Roslyn L Ashford Ph D

The Sink before the Swim Roslyn L Ashford Ph D

"Enlightening and entertaining. This story is relatable and even universal- with lessons and the telling of a journey intermingled. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever felt like things were completely falling apart and life would never be the same." You can't always choose to sink or swim. Brought up in an aspiring Jackson 5 family, Roslyn lived in a small southern town with big dreams, an even bigger personality, and the perfect plan for a storybook life that included a fairytale love. When her lucky number, twenty-three, becomes more misery than magic, she endures the weight of perfection-hoping to mask the shadows of fear and failure. Nearly losing everything, including her own life, she lets go of her inner control freak to find God . . . until life seems too perfect again. Ten years later, when history begins to repeat itself, Roslyn learns that embracing a forgotten past and ditching the perfect girl will help her navigate through the biggest mistake of her life-to the life that God had planned all along. Witty and raw, The Sink before the Swim is a journey of discovery about faith, love, purpose, and the "because" behind why bad things happen to good people.