Divorce & Beyond: Finding Hope, Healing, and Growth

Divorce hurts! You or someone you know is living the pain. Where to go for help? Is the only option to suffer through changes alone? Bill Koontz, Paulette Liburd, and Dan Cox, authors of Divorce and Beyond: Finding hope, healing, and growth, share with you how to deal with the many emotions and decisions involved in divorce and gain a long-lasting, positive effect. "We are three diverse people who, out of the extended pain of our own divorces, experienced a faith-based healing that has transformed our lives from winters of despair into springtimes of hope. In this book, we offer that same hope to you." You will learn:

• Why divorce is so hard.
• Practical steps to navigate the path of recovery.
• Facing the unique challenges of loneliness, forgiveness, and rebuilding.
• A biblical overview based on the character of God.

About the Authors:

Bill Koontz

Bill Koontz started the Divorce and Beyond ministry in 1990. He has a MEd from Xavier University and a MA in pastoral counseling from Cincinnati Christian Seminary. Bill's personal divorce experience and his biblical knowledge will guide you to more clearly understand what you are experiencing, and practical ways of moving forward. Bill has two adult children from his first marriage and two adult children with his wife Laura.

Paulette Liburd:

Paulette Liburd joined the Divorce and Beyond ministry in 2007. She has a BS from Tuskegee University and a MA in business management from Antioch University McGregor. She has facilitated several Divorce & Beyond support groups and helped plan and co-facilitate the seminar. She is also a NAMI member (The National Alliance on Mental Illness), where she facilitates the support group LENS (Listening, Education, Network, and Support). She has two adult children.

Dan Cox

Dan Cox joined the Divorce and Beyond ministry in 1994. He has facilitated several support groups, and he plans and emcees the seminar. His gift of humor through the songs and stories he has written about his personal divorce experiences bring laughter and hope to an otherwise difficult experience. Remarried, he and his wife Eileen have five grandchildren. Just ask, and Dan will show you 5,000 pictures of them at any time!