Overcomers Overcoming

A very successful businessman, Brian Kreeger expresses our profound need for meaningful relationships from his heart. We sometimes mask insecurities through our persona that keep some people from knowing how to relate to others effectively. Through our inaction, we can cause others to feel isolated. Brian empowers everyone to "just do something." You can read more about his passion in his book, "The Courageous Ask" and his website https://www.briankreeger.com.

Rollins Walker continues his life story about finding the positive even in many negative life encounters. Relationships played a huge role in his demeanor as he learned through others. His adopted parents had a major, positive impact on his life to help him develop a positive mindset to get through many difficult life experiences. He chose not to react to anything spontaneously. Rather, he carefully thought into every life experience to determine the positive and benefit even from negative experiences.

Sara Im chronicles a portion of her earlier life when the Cambodian Khmer Rouge regime held her captive for four years. She walked many miles barefooted at night to gain her freedom. She escaped that oppression through God's help that gave her perseverance while being inspired by a kindred relationship of a sisterhood of like-minded friends. Her heart desires to inspire others to overcome any life encounters. The best is yet to come.

Dominic Pedrotty experienced a brain aneurysm while driving, resulting in a severe accident with a fatality on May 31, 2018. His Mom and Dad learned of the accident while being eight hours away. His memory, walking, and speech are returning to normal as his brain experiences a transformational recovery. You can join a team of prayer warriors by going to https://www.caringbridge.org/public/dominicpedrotty to follow his progress.

Sheila Doerfler chronicles a portion of her life story of overcoming and dealing with previous life traumas. Healing is a process that requires a measured approach that includes self-awareness. Therapy and life coaching can be a useful part of the healing process. Sheila explains, based on her life experience, healing can occur with the right attitude and processes. We can learn to manage past traumas and live a transformed life.

"Ironman" David Richman addresses how he overcame negativity in his life and how we can also. Changing negative thoughts to positive thoughts can happen. However, we must be motivated to do so. Motivation to change ourselves is personal and requires an introspective view of the "child" in us that might be causing negative thinking leading to negative actions. While making this change starts with us, it is sustained with other positive thinking people in our lives.

Tricia Roos experienced dissatisfaction with her job leading to anxiety and stress in her life. She did not feel valued, which was the impetus to evaluate her life purpose and what brings wholesome satisfaction to her. She describes part of her life story in her book, "She also chronicles her journey in her book, "When Wishes Change: What If the Thing You Feared Most Brings More Than You Dreamed?" She explains that life fulfillment includes knowing who God created you to be while knowing your strengths and passions. Her second book is forecast to be available in 2022.

The Karchner family (Rick – Dad, Carole – Mom, and Matt – son) worked through a season of Matt's life when he had a dalliance with homosexuality. Through devoted prayer, fasting, and unconditional love, Rick. Carole, and selected other dedicated, God-fearing friends prayed Matt out of a season of his life such that he can now tell his ExGay prodigal story that he chronicles in two books he authored, "Straight," and "Straight 2." Matt is now serving our Lord as a missionary in Cambodia.

Candace Mae Gruber chronicles her life of experiencing and overcoming several life traumas. The book "Powerhouse Women: Survivor to Thriver," of which she is a co-author describes how she survived and is thriving these life traumas. She credits her transformation and new life of overcoming to her relationship with Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior. Her relationship with her Lord and Savior, alongside the relationships with those of like values, helped her overcome several life encounters that caused her shame and doubt.

Linda Bjork chronicles her life experiences of the feeling of abandonment and low worth early in life. She has experienced many "mountains" in her life. However, through her perseverance and resilience, she has and will continue to overcome on her journey to significance. You can read about her life experiences in her books, "Crushed: A Journey Through Depression," "You Got This! an action plan to calm fear, anxiety, worry, and stress," "30 Days to Alleviate Depression: Backed by Science. Verified by Experience," "Pathway to Happiness," "30 Days to a Better Marriage," "You Are Good Enough and I Can Prove It!," and "Beauty in Art," Her websites are hopeforhealingfoundation.org and lindascornerpodcast.com