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    Meditations from the River: Healing Waters for Troubled Times
    Meditations from the River: Healing Waters for Troubled Times
    Meditations from the River: Healing Waters for Troubled Times
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    Meditations from the River: Healing Waters for Troubled Times

    By Carol Romeo

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    Have you ever jumped into a cool lake or river in the heat of a summer day? If you have, then you know how wondrously refreshing it is. All the heat that had permeated your body and consumed your thinking is suddenly drawn from you by this amazing liquid plunge. If this is true in the natural, how much more amazing would a plunge i

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliant Books Literary
    Release dateOct 29, 2022
    ISBN9781641337250
    Meditations from the River: Healing Waters for Troubled Times
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    Carol Romeo

    Carol Romeo is an author, speaker, and a well-known experienced marriage and family therapist. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology and her master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Azusa Pacific University. Carol has a master's degree in Practical Ministry from Wagner Leadership Institute. She is passionate about her goal to bring emotional, psychological, and spiritual healing to individuals, couples, and families.

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