Title: Right in the Middle But Left Out
Author: Jeffery Trees
Publisher: BookVenture Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-1-64069-609-9
Pages: 139
Genre: Autobiography/Religion

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Synopsis

The central theme of this book is how to identify and deal with the realities of incest. Most of the time incest victims have a great deal of emotional, physical, and sexual pain. Too many times it literally takes years and years for a child to work through all the tormenting, and too many times all they can do is subdue it, which makes them deal with it in their thirties and forties. It has a way of compounding all relationships, especially in marriages and parenthood. For the victim, it is frightening and extremely painful as memories keep rushing in. For them, there are self-help books, but for the families of victims, they are victimized by the abusers of the victims. It just becomes a horrifying adventure of not knowing what is going to happen next. Confusion and instability keep everything within a family structure to go into chaos, especially between spouses. There are so very few books for the families of victims, and especially any that deal with Christianity or other religions that have special moral expectations. By no means is anyone ever beyond God's understanding and love, but each person has to deal with these issues for themselves. We are not to judge or demand how anyone else deals with their relationships with God. The problem is, everyone in the family feels too much responsibility, guilt, and anger. The anger is the hardest thing to deal with because it reaches out to others and inward toward oneself.

About the Author

Jeffery Trees is a retired United Methodist Church pastor in Indiana. He has been an entertainer, singer, guitar player, pastor, counselor, salesperson, mentor, teacher, husband, father, grandfather, and writer. He is very gifted in communication with a degree from the University of Indianapolis in Speech and Drama. He attended Christian Theological Seminary for his M. Div.

Jeffery is a very enthusiastic and blessed man whom has been an entertainer, professional singer, guitar player, play right, composer, actor and was called into the United Methodist Ministry where he served for several years.  He believes that if you get knocked down by life it is your responsibility to get back up with God’s help.  He has also been blessed to be a Hospice Chaplain to help people to understand the meaning of life and death and finding faith in the midst of fear.

Jeffery is now retired and lives with his wife in Indianapolis, In. His wife has been a great inspiration to him with all the knowledge she has an Occupational Therapist with her doctorate in Adult Education.  She continues to be a great support to him even though she has several auto-immune system diseases and is now wrestling with Alzheimer’s Disease but refuses to allow it to destroy her faith or her life.

Both have worked together to do counseling, mentoring, and encouraging others in the depths of life.  Jeffery is currently working on his second book entitled “Can You Love Someone You Can’t Stand?”.  This is an issued that everyone has to deal with in their lives as long as we are alive.  His insight and sense of humor through tough times makes life more than just an over complex puzzle of interactions but helps people to see a real relationship with God makes life worth living no matter what happens.

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