Finding Glory in the Thorns: Hope & Purpose in Life's Painful Seasons - Softcover

Lisa Jamieson; Larry Jamieson

9781932307870: Finding Glory in the Thorns: Hope & Purpose in Life's Painful Seasons

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932307877 ISBN 13: 9781932307870

Publisher: Ambassador-Emerald International, 2008

This is a book for anyone who has ever wanted to experience more love, hope, and joy. And for those in the midst of crisis, it presents life-changing opportunity.

Is a medical diagnosis, job loss, financial crisis, or other challenge threatening to change your life or steal your dreams? Do you wonder if your life will ever be normal again? Do you sense that a gift lingers in your crisis? Are you overwhelmed with the need for joy or rest?

When a family is thrust into a life-altering reality autism, brain injury, cancer, multiple sclerosis, stroke, job loss, financial hardship, marriage breakdown, or other crisis the pain, uncertainty, and exhaustion can seem too much to bear. Sometimes the thorns in our lives even feel like torture. Many of us live in a tug-of-war of emotions and struggle to answer the tough questions of our faith.

This book encourages people to come together in Christ-centered community and shows them how to find true nourishment among their thorns. It explores biblical truths to fill suffering souls with faith, hope, and joy discovering the many places where God s glory is revealed.

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About the Author:

Larry and Lisa Jamieson owned a successful consulting business developing training resources for Fortune 500 companies and were raising their children in Minnesota. Then their third daughter was born with many challenges and later diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome a genetic disorder that dramatically affects all areas of her development. Their experience with Carly s disabilities, seizures, and an associated sleep disorder as well as Larry s diagnosis with a chronic medical condition have taken them on a painfully unexpected but glory-filled adventure. Their heart is to join with others on a journey deeper into the strong and loving arms of Jesus.

Review:

Do you long for a taste of glory a vision for life hope in your hurt? The Jamiesons are our loving and faithful guides who lead us to the experience of Finding Glory in the Thorns. Their story is powerful in itself, but their Spirit-led framing of it in the theological reality of the glory of God allows the story to be transformational as well as inspirational. They show us that life amid thorns can also be lived in the presence and power of a loving God a life of following Jesus into the kingdom of His Father! I, for one, need the hope, the vision, and the taste of glory this rare book provides. --Howard Baker, Instructor of Christian Formation / Campus Chaplain at Denver Seminary; author of The One True Thing.

The challenges of raising a child with Angelman Syndrome are numerous and daunting. I applaud Larry and Lisa for the honesty in the telling of their story. As the parents of a child with Angelman Syndrome, Yolanda and I are tenaciously hopeful about our daughter s future and unwavering in our belief that God is guiding our steps. Larry and Lisa have written a book that bolsters that hope and conviction. --Regie and Yolanda Hamm (2008 American Idol Songwriter Winner; SESAC Songwriter of the Year in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2000. Multiple Grammy® and Dove Award nominations as both a producer and writer. Board member of FAST)

The challenges of raising a child with Angelman Syndrome are numerous and daunting. I applaud Larry and Lisa for the honesty in the telling of their story. As the parents of a child with Angelman Syndrome, Yolanda and I are tenaciously hopeful about our daughter s future and unwavering in our belief that God is guiding our steps. Larry and Lisa have written a book that bolsters that hope and conviction. --Regie and Yolanda Hamm (2008 American Idol Songwriter Winner; SESAC Songwriter of the Year in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2000. Multiple Grammy� and Dove Award nominations as both a producer and writer. Board member of FAST)

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