...
Like Abraham’s example to Ishmael, the life my parents lived in our home provided some of my most important lessons. One incident stands out with sparkling clarity … The week following my seventeenth birthday, my father was the guest speaker at a public school assembly honoring my graduating high...