Broken Dreams: Everlasting Peace

By Connie Stogsdill

Who can imagine walking though the series of tragedies that our author, Connie has experienced and still coming out on the other side smiling and giving her life to her faith? Read how one mother faced oncoming and repeated challenges finding joy and peace after losing not one but four of her children.”
— Mary Sinclair

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9781728351445

Connie Stogsdill

I was raised on a farm in a large family. Graduated from Bronaugh High School in Bronaugh, MO. Born again Christian. Stay at Home Wife and Mother of special needs children for several years. Retired from Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Grandmother of 3 wonderful Grandchildren and one Great Granddaughter.

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Published by AuthorHouse 03/20/2020

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Contents

In Memory of

Kevin

Kimberlee

Rebecca

Sheri

Farm Girl

Our Life Before Kids

Keeping Busy

Everlasting Peace

Contacts

Here is some scriptures that have helped me with my walk with the Lord:

Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

In Memory of

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Kevin

K evin was three years old when the Lord took him home. It just happened that we had his funeral on his third birthday. We already had the gifts bought and the party planned.

I was working in the middle of the afternoon the day I got the call from my husband, Gary. He told me that our Kevin has been transferred to a hospital. At that waiting room in the emergency area, they only would tell us that he had a breathing problem. We were only ten minutes away from that hospital, but he was already gone when we got there. We felt numb. They put us in a room where we sat for about twenty minutes before they told us. We went home without our little boy. The death certificate read, DOA.

Kevin was a delightful, special little boy. At just a few months old, I started noticing that something wasn’t right, and then the process of waiting rooms, doctor’s visits,