The effusive memorial service has come to a solemn end. The mournful congregation of family and friends gather outside of the ominous doors of the funeral home. They weep deeply, hearing the sound of the hearse door being slammed shut, signifying the end of life. They take that tear-filled ride in the motorcade to the cemetery plot. The lowering of the casket into the grave is all that is left of a life once lived! They say their last goodbyes. Your loved one is gone forever...or are they? In this factual and mind-provoking book, you will read a myriad of absolutely true paranormal events, strange coincidences, hauntings, and some most mysterious occurrences. Every story has been the personal or shared experience of the author, and she is excited to share them with you. From her personal collection of recollections, this series evokes intrigue and mystery when it comes to the supernatural events that have become commonplace for Sherry in her everyday life. For Sherry, when it comes to ghosts or spirits, paranormal readings, premonitions, seeing the past or the future, or communicating with the dead, these are all just part of having the sixth sense, otherwise known as being clairvoyant. These stories reveal the many times Sherry has been contacted by the dearly departed, that their voices be heard, to deliver messages to the living. In some cases, spirits who have reached out were not always known to the living, but acknowledgment of their presence was still very necessary. In other cases, souls are just lost and cannot find their way to their heaven. Sometimes there were very frightening experiences, and other times, the experiences were coming from a place of love and desperation. You will also read about the results of paranormal encounters and also how delivering divine messages has forever impacted the recipients. Sherry has delivered many messages to people of many different faiths and cultures. She believes that she has been entrusted to be of divine service for this most precious undertaking. Sherry has this to say about faith: "Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to." Sherry's only hope is to be of service to those who suffer, and that includes the living and the dead. There is a favorite quote that Sherry loves to share. It was written by Herbert Spencer under the "Spiritual Experience" from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, which can be applied to just about any circumstance in life: "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance--that principle is contempt prior to investigation.
Despite adversity, living a wonderful life is the ultimate goal and can be achieved by anyone determined to do so. You can be stagnant or move forward to greatness. In Skinny Girl Chronicles, author Sherry Hopper-Wall shares some of her major life events. Th ese include the highs and lows and the fear she developed at an early age, a fear that almost deterred her from creating a better life than her early years in Virginia. Her story reveals personal feelings and details about her coming of age as a young, black girl in a small, southern town; a strained mother-daughter relationship; a failed first marriage; and a renewed faith in love. She also highlights the fact she’s a highly sensitive person and how being so has played a major role in how she perceives the world around her, as well as how she responds to it. An intrinsically happy person, Hopper-Wall demonstrates resiliency and determination in moving forward from any encounter that doesn’t bring about positivity. When she became ill with Grave’s Disease, unlearning unhealthy habits became her primary focus to return to the full happiness she once knew. Skinny Girl Chronicles shares not only the good, but also the trials and uncertainties, which Hopper-Wall conquered with determination.
Today, nearly one of every eight Americans is 65 or older, and by 2030, over 20% of the population will be in this age group. Are you prepared to work with this vastly diverseand rapidly growingpopulation? This single source is designed to help social service professionals provide effective services to America’s vastly diverse and rapidly growing elderly population. Diversity and Aging in the Social Environment explores the impact of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and geographic location on elders’ strengths, challenges, needs, and resources to provide you with a more complete understanding of the issues elders face. In order to be more responsive to older adults, social workers and other human service professionals need to enhance their knowledge of the aging population and the factors that impact the way seniors interact with society, organizations, community resources, neighborhoods, support networks, kinship groups, family, and friends. Diversity and Aging in the Social Environment examines differences in race, ethnicity, geographical location, sexual orientation, religion, and health status to help current and future human service professionals provide culturally competent services to the diverse range of elderly people they serve. In addition, it addresses the wide disparity that exists for older Americans in terms of income and assets, number of chronic conditions, functional and cognitive impairment, housing arrangements, and access to health care. This book provides a context for the examination of diversity issues among older adults by describing and discussing several theoretical perspectives on aging that highlight important aspects of diversity. Next, you’ll find thoughtful examinations of: issues and challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender eldersand the strengths they bring into later life the impact of gender, race, and sexual orientation on prevalence rates, risk factors, methods of disease contraction, and mortality rates among older adults with HIV/AIDSalong with a discussion of the psychosocial issues they face diverse characteristics of custodial grandparentsand the influence of the caregivers’ gender, race, age, and geographic location on methods of care and available caregiver support differences in caregiver characteristics, service utilization, caregiver strain, and coping mechanisms among several racial/ethnic groups of adults who care for elderly, disabled, and ill persons cultural/religious factors that influence interactions between health care personnel and Japanese-American elders the relationship between acculturation and depressive symptoms among Mexican-American couples life challenges facing Jewish and African-American elderswith a look at each group’s coping mechanisms differences in religious/spiritual coping skills among Native American, African-American, and white elders psychological well-being and religiosity among a diverse group of rural elders
The effusive memorial service has come to a solemn end. The mournful congregation of family and friends gather outside of the ominous doors of the funeral home. They weep deeply, hearing the sound of the hearse door being slammed shut, signifying the end of life. They take that tear-filled ride in the motorcade to the cemetery plot. The lowering of the casket into the grave is all that is left of a life once lived! They say their last goodbyes. Your loved one is gone forever...or are they? In this factual and mind-provoking book, you will read a myriad of absolutely true paranormal events, strange coincidences, hauntings, and some most mysterious occurrences. Every story has been the personal or shared experience of the author, and she is excited to share them with you. From her personal collection of recollections, this series evokes intrigue and mystery when it comes to the supernatural events that have become commonplace for Sherry in her everyday life. For Sherry, when it comes to ghosts or spirits, paranormal readings, premonitions, seeing the past or the future, or communicating with the dead, these are all just part of having the sixth sense, otherwise known as being clairvoyant. These stories reveal the many times Sherry has been contacted by the dearly departed, that their voices be heard, to deliver messages to the living. In some cases, spirits who have reached out were not always known to the living, but acknowledgment of their presence was still very necessary. In other cases, souls are just lost and cannot find their way to their heaven. Sometimes there were very frightening experiences, and other times, the experiences were coming from a place of love and desperation. You will also read about the results of paranormal encounters and also how delivering divine messages has forever impacted the recipients. Sherry has delivered many messages to people of many different faiths and cultures. She believes that she has been entrusted to be of divine service for this most precious undertaking. Sherry has this to say about faith: "Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to." Sherry's only hope is to be of service to those who suffer, and that includes the living and the dead. There is a favorite quote that Sherry loves to share. It was written by Herbert Spencer under the "Spiritual Experience" from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, which can be applied to just about any circumstance in life: "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance--that principle is contempt prior to investigation.
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