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Finding Hope in the Midst of Tragedy Kindle Edition
And yet we have reason to hope.
This book is my own personal journey to finding hope after a tragedy hit our family. However, I did not want this book to be my story alone. Instead, I want it to be a resource for you to find hope in the midst of your own difficulties. That is why I have added the sections that you will see through the book called, "From My Life to Yours," where I add journaling prompts and reflection questions for you to apply what you are learning to your life. I pray that God leads you to find His hope no matter what you are currently walking through.
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 1, 2012
- File size2649 KB
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"This is a book of hope, trust, faith, forgiveness, and so much more! Highly Recommended!" - Sandra McLeod Humphrey
"Wow! My eyes are full of tears and my heart is full of God's promises to the author and to each of us. Great book!" - Kristie
Product details
- ASIN : B008RSQFJC
- Publisher : Body and Soul Publishing (August 1, 2012)
- Publication date : August 1, 2012
- Language : English
- File size : 2649 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 182 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,906,162 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,056 in Spiritual Meditations (Kindle Store)
- #5,961 in Spiritual Meditations (Books)
- #9,518 in Christian Self-Help
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About the author
Shelley Hitz has been ministering alongside her husband, CJ, since 1998 and her main passion is to share God's truth and the freedom in Christ she has found with others. She does this through her books, websites and speaking engagements.
She is also the owner of Christian Book Academy where she helps writers write words that outlive them, self-publish books that fulfill their calling and reach more readers with their message.
Shelley's openness and vulnerability as she shares her own story of hope and healing through her books will inspire and encourage you.
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Customers find the story inspiring, refreshing, and hope-filled. They also appreciate the comforting scripture choices and biblical verses and observations. Readers describe the book as a good read that helps them renew their faith.
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Customers find the story inspiring, refreshing, and hope-filled. They say it's well-written, insightful, and hopeful.
"...They are true sources to heal a heart.The From My Heart to Yours sections are designed for you to apply to your circumstances...." Read more
"...It's not only a good read but it's extremely inspirational. Go Chuck!" Read more
"...This can be inspirational and encouraging tool for those who are in a bad place and need a book to lift them up...." Read more
"...It was a very great inspiring help to know how to gain back anyone's faith and hope when tragedy occurs as it did for Shelley and her family..." Read more
Customers find the scripture choices comforting, wonderful, and inspiring. They say the story has given them hope and helped them renew their faith. Readers also mention the book is heartfelt and helps them decipher their feelings.
"...Her Scripture choices were so comforting. Take the time to look at the ones Hitz does not write out in her book...." Read more
"...Each section has some wonderful reflections, biblical verses and observations...." Read more
"...No matter what your personal story may be, this book will help you to decipher your feelings and get through the emotional turmoil...." Read more
"...This story has given me hope and helped me to renew my faith. God bless" Read more
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by Julie Saffrin
When life upends, and unfairly so, what do you do?
Shelley Hitz's memoir-self-help book, Hope in the Midst of Tragedy will help you journey through the disorder, unknowns and not-in-control feelings that come. You'll find a friend in these pages as you live and experience Hitz's account of learning to cope with the unexpected. Hitz's father went into a coma and came out with traumatic brain injury (TBI) after being assaulted in 2009.
Your circumstances may be different, but we are creatures of emotions and where there's hurt, there's most likely anguish. Hitz describes her feelings this way: "My emotions have been up and down today, ranging from sadness to grief to guilt to anger to fear," she writes. "They say this is normal to have a flood of conflicting emotions in this part of the crisis response called "recoil." Normal or not, it's not very fun!"
Recoil. Curling inward, lashing out. What a great word to describe the springing of our emotions. Ordinary reactions to disturbance.
But Hitz doesn't leave herself or us there. Nor does she give us, as Simon and Garfunkel sang, "false hope." She gives us "hope," an action word. If you like picture words, envision, as some ancients did, its definition, "leaping with expectation."
These leaps are sometimes barely visible to the eye, yet, how isn't this how much of change happens - in small increments? Hitz's "hope" comes from signs from above and everyday life, in the beautiful and sometimes simple ways such as her father's squint of trying to understand what's being said to him as he comes out of coma. In this moment, any movement at all brought hope.
Where Hitz could have chosen to live in anger toward someone who hurt her father, where she could have blamed God for allowing this awful circumstance to happen, Hitz instead, chose to embrace loving God through some hard, dark days.
Her books reads in diary form so we experience her inches gained, some miles lost, with her. Because of this, we experience her emotional range too. We applause in the minor and major milestones too.
Her Scripture choices were so comforting. Take the time to look at the ones Hitz does not write out in her book. They are true sources to heal a heart.
The From My Heart to Yours sections are designed for you to apply to your circumstances. I love that she gives her readers a way to ponder and express themselves too.
The beauty of Hitz's writing is, she gets to the heart of what she's feeling but then uses Scripture to help her journey toward healing. And just as it takes time for her father to restart his life, so too, does this give Hitz permission to allow God to gently teach her. And we, in turn, are given this chance as well.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who yearns to find comfort while going through life's unexpected detours. You will feel refreshed and hope-filled as you know you are not alone in your journey. Hitz has gone before you and she offers you the joy she has found in the process. This is a book that is heartfelt, yet so inspiring.
I would highly highly recommend this book. It's not only a good read but it's extremely inspirational. Go Chuck!
occurs as it did for Shelley and her family when her dad had been assaulted by a drunk man as she shares what they all went through and how they did
it with God's help and His word! I chose to give this book Five stars for all the statements that I have already mentioned above! I recommend this book for those who may be finding themselves in a rocky,perilous journey in their lives because of their situations of a serious injury etc. Or even one who wishes to be a little more I their faith for such a calamity to someone they know,etc. I received this book free in exchange for my doing review(s for those interested in growing spiritually ahead of any disasters of one
kind ! Great work Shelley! By Angela