Gloria Shell Mitchell offers truth for encouragement. In the Garbage Man’s Daughter series, she shares the love of her Heavenly Father who offers a receptacle to receive the garbage you carry that needs to be released. At this site you will find tasty mints from the word of God as food for thought, inspirational writings to lift your spirit, and access to her books. For those who are sick, hurting, abused, neglected, rejected, and confused, may you find help, hope, healing, comfort, strength, and relief from carrying heavy burdens.
Fearful that he might be killed in the Vietnam War and die childless, young Vincent Henderson persuades his girlfriend, college student Davida Kincaid, to marry him. Instead of receiving a marriage deferment, he receives orders for Vietnam. The newlyweds enjoy ten days of marital bliss before Vincent is deployed.
Davida’s married life becomes a living hell when faced with a barrage of blistery attacks by anxious in-laws and ultimately the war veteran. She has no idea that Vincent’s destructive behavior is due to an undiagnosed case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Should the spouse of a war veteran stand and fight, or take flight, when a changed person returns home?
In Letting Go of Shame, Davida Kincaid, the eighth of eighteen children born to Blossom Kincaid, shares the pain of divorce upon a child who grieves the separation of her parents and describes how her teachers in grades fourth, fifth and sixth provided motivation for academic achievement.
Let Go of Shame
EncourageMint #1: “Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore” (Isaiah 54:4 NKJV)
In Letting Go of SECRETS, Davida Kincaid tells the back story of her life with two parents in Marshall Village. She learns that happiness can be an illusion as family dynamics and experiences with her first, second, and third grade teachers combine to shape her character and worldview.
Let Go of SECRETS
EncourageMint #2: “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a real blessing” (Psalm 127:3 GNB).
In Letting Go of STRESS, Davida Kincaid talks of her attempts to escape country living for a better life in the city. She shares her struggles at home, at school in seventh and eighth grade, and wherever she went.Ultimately, she finds the solution to her stress.
Let Go of STRESS
EncourageMint #3:”Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done” (Philippians 4:6 NLT).
In Letting Go of SCARS, teenager Davida Kincaid overcomes rejection and discovers her self-worth. She shares positive, and negative, experiences with her high school teachers that inspired her to strive to rise above her family’s poverty-stricken condition. She becomes the first in her family of eighteen children to attend college.
Let Go of SCARS
EncourageMint #4: “And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you” (1 Peter 5:10 ASV).
EncourageMint #5: “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad” (Proverb 12:25 NKJV).
SEX is pleasurable, but is it a relationship-builder? Bed-hopping can be exciting, but does it promote, or hinder, the healing of your broken heart? What should be your greatest desire when your marriage dissolves?
Dating after divorce is a popular way to prove self-worth and satisfy the sexual appetite as you search for that special someone who will fulfill your desire for intimacy. But rebound dating is only an emotional event that comes and goes and leaves you with additional wounds. Rebound relationships might make you feel desirable for a season, but they seldom last. You deserve a love that will last forever, not another layer of heartache piled on top of the residue from your previous broken relationship(s).
In Desire After Divorce, Davida Kincaid Henderson, a young divorcée, invites you to journey with her on a colorful quest for Mr. Right, and to share her joy in finding Him.