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Dear Mary Kathryn,
I truly appreciate your book,
"In The Morning...Joy"as it has helped me to see how God helped you so very much in difficult circumstances. You have made it evident that Joy does come in the morning and with God's help, we can accomplish great things as He brings us out of the great trials of life. Thank you so much for sharing your testimony with me. My Mother has greatly benefited from reading your book, as well.
It is a tremendous blessing to us and will touch many lives I know.
Thank you so much and may God bless you as much as you have blessed us.
Prayerfully in His Love with Deep Gratefulness,
Andrea L.
Dexter,ME
"In the Morning...Joy" is a compelling testimony of faith, determination, and will power of a dominated woman on her journey to discovering the powerful woman she is. The reader is caught up in this journey.
It takes courage to reveal one's struggles and triumphs to the world. Congratulations!
Margaret C.
Pine,
Colorado
Dear Mary Kathryn,
...The way your wrote your book from two perspectives is brilliant, very cutting edge, excellent.
I enjoyed your book very much and was sad when I finished it, because there was no sequel....unless you are working on your next manuscript. Are you?
Well done M.K., it is excellent.
Paul S.
Endicott, NY
Mary Kathryn Clark’s juxtaposition of counselor and client in clinical therapy is certainly a novel approach to writing one’s autobiography. Given her training and vocation of psychotherapy, perhaps no better avenue for telling her own life story could have been chosen. Growing up in the 1930s when America was merging into the Great Depression and on the eve of World War II, herself an only child, and her father somewhat of an autocrat, it was only natural that her early life would be marked with low self esteem and a consequent drive to make for herself a better life as she matured into adulthood. So unfolds the story of one whose early years seem to have been marked by the American idiom, “God helps those who help themselves.” The truth is that the idiom is non-biblical and contrary to all that marks the life of those who eventually find their peace in the grace and love of Jesus Christ; God helps those who realize that only when they come to the end of themselves can they be helped into wholeness. This is the dramatic honest true life story of how the author found wholeness and joy after being reduced to poverty of possessions and near spiritual bankruptcy. Her investment in time and resources to tell and publish her passage to wholeness will be a legacy of her will to find new life and a benediction to all who chance to read the book. It is only fitting that the book has been published in hard cover because its message should remain on library shelves for future generations, the testament of a determined woman to share her faith. Inspiration for her title came from Psalm 30 and those who read her book will find a benediction by turning to this chapter in the Bible and reading it for a bonus!
Reviewed
by A. G., PhD
Bridgewater, VA
Mary Kathryn,
I thoroughly enjoyed your book. I couldn't put it down. You had already told me quite a bit about your life and now I know even more. What amazed me was how difficult it must have been to write from two perspectives, but you did it so well! Your faith and trust in God came through loud and clear as well. What a mighty God we serve. Blessings to you.
J.Fairbanks
Fredericksburg, VA
I knew you as a teacher in my ( our) youth for only a few months, but I have maintained a great respect for your classroom talents over the years, and yet completely lost track of you upon my high school graduation. Now, some fifty-three years later, you reappear as an autobiographical author to fill in those in-between years.
I found it difficult to put the book down once I started reading it.
At the end, I was sad,disgusted, and hopeful.
Sad..that you went through so much in your life in a,seemingly unfilled existence. You have accomplished so much professionally, but it constantly and clearly rings through in this book that much of YOU was still wanting from many of the relationships.
Disgusted..that anyone "pretending" to be a man would treat a woman that he "professed" to love, emotionally and physically, as one might treat a scrap of trash.
Hopeful... that you have found and can continue to experience a balance, some kindness and a true happiness in your life.
I particularly liked the internal dialogue technique you employed between the counselor and Makai. Each chapter had a goal..and some conflict/tension
Robert C.
Bella Vista, Arkansas
Mary K,
I thoroughly enjoyed In the Morning... Joy!
You very skillfully showed the progression of the main character from being immature, with a victim mentality, willing to pay any price for "love", to a mature character who finally gained genuine respect and "love" for herself...I loved the name you chose for her, "Makai"...different, with a melodious sound...
May God especially bless you today! Love, Rita
Rita B., Glen Burnie, Maryland
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