When the Devil Visits

Download or read book When the Devil Visits written by Mechelle McDermott and published by When The Devil Visits. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was barely sixteen when she saw the police car in her driveway after coming home from school. What happened next would open the door to tragedy for generations to come... When the Devil Visits is a riveting memoir of survival and resilience when the author fights back against tremendous odds to rebuild her life from the damaging effects of four family suicides. Years later, when her mother dies, she is forced to deal with the overwhelming burden of forgiveness from years of systematic abuse and sociopathic behavior. Mechelle emerges from the dysfunction that trapped her siblings and becomes determined not to repeat the patterns of abuse. Her optimism is remarkable and contagious. The author shares what empowered her to rise above the daunting suffering by constructing a life plan as a teenager and implementing patterns from successful families with whom she comes in contact. If you know someone who is dealing with the loss of a loved one through suicide, a broken family, or struggling with forgiveness, you don't want to miss this empowering book of the year! Through her unique perspective, she shares with the reader the incredible value of human life and the value of mortality as light and dark converge and humanity triumphs. The book is hard to put down, you won't be disappointed.