Holding Together: Courage for Life's Pain and Struggles (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781940567174)

This book is a source of encouragement for individuals that are coping with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), chronic auto-immune diseases, acute physical conditions, and general illnesses that affect optimal functioning in society. Keeping a positive day-to-day perspective is emphasized in the contents by cultivating contentment, empathy, compassion, positive perspective, patience, spiritual disciplines, sacrifice, overcoming anxiety, living in gratitude, healing, embracing trials, perseverance, living purposefully, embracing hope, walking in obedience, overcoming distractions, and being faithful. The book further emphasizes commitment, living with less notoriety, true humility, overcoming physical diversity, lessons learned in keeping a focus on serving others, courage for unexpected trials, how to live abundantly in life's struggles, finding hope and significance in adversity, optimism in trials, and significance through tribulation.