Journeys Of Choice

Download or read book Journeys of Choice written by Donna Grisham and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Wellspring of Hope in a Hopeless Place At 16 years old, Donna Grisham was raped. Left violated, broken, and pregnant, she had an abortion. Her life quickly became a downward spiral of hopelessness and fear. Many who receive news of an unplanned pregnancy can relate. Finding yourself in a similar situation, you may feel robbed of your freedom to chooseas though every decision has already been made, leaving you without a voice, paralyzed by fear. But dear friend, fear is a liar. Through the darkest time in her life, God revealed Himself to Donna as the Great Redeemer, and He can do the same for you. In Journeys of Choice, Donna shares her own story, along with inspiring testimonies from Abby Johnson (Unplanned), Jeri Hill (widow of Evangelist Steve Hill, Together in the Harvest), Jessi Green (Saturate OC), and many others. Journeys of Choice offers wisdom for making godly decisions in the midst of trauma and crisis, and hope for supernatural redemption from a broken past. Discover the Wellspring of Hope in the midst of your hopelessness. Meet the Author of new beginnings! Take heart! All is not lost.

Download or read book The Power of Choice written by Melissa Stockwell and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I have had the chance to meet Melissa and hear her amazing story in person. In this book, Melissa shares insight on how she became a warrior and fought back to become the champion she is today. She is a great example of perseverance in the face of what appears to be insurmountable hurdles. Her love of country is strong and carries through her joining the military and representing Team USA in the Paralympic Games. A true champion in many ways.”—Jackie Joyner Kersee “Melissa’s story of strength and courage is not only incredibly moving, it is a must-read for anyone facing any challenge. Clearly her passion for country and sport drives every one of her accomplishments. From a young gymnast like I was, to representing the United States in Paratriathlon, Melissa inspires us all with her story of overcoming unimaginable adversity and what it truly means to be unstoppable.”—Shannon Miller Melissa Stockwell has been a restless force of nature from the time she was a little girl speeding around her neighborhood on her bike, to her tumbles and spills as a high-level gymnast and Olympic hopeful, to joining the ROTC in college as an outlet for her patriotism and love of America. After 9/11, she was deployed to Iraq as a commissioned Army officer, where she suffered the injury that would change her life forever. After a long and challenging recovery at Walter Reed Hospital, she exercised her power of choice to channel her energy into competition, winning three Paratriathlon World Championships and medaling at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Her journey weaves service to her country and the heartache of a painful divorce along with founding a successful nonprofit, launching a career in prosthetics, finding new love, and becoming a mother to two children. Along the way, she meets all the living American presidents and inspires others with disabilities—through a story that is riveting, moving, and an inspiration for anyone who would choose to live their life to the fullest.

Download or read book A Complicated Choice written by Katey Zeh and published by Broadleaf Books . This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often, the public abortion debate depicts the experience of ending a pregnancy in falsely simplistic terms. Anti-abortion activists falsely contend that abortion is always emotionally damaging for the pregnant person, while pro-choice activists focus on honoring bodily autonomy and personal conscience without always giving voice to the nuances of abortion itself. In particular, the pro-choice movement fails to acknowledge that some people experience abortion as a kind of loss. A Complicated Choice addresses the fact that abortion stigma is ubiquitous, even among those who identify as pro-choice. We have not been supportive of people who have abortions, especially those whose experiences are complicated and involve grief and loss. Bringing the reader along the journeys of those who have had abortions, Rev. Katey Zeh opens up space for the complexities of our reproductive lives, giving voice to the experiences of grief, loss, and healing surrounding abortion experiences. She weaves these personal stories with key insights from the fields of psychology, theology, and public policy to illuminate the systemic injustices that undergird the conditions that shape a person's decision to end a pregnancy. A Complicated Choice goes beyond the falsely simplistic terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice" that define the public abortion debate and centers the real people making the decision to end a pregnancy in the context of their full lives and circumstances. A call to people of faith and to all people to examine our judgments about people who have abortions, we are invited into the act of sacred listening to the real stories of those most impacted. By focusing on these experiences, we will be drawn away from the stalemate of debate and into a spiritual response rooted in compassion for those who end pregnancies.

Download or read book Unplanned written by Abby Johnson and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author shares her journey from Planned Parenthood director to anti-abortion activist.

Download or read book The Constant Choice written by Peter Georgescu and published by Sedona Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a most challenging time. Many of us struggle, emotionally, ethically, and spiritually. We seem headed toward less compassion and consideration, failing to overcome that basic instinct that often leads to evil in human behavior--self-preservation at all costs. Yet within each of us a new future is stirring. We can become better people and build a better world by opting for good over evil--one choice at a time. In The Constant Choice, Peter Georgescu offers a gripping narrative of his journey from childhood captivity in a Romanian labor camp to his role as CEO of the world-renowned advertising agency Young & Rubicam. His traumatic youth--his parents' exile from their homeland, his grandfather's murder in prison, his neighbors' betrayal of one another--led to a lifelong struggle to grasp humanity's moral nature. Despite his conviction when he arrived on American soil that he had reached the land of the good, he discovered a more subtle evil at work all around him. Yet he also thrived through the generosity of one benefactor after another. Goodness, he found, isn't inherent; it evolves from daily choice. Through decades of reflection on human behavior, as well as philosophical and spiritual exploration, Peter arrived at a new perspective on the significance of our habitual choices. Every decision we make alters our biological nature, for better or worse--a model that has been confirmed by recent science. The Constant Choice reveals a path for changing who we are and the future of humanity. It's up to each of us to become activists for good.

Download or read book The School Choice Journey written by T. Stewart and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth chronicle of 110 families in Washington, DC's Opportunity Scholarship Program provides a realistic look at how urban families experience the process of using school choice vouchers and transform from government clients to consumers of education and active citizens.

Download or read book Our Journey to Option C written by Christopher Lavoy and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Our Journey To Option C you will find the story of a very courageous couple and their struggle to fight her cancer with whatever worked best for her. It is an excellent read. You will encounter almost certain death, a desperate fight to survive and an indomitable spirit and will to win the battle. You will be encouraged to seek what is best for you in whatever your battlefield is, because Option C is not limited to only cancer or even only to disease. It is a guiding principal for any struggle or problem life may throw at you. You will be blessed by the courageous story that is written within these pages. Dr. Dan Rogers, M.D., Ph.D., N.M.D., FMCM Founder of the GersonPlus Therapy and Rogers Therapy Lourdes Colón was a single mother and a successful actress when she met Chris LaVoy. He was the stage director for the theatrical production that she was a part of and the two fell in love. Lourdes knew that she was here to make an impact on the world, and Chris believed in that dream. Lourdes asked the Universe again and again for the chance to be the difference that she knew she was meant to be. Lourdes and Chris thought that Lourdes would make her desired impact as an A list actress.Just as Lourdes was set to explode into Hollywood stardom she finally got an answer from the Universe to her desire to make a difference in the world. Lourdes was diagnosed with cancer.Their world was torn apart at the diagnosis, but their marriage was tested when Lourdes revealed to her husband that she was going to fight her cancer naturally, and that she was going to document her healing so that the world could see that there was a way to beat cancer without poison or harmful side effects. Chris was scared, and resisted Lourdes' desires. Lourdes learned so much about the human body and cancer. She experimented and through trial and error learned how she could get whole. Lourdes faced resistance from friends and family, but still had that strength to move forward on a journey that took her all the way to Mexico, and to death's door, where she was greeted with messages from the other side from "Light Beings" that offered their support.Our Journey to Option C is a book that surpasses a cancer survivor's story and transcends to life lessons and a mindset that allows for Lourdes and Chris live their lives richer and with more meaning than ever before.