Author and Artist Anita Burkett joins this episode and talks about:
- The power of coming together.
- Using phone calls to overcome loneliness.
- Being ready to meet the Lord and always having him on our minds.
- Selling her first paintings in her Grief Therapy class.
- The fear of putting her book out into the world.
- The special meaning of her Pen name.
- The various emotions of writing a book.
- Going through a divorce and meeting a man named Mike seven years later.
- Mike's passing three months before their wedding.
- The hurtful things people say in grief.
- The "God Thing" about dating Mike.
- How she believes Mike would respond to her books and art.
- Healing is always available through grief.
Connect with Anita on Twitter @AnitaJada1 and get her book "Mike and Me: A Guide to Caring for the Grieving" at https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mike+and+me+a+guide+to+caring+for+the+grieving&ref=nb_sb_noss
Watch this episode on The Intentional Encourager Podcast YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/BRS9kN-C7B8