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All That Can Be Shaken by Essie Collins (a pseudonym) is a moving true story of a family's struggle with a tragedy that shakes their lives and their faith. Essie's idyllic life is torn apart when her once joyful and exuberant husband, Stephen, is stricken with a deep depression. His suicidal tendencies force Essie to seek professional help. After shock treatment and a barrage of medications, Stephen becomes severely mentally ill, diagnosed as bi-polar and schizophrenic. Essie's story will ta ...
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This is Vic Zarley. This selection is just one of many Christian themed books I have either produced, narrated or written. I want you to hear them all! Go to the Podiobooks.com home page and key my name into the search field in the upper right-hand corner and click GO for the list. God bless you!
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CHAPTER 12 (continued): Recovery Begins at Last. "As I sought to end my story...I longed for a conclusion that...tidily wraps it all up...(but) My story will never be finished..."
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CHAPTER 12: Recovery Begins at Last. "...I cried out to the Lord for deliverance from my own self. 'Heal me! Heal me!' became my constant prayer..."
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CHAPTER 11 (continued): Friends in the Night. "When I opened his page, I was overwhelmed, not so much by the sweet-smiling face of the man, as I was by the adorable little Asian girl, with her tiny arm placed lovingly around his neck..."
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CHAPTER 10: Walking Through the Vale of Tears: "I gazed sorrowfully at the organ that so troubled his life, yet was so vital to Stephen's existence, and longed for a way to put him back together..." CHAPTER 11: Friends in the Night. "As winter progressed, the lonely evenings were unbearable..."
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CHAPTER 8 (continued): The Toll of Strife. "One evening I entered the house, alarmed to hear a war going on between Stephen and Daniel..." CHAPTER 9: Weeping and Mourning. "I called Stephen from my break room at work, on September 11, 2001 to tell him of the toppling of the World Trade Towers..."
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CHAPTER 7 (continued): Aggression, Injustice and Terror. "In former times, we had worked hard to get along with our neighbors. Sam especially..." CHAPTER 8: The Toll of Strife. "The turmoil with the neighbors and the injustice of the court and judge were taking a great toll on our family..."
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CHAPTER 7 (continued): Aggression, Injustice and Terror. "Another time, Stephen and I had gone to bed late, on a Sunday night. It was 1:30 AM and I had to get up for work at 6:00. Suddenly our rest was disrupted..."
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CHAPTER 6: Gathering the Pieces. "On Christmas eve, I called Stephen to tell him my mother said they still loved him and that he was welcome to join us at her house on Christmas Day..." CHAPTER 7: Aggression, Injustice, and Terror. "We prayed that the four-wheeling gang on their ATV's, had gotten tired of the path that encircled us..."…
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CHAPTER 5: Taking Authority. "The next day, as reports poured in that Stephen was freaking out, ranting at different people and becoming nuttier than ever, something snapped in me..."
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CHAPTER 4 (continued): Pressing into the Almighty. "The Jensons were wonderfully gracious about sharing their home, but as a mother and an adult woman, I was longing for a home of my own so Daniel and I could have some semblance of a family unit again..."
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CHAPTER 3 (continued): The Realm of Professional Help. "Most of all, I wanted to prove to Stephen that I loved him in the way God intended us to love our spouses, unconditionally..." CHAPTER 4: Pressing into the Almighty. "By May, I could see this separation would be more long-term than I dreamed..."…
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CHAPTER 3 (continued): The Realm of Professional Help. "That week we had our first appointment with Stephen's new therapist. I had already met his psychiatrist and was not impressed..."
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CHAPTER 2: Plunging Even Deeper. "By late October and early November of 1995, Stephen's depression was completely overtaking him..." CHAPTER 3: The Realm of Professional Help. "Stephen arrived home euphoric. With wild energy, he bustled around trying to 'get things in order'..."
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INTRODUCTION, CHAPTER 1: Our Joy Comes Tumbling Down. "With tears of anguished longing, I remember the early years of my marriage, when life was sweet..."
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