Bøker av Lauren Christopher

A foster child who was once told she would never amountto much by her third-grade teacher, goes on to travela road of self-discovery and personal growth despitefacing challenges of child sexual abuse, physical abuse, transienthome life and the foster care system which then led to a 25-yeardysfunctional marriage.This memoir recounts the narrative of a life searching forpeace and meaning in the face of tribulations beyond fiction. Aseries of daily stories are revealed to the author's daughter overthe course of an advent season each depicting part of the journeythat had a transformational impact and provided opportunitiesto reach towards the light of faith and love over the darkness ofhopelessness or despair. In this unfolding she is encouraged to thinkdeeper into how we perceive our world and more importantly theexperiences we have in our journey, along with the sovereigntywe each are gifted to frame those experiences as we choose. Inthat gift lies our freedom and legacy.