Bend - Lueders, Beth

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Résumé :
OVERPOWERING CHALLENGES THREATEN TO TWIST YOU into a chokehold. Frustrated, discouraged, maybe ready to quit? Bend extends a hand in life's pressures to rise above the disruption and despair. International journalist Beth Lueders introduces you to courageous sojourners- a wounded veteran, a Wiccan devotee, mothers of children with profound disabilities, and more-who've uncovered secrets to resilience through the unimaginable. Riveting, and inspiring, Bend wrestles with anger, revenge, purpose, and hope. Bend explores how we really come back through adversity. Are unwavering determination and stay-at-it endurance enough? Discover how you too can finish stronger than anyone imagined. Recapture how to begin again with fresh strength and resolve as you sway, lean, and bend, but do not break.

Biographie:
Many people describe Beth as lively, soulful, and humorous, and she would agree. She'd also add in curious and a champion of the underdog. Crisscrossing the planet to document stories in nearly twenty countries, Beth is an award-winning journalist whose expos?s include the plight of Chernobyl's radiation-poisoned children and at-risk prostitutes in the Philippines. Beth has authored and co-authored several books, including Lifting Our Eyes: Finding God's Grace through the Virginia Tech Tragedy (2007, Berkeley Trade), Two Days Longer: Discovering More of God as You Wait for Him (2006, Howard), and reflective commentary and practical study tools for the Women of Faith Study Bible. Beth is also a Cru alumni staff member and former editor of Worldwide Challenge and Clarity magazines. As founder and director of MacBeth Communications, Beth writes and edits for several companies, ministries, and nonprofits. Beth speaks about faith and resiliency and is a comeback coach and pet therapy volunteer. A Nebraska native now living in Colorado, Beth admires the simple things in life: nature's beauty, fresh coffee, deep conversations, and long walks with her collie....

Sommaire:
OVERPOWERING CHALLENGES THREATEN TO TWIST YOU into a chokehold. Frustrated, discouraged, maybe ready to quit? Bend extends a hand in life's pressures to rise above the disruption and despair. International journalist Beth Lueders introduces you to courageous sojourners- a wounded veteran, a Wiccan devotee, mothers of children with profound disabilities, and more-who've uncovered secrets to resilience through the unimaginable. Riveting, and inspiring, Bend wrestles with anger, revenge, purpose, and hope. Bend explores how we really come back through adversity. Are unwavering determination and stay-at-it endurance enough? Discover how you too can finish stronger than anyone imagined. Recapture how to begin again with fresh strength and resolve as you sway, lean, and bend, but do not break....