We all struggle with loss and self-image issues at one point or another in our lifetimes, most likely more than one point. Some of us have deeper wounds to nurse than others, but we can all use the encouragement offered by this artful series of poems compiled by Joy S. Taylor. In her work, the author takes you from days of loss to days of change; though days of questioning to random days; ending in days of loving and days of certainty. She shares with the reader the treasures she found along the way in each type of day. The greatest of which is that through finding herself in Christ, she found true joy. Finding Brighter Days is a compilation of poems that lead you out of darker days into days of knowing who you are in Christ.

We all struggle with loss and self-image issues at one point or another in our lifetimes, most likely more than one point. Some of us have deeper wounds to nurse than others, but we can all use the encouragement offered by the artful series of poems compiled by Joy S. Taylor. In her work, the author takes you from days of loss to days of change; though days of questioning to random days; ending in days of loving and days of certainty. She shares with the reader the treasures she found along the way in each type of day. The greatest of which is that through finding herself in Christ, she found true joy. Finding Brighter Days is a compilation of poems that lead you out of darker days into days of knowing who you are in Christ.

Author, Joy S. Taylor, is the daughter of a coal miner's daughter, mother of five, grandmother of ten, and counting. Married for thirty-three plus years, she is now divorced and growing into Paul's understanding of singleness. She retired from spending work days, using the Master of Science in Accounting degree she earned at the age of, well, greater than forty. Joy led a divorce recovery support group for seven years with a passion toward Christ-centered healing from the devastation of divorce. She also spent ten plus years as a leader in Celebrate Recovery. God prompted Joy to reach out with her gift of encouragement to start Joy in Verse Ministry, Inc., a non-profit corporation that serves as the framework of her online outreach through social media, including podcast episodes. Many of the vignettes are readings of poems included in Finding Brighter Days. Who doesn't need encouragement? Our lives are a mix of up and down days. Sometimes we find ourselves sideways, wondering how we got there. There is something in each of our histories to be overcome. "Finding Brighter Days" will take you through days of loving, questioning, change, randomness, loss and certainty experienced by the author. Joy S. Taylor brings her gift of encouragement to each day, knowing God's promise that He holds us securely within His victorious right hand, going ahead of us through the high waters, through the flames, and into His grace.