Only the Strong Thrive

Have you ever doubted that you had the strength to overcome a challenge in life? Have you sometimes felt lost or ready to quit? Were you always told only the strong survive? There are times in life when we will all encounter great obstacles, whether they are barriers to success in our careers, relationships or issues with our health. Often these obstacles may seem insurmountable, but in her book Only the Strong Thrive: A True Story of Struggle, Perseverance and Triumph, April H. Collins takes a different angle. Using her faith as a foundation, she has faced hardships and challenges that could easily have broken others and denied them their dreams, but she uses the lessons learned to provide you with the impetus to choose a good way of living, forgive others, free yourself from mental and emotional chains and be happier as a result. In each chapter you will discover something new that will add another layer to the strength you already have within you and, with an application that reaffirms these, Only the Strong Thrive becomes a building block, not only for the moment, but for the rest of your life.

April (Houston) Collins was raised in Athens, Alabama. Shortly after graduating from high school in 2001, she and her 4-month old son moved to Birmingham, Alabama so she could attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). After graduating from UAB, she enrolled into law school at Faulkner University. As a law student, she was awarded the Justice Janie L. Shores Scholarship, named in honor of the first female Alabama Supreme Court Justice. After graduating from law school in 2010, April was offered a career position as a Federal Investigator with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. At the end of 2014, she took the plunge and left HUD to start her own law firm, Collins Law, LLC, focusing primarily on civil rights and personal injury law. Aside from her successful career in law, April is the recent author of her debut book Only the Strong Thrive, which she describes as a faith-filled, inspirational and motivational memoir. April is married and has four children. She enjoys traveling, experiencing different cultures and trying new foods. She spends a lot of time with her family, going to the beach in the summer and once participated in the TV Game Show Family Feud. In addition, April has always enjoyed helping others and has devoted spare time in the past to teaching Sunday school and participating in various community service organizations.