What She Said - Part VI
Sharon W. Betters
Today’s Treasure
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
1 Timothy 4:8
Dear Friends,
I am so eager to introduce you to Andrea Maher, author of Slammed, Overcoming Tragedy in the Wave of Grief and Letters to My Son, Solely a God Story. Andrea is the Executive Director of the Be Still Foundation, a ministry that disseminates hope and encouragement to families in crisis. (https://bestillfoundation.org)
I met Andrea after we interviewed her son, Matt Maher. When Matt shared his story of driving under the influence and his imprisonment after causing the death of a father, I asked about his parents. To my surprise, he said that his mother quoted from my book Treasures in Darkness in her book Slammed. I immediately ordered and read her book and knew I had a new friend. Andrea’s transparency captured my heart as she opened up about her life, speaking freely of her precious son John who died as a result of drug addiction, and about the imprisonment of her gifted and beautiful son, Matt. She graciously agreed to allow me to interview her for our Help & Hope audio library (link below). Andrea knows the meaning of Today’s Treasure:
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come”.
1 Timothy 4:8
Andrea embraced her unexpected life crises that turned her life upside down as a platform for exercising often unused spiritual muscles. I know you are going to be blessed by Andrea’s writing as I have been.
Treasured by Him,
Sharon
LIFE-GIVING ENCOURAGEMENT
Listen to Andrea’s Help & Hope Story, Surviving a Tsunami of Grief.
You can hear Andrea’s son, Matt share his Help & Hope story: One Decision Can Change Everything
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Sharon W. Betters is author of Treasures of Encouragement, Treasures in Darkness, co-author of Treasures of Faith. and co-author with Susan Hunt of Aging with Grace, Flourishing in an Anti-Aging Culture. She is Director of Resource Development and co-founder of MARKINC.org, a non-profit organization that offers help and hope to hurting people. Sharon enjoys quality time with her husband, children, fourteen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Contact Sharon with comments or questions at dailytreasure@markinc.org.