This book shares a story of transformation. It is a journey into what is highest in all of us. The Angelic qualities this Novel reveals are levels of awareness in each of us. Let your creative imagination reflect on the nature of soul, and how, each of us embody spiritual attributes known to be in the realm of Angels."Sam Oliver has done it again! Angel Marie ... is a thought provoking and heartfelt book. I am sure all of us have visited the place in us that spawned this story. We can all relate and appreciate the meaningful message in this book." - Dr. Eric Shapira, Author of A New Wrinkle: What I learned from Older People Who Never Acted Their Age."A novel like no other of it's kind on Angels as told through the eyes of a child. It helps add meaning to an unthinkable loss." - Kara Sweatt, RN, BSN Director of Hospice Caresm Sam Oliver has cared for the needs of the dying in palliative care for over 17 years. During that time, he has served as the Chair, and a, Co-Chair of the Hospice Ethics Committee at a Hospice Care Center in Northern Ohio. He has served several years as a State Continuing Education Chairperson for the Association of Professional Chaplains.For well over a decade, Sam has been an active editorial review board member and contributing writer for Healing Ministry Journal, The Journal of Terminal Oncology, and The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.He began his speaking about spiritual care over 15 years ago and continues to speak at public engagements on the local, national, and international levels. He has spoken at several college campuses and keynoted at several Hospice Conferences.His first book of four, What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living, is a Doubleday Book Club, One Spirit, and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization selection. Sam's undergraduate study was at Georgetown College with a B.A. in Psychology. He received his Master of Divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, with an emphasis in the Pastor/Teacher track. In 2003, Sam Oliver finished his post-graduate certificate in Healthcare Ethics through Rush University in Chicago, Illinois.Presently, Sam Oliver is a Chaplain and a Bereavement Counselor for a Hospice Care Center in New Hampshire. For more information on this author: www.pathintohealing.com
