How do we feel joy in a society of failing families and limited friendships? How do you hold onto hope when all indicators point to floundering financial futures? How do you find purpose when just paying all the bills is your priority? How do you believe when there is no answers immediately? How do you know that your life or any other matters? If you've ever asked any of these questions, The Twelve Gifts of Encouragement will change your perspective about yourself, family, friends, and life. You will begin to start appreciating life again and seeing life in a whole new way. The Twelve Gifts of Encouragement will help you discover meaning in the midst of chaos and challenges. Buried within even the most challenging circumstances are the gifts of life for those discerning enough to discover and embrace its message. Life is not meant to be survival of the fittest. Life is not meant to defeat us. Life is not meant to beat us down. It is meant to inspire us and lift us higher. The gifts of encouragement restores us. It gives hope and meaning to life.