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K.J. Ramsey is a trauma-informed licensed professional counselor and author whose work offers space to see every part of our souls and stories as sacred. She holds degrees from Covenant College and Denver Seminary and is the author of This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers and The Lord is My Courage: Stepping Through the Shadows of Fear Toward the Voice of Love. K.J. writes at the intersection of theology, psychology, and spiritual formation to guide us in recovering the rhythm of resilience through nervous system regulation and the wonder of communion with God. She and her husband Ryan, along with their two exceptionally cuddly dogs, Merton and Resa, live near Denver, Colorado where K.J. listens for the liturgy of life i ...more

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	This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers by K.J. Ramsey (Goodreads Author), Kelly M. Kapic (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.40 avg rating — 1,497 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Book of Common Courage: Prayers and Poems to Find Strength in Small Moments by K.J. Ramsey (Goodreads Author), Scott Erickson (Foreword) 4.68 avg rating — 734 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Often the pain that makes us feel most stuck is not our suffering; it is experiencing distress in the presence of people who expect us to get better faster than we can.”
― K.J. Ramsey, This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers

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“Living with long-term suffering in American culture feels like being off-key. Suffering quiets and slows, but our culture prefers a crescendo.”
― K.J. Ramsey, This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers

tags: chronic-illness, chronic-illness-stigma, chronic-pain, suffering, western-culture

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“Grasping to find the purpose in your pain may be the very thing preventing you from experiencing comfort and even transformation in your suffering.”
― K.J. Ramsey, This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers

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“At first glance it may appear too hard. Look again. Always look again.”
― Mary Anne Radmacher, Lean Forward into Your Life: Listen Hard, Live With Intention, and Play With Abandon

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