Mary Kaarto is a former journalist, an author, and a guest speaker. She is passionate about helping the elderly and the unemployed.

A timely message of hope and encouragement, her book HELP for the LAID OFF and HOPE for the LAID OFF- Devotionals helps the reader to accept the unacceptable. This book shows how to find sanity in a jobless reality and how to make it your job to find a job. It will also show the reader how to avoid falling into the classic pity party after a layoff.

Mary Kaarto covers subjects like money matters, fruitful blessings that can come from being laid off or even being fired, and encouragement for your future. She also teaches family members how to help their loved one who is laid off or fired, and concludes with a reality-based challenge, that if followed will be a blessing to the person who accepted the challenge and the loved one who is laid off or fired.