Blog Tour, Review and Giveaway!

Dear reader,
This is my story. Sometimes it gets a little crazy…you’ll see, but my guess is that in many ways my story and yours are not that different. Between some of the chapters you will find personal notes from me to you. These include things I wish I had known, things I wish someone had told me back then. I hope you will find what I’ve shared encouraging.

I am praying for you.
Kristen

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Life, In Spite of Me by Kristen Jane Anderson and Tricia Goyer is a true story written about a decision that could have ended a life and changed the lives of many people forever.  Kristen, a troubled teen had fallen into drinking and smoking, had been raped at a party and grounded by her parents, and had a history of family depression.  Writing a note, she crawled out of her bedroom window and ended up laying down on nearby train tracks.

How many people can survive being run over by a train?  You would think no one, but Kristen did.  Her survival is a miracle which leads her and her family to God.  This is an amazing story about love, joy and the gift of life.

Depression is something that is not always diagnosed and those suffering it can have an extremely difficult time, those around a person with depression may not always understand, Kristen's book not only tells about a miracle but also about the pain of suffering from depression.

This was truly an extraordinary book, it was very sad, but uplifting as well, it's not too often that we hear of life after an attempted suicide.  The title of this book is so perfect, life does tend to go on in spite of ourselves and it's what we do with our life that determines how good it is.  Kristen has a deep down strength, a will to survive and she is using her life to help others, it's truly amazing how her near death experience turned her life around.

This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group

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