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don’t feel they have anything worth celebrating, they may feel they haven’t accomplished anything all year, or they may have accomplished all of their goals and dreams and yet they just lost a loved one or received a personal or family health diagnosis and are now devastated, and they may feel like there is nothing to say Congratulations to them, but my prayers are with you and your family. Trust me I’ve been there in that season during the holiday season, so I want to say to you no matter what you may be going through whether it is sickness or disease of your body or a family member’s body or the loss of a loved one, I want! to say “Don’t give up, because God will see you through, He has no respect of persons, He saw me as well as my children through a very traumatic loss of their mother, He’ll see you through as well because you are more than a conqueror. Does getting past devastations happen overnight, no it doesn’t it will take time, patience, prayer, support and even therapy. There may be times when it even seems as though God is not there but trust me, He's there and He’s holding you up. Finally, as this is the holiday season, out with the old in with the new, I would be remiss to not address this is a time when depression increases which may lead to having suicidal thoughts, this can happen to anyone. If you are having suicidal thoughts, please know you can call 988 (suicide hotline) ASAP. As always, we are here to support you through the Holiday season, heading into the New Year which can be very difficult for many people. My prayer for you and your family in 2024, is to have a very blessed New Year. Have a safe and Very Merry Christmas! And again, Congratulations for all your achievements. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! Sincerely, Caleb Thomas M.A. LMHC 319 206-0651 caleb@thomasacc.com thomasacc.com Thomas & Associates Counseling & ConsultingCounseling with a God given purpose! CONTACT US TODAY TO ADVERTISE HERE: iaurbanmedia18@gmail.com

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