Crazy Enough To Believe In Me

there was no way i was supposed to come back from that dark place.everyone i knew gave up on me.i was an embarrasement.truth be told,i was embarrased too.i was ashamed too.i hated me too.i too also knew that i had issues.the difference is,at some point i begun to ponder and question everything i had ever been told.in my mind,my heart and deep down in my soul i begged to differ.this groaning in my spirit only grew louder,as i dug,clawed and crawled,kicked and screamed,faught my way out of this god forsaken place.now they can only stare in disbeleif.i'd even go so far as saying,some of them are in awe.i'm convinced that we all have something inside of us that can fight it's way out of nearly anything or any situation.it simply has to be awakened,though it won't be a simple task.so long as we have breath in our lungs,there is always a chance for us to see the tides turn.

There was no way I was supposed to come back from that dark place. Everyone I knew gave up on me. I was an embarrassment. Truth be told, I was embarrassed too. I was ashamed too. I hated me too. I too also knew that I had issues. The difference is, at some point I begun to ponder and question everything I had ever been told. In my mind, my heart and deep down in my soul I begged to differ. This groaning in my spirit only grew louder, as I dug, clawed and crawled, kicked and screamed, fought my way out of this god forsaken place. Now they can only stare in disbelief. I'd even go so far as saying, some of them are in awe. I'm convinced that we all have something inside of us that can fight it's way out of nearly anything or any situation. It simply has to be awakened, though it won't be a simple task. So long as we have breath in our lungs, there is always a chance for us to see the tides turn.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Relationship Goals . . . Will you be remembered as a person who claimed to follow God but liked to play it safe? Or as a person who lived your life out on the limb and trusted God enough to live in crazy faith? Noah looked crazy when he started building the ark . . . until it started raining. It was crazy for Moses to lead a nation of people into the desert away from Egypt . . . until the Red Sea parted. It was crazy to believe that a fourteen-year-old virgin would give birth to the Son of God . . . until Mary held Jesus in her arms. There are many things that seem normal or average today that at one point in time seemed absolutely crazy. Smartphones, Wi-Fi, and even the electric light bulb were all groundbreaking, history-making inventions that started out as crazy ideas. Our see-it-to-believe-it generation tends to have a hard time exercising true faith—one that steps out, takes action, and sees mountain-moving results. Many of us would rather play it safe and stand on the sidelines, but it’s crazy faith that helps us see God move and reveals His promises. In Crazy Faith, Pastor Michael Todd shows us how to step out in faith and dive into the purposeful life of trusting God for the impossible. Even if you have to start with baby faith or maybe faith, you can become empowered to let go of your lazy faith, trust God through your hazy faith, and learn to live a lifestyle of crazy faith. With powerful stories of modern-day faith warriors who take their cues from biblical heroes, Michael Todd equips you to • believe for the impossible • choose hope over fear • be alert to the voice of God • cope with loss and doubt • develop a deeper level of trust in God • speak faith-filled declarations • inspire crazy faith in others God’s not looking for somebody to give Him all the reasons why His plans can’t happen. He’s looking for somebody to believe they will happen. In fact, He has so much He wants to do through you. The question is, Are you crazy enough to believe it?

Creative author and speaker Sweet believes that Christians should never be considered "normal" members of society. Christians must see the world differently because they're transformed by Christ.

Four siblings Kirsten, Crystal, Alex, and Jimmy are accidentally transported into the magical world of Shyelle. The only way home again will be to fulfill the binding magic of the legend made over 2,000 years ago. Alien, alone, and with hope fading fast the Esperson siblings band together to preserve the world as we know it before an entire star system is destroyed. Together Kirsten, Crystal, Alex, and Jimmy must learn to work together to overcome physical and mental challenges like dyslexia, ADHD, asthma, introversion, anxiety and lasting injuries. Overcoming these disabilities will become vital to defeating Ezekien, the most powerful Dragon King to ever walk Shyelle. Find out in this unique journey if these four siblings will be able to make alliances with Uziel, the Dragon King of Ice and Patrick, the scientific mastermind behind the Traveler. Discover the power of integrity in this breathtaking adventure as the Universal Knights rise in ShyelleÕs most desperate hour for heroes.

In Keeping the Faith, nationally acclaimed author and commentator Tavis Smiley, host of NPR’s The Tavis Smiley Show, weaves stories of over one hundred African Americans into a rich tapestry of intimate testimonies about life, love, and inner strength. In Smiley’s affirming collection, black Americans from all walks of life join with well known figures such as Iyanla Vanzant, Cornel West, and Danny Glover to offer insights about the moments that challenged them to learn, the teachers who inspired them to grow, and the sources of hope and courage they draw on in their daily lives. Certain to be of abiding value to readers everywhere, Keeping the Faith offers rich lessons about loss and healing, wisdom and fulfillment, perseverance and the wellsprings of joy.

"How is it possible to recover and love the world again when you have lived through the worst? "On the night of September 5, 1990, my two children, Lucie and Sylvain, were murdered by their own father. Faced with such a tragedy, I could have killed myself, but I chose life. Like many mothers, I believed that I could never live without my children. And yet... today, I am no longer ashamed to be alive. Surviving hell is possible. "There is not a word in the dictionary that is good enough to define the nothingness in which I and my family found ourselves." "To fill this gap, I decided to write my story. How can you survive the death of your children? I hope that my testimony will help you, dear reader, to understand the pain of the victims and perhaps one day to overcome it." In this extraordinary story, of rare humanity, Patricia Oddo finds the strength to live for her children, to fall in love, to be a mother again, to speak without taboo about this tragedy that struck her children, and to mourn this tragedy thirty years later. Patricia Oddo is a secretary and works in a family business near Chartres, France.

Fiddle making, spring houses, horse trading, sassafras tea, berry buckets, gardening, and other affairs of plain living are the topics covered in this volume. From the Trade Paperback edition.