If you’ve suffered from setbacks or trauma in life, discover a path forward by learning to embrace the power of nature and the beauty in your experiences and pains. As a young, single?mother, Sara Schulting Kranz discovered her path to forgiveness and healing from the scars of sexual abuse and the trauma of an unexpected divorce started with a daily practice of actively embracing the power and beauty of nature. Along the way, Sara learned a key lesson that to heal from anything you must walk through it on your own terms. In?this book, life coach and certified wilderness guide Sara shares a step-by-step handbook that shows you how to reconnect with nature--wherever you may be--and begin your healing journey. In Walk Through This, you’ll be equipped with tools to use along the way, such as: Foundational information about nature deficit disorder and the negative impact it has on our minds and bodies Exercise prompts to help you evaluate where you are on the path and check your progress along the way Meditations to guide you deeper into the process Practical steps to guide you to forgiveness To heal from anything, you have to feel everything. You must walk through your experiences and your pains, and you have to embrace everything around you that got you to where you are at this moment. Everyone has the capacity to forgive and to heal. All you need to do is take that first step.

A compilation of Poetry that takes you through different phases of your life. There is something in here for everyone. We all have different stories and different memories that make us individuals. However, life has a way of linking us all, by placing us in similar situations. These are just some of which Ive encountered. Sandhyia Gosine

How does life in each room of your home manifest the Gospel? The Christian gospel isn't just a spiritual reality. The Word became flesh and bone, and the gospel becomes our porch, dining room, bedroom, and kitchen. The driving desire of the gospel is "my life for yours." Our desire should be to have this love tranform everything we do, room by room. This book works its way through every part of the house, examining each part in light of Scripture. The claims of God are always total, and this is evident on the doorposts and in a sink full of dishes. Self-centeredness destroys in monotonously similar ways. Giving up life for another produces a harvest of kindness and mercy. Household questions should always begin with, "is this my life for yours?"

This book is a result of many of my thoughts on life and past experiences. Some of the poems really reflect my deepest emotions. Some were really just brought on by the many things, good and bad I see around me. Our thoughts are many a times influenced by the joys and happiness of people around us. Mostly our hearts go out to those in pain and distress, but is there something we can do ? Seeing so many hurt children on a daily basis is what a lot of my poems reflect. I do hope that you will enjoy these poems. A. J. Williams

About the Book A Walk Through Life is a collection of poems written from personal experiences or from stories from others’ experiences. Despite the author’s struggles in life, she has managed to create a great life for herself by accomplishing goals she never even realized she had. The author hopes anyone who reads this book is able to find something that they can relate to. About the Author My name is Christina Fontenot. I was born on December 13, 1988 in Covington, Louisiana. When I was fifteen years old, I suffered a traumatic brain injury from a go-cart accident. I was in a coma for fourteen days. That accident changed my life forever. My short-term memory was severely affected. Even though it was difficult after the TBI, I graduated from high school in 2007. Confused and uncertain of my future, I decided to go to Springfield, Missouri to try to change my life. When I got to Springfield, even though I was working numerous minimum-wage jobs, I found myself homeless and living in a homeless shelter for six months. I was looking for direction and heard about Missouri Valley College through friends and decided to again try to make a better life and future for myself. When I arrived at College in Marshall, Missouri, I was scared and uncertain if I would be able to be successful due to my TBI. My student loans and grants covered my tuition and room and board, but I needed to find a way to make some money. I did odd jobs for one of the faculty members and then eventually got a job in the college library. College classes were difficult for me and I wanted to give up several times. However, with hard work, determination to succeed, and help from the great faculty and staff at Missouri Valley, I managed to graduate in 2017 with an Associates of Arts Degree. I had always liked writing poetry, but it wasn’t until one of my English professors told me that she wanted to publish one of my poems in a publication of the College called the “Purple Patch,” that I realized it might be something I did well. In 2019, I married the love of my life, Isabel. We currently live in Louisiana with our dog, Coco.

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Life can fall to the depths of despair. And crumble into a million pieces. But there is nothing you cannot bear With a little prayer. As time and rhythm never cease. Life is a blessing, not a curse! Be a part of this world for better or worse! Life’s not fair, but see, life is everywhere. Why don’t you stop, take a breather, and read through a few poems to relax, uplift your spirits, and discover the journey I took through the last six years of my life. This journey was difficult and downright humbling, which allowed me time to pause, reflect, and write my thoughts and feelings down on the pages before you. You will find something of interest that will awaken your soul, and perhaps you will also find some solace through the difficulties you may have faced or are facing. Certainly, life can rock the bottom out of your world but know that life teaches us lessons. We need to take a time-out, recharge, and be true to ourselves. You may also find poems that will give you pause to ponder on all the abundance that we can embrace and to believe that there is something truly spiritual at play and poems that will inspire and embolden you to walk through your life with peace, courage, strength, and trust you are a worthy human being.