Meditations from the River

About the Book

Have you ever jumped into a cool lake or river in the heat of a summer day? If you have, then you know how wondrously refreshing it is. All the heat that had permeated your body and consumed your thinking is suddenly drawn from you by this amazing liquid plunge. If this is true in the natural, how much more amazing would a plunge into God’s river be?

Meditations from the River – Healing Waters for Troubled Times is an invitation for you to jump into the river of God. Through this collection of poems and meditations there is a stream of Jesus’ love, compassion and transformation to meet you at your point of need. Do you need healing in your emotions from a recent loss or heartbreak? Are you dry in your spirit or sick in your body? Have you suffered a lengthy trial and need refreshing? Do you long for the comfort of the Father’s hand? It can all be found in the river of God.

Carol did not always believe that God’s healing waters could restore her to health. Through these pages you will catch a glimpse of her battle with the emotional and physical effects of fibromyalgia and the unhealthy ways she processed her pain and loss. You will also hear the ways the river of God met her, the words of comfort Jesus spoke to her, and the hope the Spirit breathed into her heart. In time, she was pleased and grateful to discover that this river contained all the grace she needed for her wearisome journey. She hopes that you find the same is true for you. Jump in. 

About the Author

            Carol Romeo is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a specialty in trauma and abuse issues. She feels passionately about her goal to bring wounded people to health, and she possesses a unique blend of skills, experience, and training that have helped many find wholeness.

 While Carol has broad experience in treating all kinds of disorders, she has found her niche for the past fifteen years in treating men and women suffering from the aftermath of physical, verbal, sexual and spiritual abuse. She has received extensive training in therapeutic techniques designed for trauma resolution. Carol is also a substance abuse treatment specialist who treats all kinds of addictions, including alcohol, drugs, sex, eating disorders and co-dependency. 

  For the past thirty years Carol has functioned in the church as a prayer counselor. She views the spiritual as foundational to her counseling theory and her work. Believing that Jesus Christ is the real healer, Carol has a unique way of bringing psychological and spiritual tools together to achieve wholeness in those she counsels.

Carol is a gifted speaker and teacher. She enjoys explaining to others the pathway into a better—happier, more fulfilling—way of life. Her mission to care for those in pain is furthered through her books, Traveling with the Life-Giver: A Spiritual Journey through Recovery from Abuse (an allegory focused on recovery from all forms of abuse and gaining right relationship with Jesus Christ) and Meditations from the River: Healing Waters for Troubled Times (meditations and poems for those suffering from loss, chronic illness or other chronic distresses). As you read these two books, you will recognize immediately the depth of Carol’s personal and professional understanding as well as the unmistakable touch of God’s love on all she writes. 

            Carol received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Azusa Pacific University. She is trained by the EMDR Institute in the therapeutic practice of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for traumatized individuals. In her ministerial pursuit Carol holds a master’s degree of practical ministry from Wagner Leadership Institute.