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Following Hope

Author : Sabne Raznik

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 60 pages

File Size : 16,91 MB

Release : 2007-04-12

Category : Poetry

ISBN : 1462840760

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Experience is a changeling, that explains all our lives. We follow hope whether we are on a Tibetan Mountain, part of the blue, manic Mardi Gras; know well the burnt-biscuit skin of New Jersey or the sexuality of Morocco. From day to day we follow it through a labyrinth of emotion, vowing Ill come back, for this Dumb Hillbilly has a few more things up her sleeve, as you will see. Let the good language of Sabne Razniks safe place rush over you like horses. She is humming a melody we only ever hear in our dreams.



Hope Heals

Author : Katherine Wolf

Publisher : Zondervan

Page : 259 pages

File Size : 23,86 MB

Release : 2016-04-26

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0310344557

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When all seems lost, where can you find hope? Katherine and Jay Wolf married right after college and sought adventure far from home in Los Angeles, CA. As they pursued their dreams--she as a model and he as a lawyer--they planted their lives in the city and their church community. Their son, James, came along unexpectedly in the fall of 2007, and just six months later, everything changed in a moment for this young family. On April 21, 2008, as James slept in the other room, Katherine collapsed, suffering a massive brain stem stroke without warning. Miraculously, Jay came home in time and called for help. Katherine was immediately rushed into brain surgery, though her chance of survival was slim. As the sun rose the next morning, the surgeon proclaimed that Katherine had survived the removal of part of her brain, though her future recovery was uncertain. Yet in that moment, there was a spark of hope. Through forty days on life support in the ICU and nearly two years in full-time brain rehab, that small spark of hope was fanned into flame. Hope Heals documents Katherine and Jay's journey as they struggled to regain Katherine's quality of life and as she relearned to talk, eat, and walk. As Katherine returned home with a severely disabled body but a completely renewed purpose, she and Jay committed to celebrating this gift of a second chance by embracing life fully, even though that life looked very different than they could have ever imagined. As you uncover Katherine and Jay's remarkable story, you'll be encouraged to: Find lasting hope in the midst of struggle Embrace the unexpected Welcome God's miracles into your everyday life In the midst of continuing hardships, both in body and mind, Katherine and Jay found what we all long to find: a hope that heals the most broken place--our souls. Let Hope Heals be your guide along the way. Praise for Hope Heals: "As I read this book, tears streamed from my eyes even as joy flooded my heart. Jay and Katherine are a raw yet refreshing testimony to the unshakable trustworthiness of God amidst the unimaginable trials of life. This book reminds all of us where hope can be found in a world where none of us know what the next day holds." --David Platt, author of the New York Times bestseller Radical and president of the International Mission Board "Hope Heals is a beautiful, true story that illustrates the love and protection God has for us even in the darkest times of our lives. Katherine and Jay's dedication to each other and the Lord through their most devastating season is inspiring. This book will help your heart believe that He sees, He knows, He cares, and He is still working miracles today!" --Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times bestselling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries



Obsessed Cowboy

Author : Hope Ford

Publisher : Independently Published

Page : 154 pages

File Size : 31,63 MB

Release : 2021-10-03

Category :

ISBN :

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She's the preacher's daughter and she's off limits. I'm an over-the-top, obsessed cowboy. I can lasso wild horses, loose cows and the orneriest of bulls... but I can't seem to catch the curvy Janie Bradshaw. She's too young and she's way too good for the likes of this ol' cowboy, but I can't stop thinking about her. She has more curves than some men would know what to do with. But not me. No, I dream of those curves... having my hands on them, my lips on them and holding onto them while I... Damn. I'm obsessed with her... but I shouldn't be. I thought we could try and be friends, but that made her think she could dance with another man. It's time to take matters into my own hands. I may not be worthy of the curvy, beautiful Janie, but I'll do whatever it takes to make her mine. If you love stories where the plus size woman gets the hot, possessive guy... if you love reading insta-love, age gap and alpha-takes-all small-town romance, then you'll love Carter and Janie's story. Whiskey Run is home to the sexiest and most possessive cowboys you'll ever find. They work hard and play even harder. They might be gruff and bossy, but all it will take is the right curvy woman to bring them to their knees. Welcome to Whiskey Run... where the cowboys know how to ride.



The Audacity of Hope

Author : Barack Obama

Publisher : Crown

Page : 386 pages

File Size : 34,34 MB

Release : 2006-10-17

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0307382095

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Barack Obama’s lucid vision of America’s place in the world and call for a new kind of politics that builds upon our shared understandings as Americans, based on his years in the Senate “In our lowdown, dispiriting era, Obama’s talent for proposing humane, sensible solutions with uplifting, elegant prose does fill one with hope.”—Michael Kazin, The Washington Post In July 2004, four years before his presidency, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners’ minds, a reminder that for all the discord and struggle to be found in our history as a nation, we have always been guided by a dogged optimism in the future, or what Obama called “the audacity of hope.” The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama’s call for a different brand of politics—a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the “endless clash of armies” we see in congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of “our improbable experiment in democracy.” He explores those forces—from the fear of losing to the perpetual need to raise money to the power of the media—that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He also writes, with surprising intimacy and self-deprecating humor, about settling in as a senator, seeking to balance the demands of public service and family life, and his own deepening religious commitment. At the heart of this book is Barack Obama’s vision of how we can move beyond our divisions to tackle concrete problems. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats—from terrorism to pandemic—that gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy—where it is vital and where it must never intrude. Underlying his stories is a vigorous search for connection: the foundation for a radically hopeful political consensus. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, Obama says, can Americans repair a political process that is broken, and restore to working order a government that has fallen dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans. Those Americans are out there, he writes—“waiting for Republicans and Democrats to catch up with them.”



After the Berlin Wall

Author : Hope M. Harrison

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 483 pages

File Size : 42,58 MB

Release : 2019-09-26

Category : History

ISBN : 1107049318

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A revelatory history of the commemoration of the Berlin Wall and its significance in defining contemporary German national identity.



Hope Follows

Author : Julie Kenzler

Publisher :

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 11,31 MB

Release : 2020-12-15

Category :

ISBN : 9781736051115

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Life is tough, but HOPE will FOLLOW. Tragic loss struck hard on November 10, 2013, for Julie and her family. Her sister Tammy was hit by a drunk driver. Julie felt shattered, devastated, and hopeless with the reality of the nightmare. Gripped with confusion and shock, she began to navigate the aftermath of such a loss through journaling. After two years of an intense amount of grief recovery work, Julie created a blogging website as an outlet to share her path for finding joy, peace, and hope. God faithfully gave her a new perspective of telling real life stories that offer inspiration and encouragement. She provides the depth of understanding for going through various types of struggles and trials in life, from those that we think are insignificant to the deeper, more painful hardships. Hope Follows is the product of the blogging work. It doesn't get any more transparent than how Julie shares her writings with a sprinkle of humor and practicality. You can call this a memoir or a self-help book, but the one thing you will get out of it is an outpouring of hope lying on the other side of life's hardest moments. Dare to capture and reclaim your own hope.



Hope Rising

Author : Casey Gwinn

Publisher : Morgan James Publishing

Page : 350 pages

File Size : 32,74 MB

Release : 2018-05-15

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 1683509668

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Learn to overcome trauma, adversity, and struggle by unleashing the science of hope in your daily life with this inspiring and informative guide. Hope is much more than wishful thinking. Science tells us that it is the most predictive indicator of well-being in a person’s life. Hope is measurable. It is malleable. And it changes lives. In Hope Rising, Casey Gwinn and Chan Hellman reveal the latest science of hope using nearly 2,000 published studies, including their own research. Based on their findings, they make an impassioned call for hope to be the focus not only of our personal lives, but of public policy for education, business, social services, and every part of society. Hope Rising provides a roadmap to measure hope in your life. It teaches you to assess what may have robbed you of hope, and then provides strategies to let your hope flourish once again. The authors challenge every reader to be honest about their own struggles and end the cycle of shame and blame related to trauma, illness, and abuse. These are important first steps toward increasing your Hope score—and thriving because of it.



Hope in the Dark

Author : Rebecca Solnit

Publisher : Haymarket Books

Page : 186 pages

File Size : 10,72 MB

Release : 2016-05-14

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1608465799

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“[A] landmark book . . . Solnit illustrates how the uprisings that begin on the streets can upend the status quo and topple authoritarian regimes” (Vice). A book as powerful and influential as Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, her Hope in the Dark was written to counter the despair of activists at a moment when they were focused on their losses and had turned their back to the victories behind them—and the unimaginable changes soon to come. In it, she makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide reading of environmental, cultural, and political history, Solnit argues that radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not always immediately seen, directly knowable, or even measurable, and that pessimism and despair rest on an unwarranted confidence about what is going to happen next. Now, with a moving new introduction explaining how the book came about and a new afterword that helps teach us how to hope and act in our unnerving world, she brings a new illumination to the darkness of our times in an unforgettable new edition of this classic book. “One of the best books of the 21st century.” —The Guardian “No writer has better understood the mix of fear and possibility, peril and exuberance that’s marked this new millennium.” —Bill McKibben, New York Times–bestselling author of Falter “An elegant reminder that activist victories are easily forgotten, and that they often come in extremely unexpected, roundabout ways.” —The New Yorker



The Most Beautiful Disaster

Author : Hope Carpenter

Publisher : FaithWords

Page : 157 pages

File Size : 40,6 MB

Release : 2021-05-04

Category : Religion

ISBN : 154601747X

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Hope Carpenter opens up about her personal struggles that nearly destroyed her family, her church, and her ministry, but then God did something miraculous—out of her brokenness, He made something beautiful. As co-pastor of one of the nation's largest megachurches, Hope Carpenter had perfected the roles of supportive wife, good mother, devoted worship leader, and dutiful homemaker. But inside, she was secretly ashamed, sad, and afraid. She didn't know who she was, and she didn't know how to ask for help without bringing down the whole façade. A series of bad choices led to multiple affairs; her husband kicked her out and announced from the pulpit of their church that their marriage was over. Hope was sure her life was done. But in her lowest moments, something beautiful happened. God met her there, and, with a lot of hard work, time, and mountains of therapy, she started to understand the pain that had caused her to act out. She and her family faced their brokenness together, and in powerful acts of forgiveness only God could have arranged, they all found real breakthrough and healing. Ron and Hope rebuilt their marriage and their family, and their ministry thrives today. In The Most Beautiful Disaster, Hope helps readers understand the lasting impact of childhood trauma and gives readers practical steps to uncovering the root of pain in their own lives. She shows how small decisions can lead to big changes, and helps readers find healing and wholeness in Scripture and prayer. Ultimately, readers will be led to hope, reconciliation, and true freedom.



Suffer Strong

Author : Katherine Wolf

Publisher : Zondervan

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 20,31 MB

Release : 2020-02-11

Category : Religion

ISBN : 031034459X

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Is it possible to embrace suffering as a privilege, rather than a punishment? Beloved authors Katherine and Jay Wolf offer readers the bold invitation to trust a known God with an unknown future, as well as practical insights into surviving anything by redefining how we think about everything. After miraculously surviving a near-fatal brainstem stroke at age 26, as told in their memoir, Hope Heals, life for Katherine and Jay Wolf changed forever - and so did the way they viewed God, the world, and themselves in it. There was no going back to normal after such a tragedy. Yet Katherine and Jay learned that suffering is not the end, but rather the beginning of a new story. In Suffer Strong, they invite us into this new story as they share universal lessons and helpful practices that will help us to: Recognize we are being equipped for an uncommon assignment, not cursed by our story. Transform our unmet expectations into brave anticipations. Disrupt the myth that joy can only be found in a pain-free life. Rewrite the narrative of hard circumstances by turning our definitions of suffering into declarations of strength. And, ultimately, thrive even in the lives we never imagined living.