Dear God! What do You have for Me Today?: Bridging the Power of Prayer with Purpose, Values, Faith and Hope

Author Tom Hallquist, with the assistance of Merrill Lynch, established a "Dear God Giving Fund" to receive the author's proceeds for the sales of this book. That fund will distribute those proceeds to nonprofit organizations.

This book exists because too many people quietly give up on themselves. People who have survived because of their purpose, values, faith, and hope. This book is about them.

Incarcerated men and women believe their lives were already defined by their worst decisions. Parents who felt they had failed their families, students who doubted their intelligence, and professionals who appeared successful but felt empty inside. Different backgrounds, different incomes, different circumstances, yet the same underlying belief: "What is my purpose and is this all my life will ever be?"

This is not an autobiography. It is a collection of lessons and life stories and how people connect through stories. They hear someone else's experience and think, "Maybe that sounds like me, " or "If they can do it, I can do it or just keep trying and don't give up!" These stories show practical steps toward mindset change, not just encouragement, but direction.

Dr. Hallquist is a retired college professor, business owner, and volunteer instructor for the Tennessee Department of Corrections. All of his classes, whether in prison or the college campus focus on practical, purposeful, faith-based, and value driven education. Dr. Hallquist is a motivational speaker and advisor for prison reform.