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Ed Waldrop

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Ed is a legally blind disabled veteran. He was raised in the Lowcountry of South Carolina but lived many places around the U.S., both as a military dependent and as an active duty member of the Air Force. After leaving the military at age 29, he returned to school, eventually earning a Masters of Divinity degree.
Ed spent twelve years as a VA Chaplain (2003-2015), specializing in palliative care and mental health. One of his greatest accomplishments was, during the last eight years, co-developing and conducting marriage enrichment retreats for veterans that would eventually become a national VA program.

Additionally, in 2013 he enrolled in a Doctoral program in Pastoral Counseling but decided not to complete as it was time to move on to grea ...more

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Ed Waldrop The best advice I got early on came from Stephen King's "On Writing." A must read if you are trying to get that first book completed. Specifically, he…moreThe best advice I got early on came from Stephen King's "On Writing." A must read if you are trying to get that first book completed. Specifically, he says to sit in your chair and write every day and to read when you aren't writing. He's right. By sitting at the keyboard and hammering out whatever came to mind, I opened the way for deeper, more meaningful insight to break through to my writing. When that didn't work, reading someone else's work inspired me back to mine!(less)

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Ed Waldrop I get to dictate the use of my time. Freedom! : )

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Diving Deeper into Living Waters

Last Thursday I wrote a Living Waters FB post that, in part, said... "Living Waters isn’t just a war story. It is a life story with a war component. The entirety of AJ’s life informed how war would impact him. There are many parts of his life that can speak deeply to those who’ve never been to war. The work he and Rev Marsh (Chaps) did together represents real concepts I developed and taught my ve Read more of this blog post »

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