
Celebrating Birth, Growth & Purpose
Yesterday I celebrated another year of life. This birthday marked more than another year—it marked a new beginning. As I
Unpredictable Shifts is more than just a book; it’s an invitation to grieve purposefully, to heal intentionally, and discover hope in life’s most challenging moments. This book invites you to view grief through a new lens, to encourage you to embrace your gifts, accept divine will, and find healing despite challenges.
Patrice Thomas
Patrice Thomas is a certified speech language pathologist and a purpose driven mentor who has practiced for over a decade. She is known for her commitment to providing quality speech therapy and building relationships. Patrice is an aspiring grief coach currently working on the development of Grieve On Purpose. Patrice is the author of “Unpredictable Shifts: Viewing Life From God’s Perspective During Uncertain Times”.
The book was inspired by her unofficial introduction to grief in June 2020. She shares the depths of pain she endured and how the death of her mother awakened her understanding of what grief births. Unpredictable Shifts is more than just a book; it’s an invitation to grieve purposefully, to heal intentionally, and discover hope in life’s most challenging moments. This book invites you to view grief through a new lens, to encourage you to embrace your gifts, accept divine will, and find healing despite challenges. Pain, loss, and healing is a transformative journey. We all face rejection, the ignorance of others, and the paralyzing effects of trauma. But grief isn’t merely an obstacle—it’s a pathway to God’s perspective.

Yesterday I celebrated another year of life. This birthday marked more than another year—it marked a new beginning. As I

This past weekend my family came together to attend the Soul Bowl in Jackson, MS — the classic matchup between

In my most recent creative writing class, we were instructed to write about someone who was either gone, no longer

The lesson I fought the hardest became the one that freed me the most. It’s so easy to get caught

What plans have you made lately? I know I’ve made plenty — hundreds, maybe thousands. When I was in kindergarten,

When it all falls down, you rarely get a notice. One day you’re standing on what feels like solid ground
[GOP] is a rising community/platform that was created to outline the connection between grief and purpose in order to propel others forward into who God created them to be even in the midst of adversity.