Rising UP! chronicles Anna York's physical, social and spiritual transformation as she makes a remarkable journey: <ul>
<li>From a white, Protestant, rural community to multi-cultural Chicago</li>
<li>From serious disability caused by multiple sclerosis to health and wholeness </li>
<li>From suspicion of eastern healing arts as "strange" and "dangerous" to healing with the help of a Tai Chi master and Traditional Chinese Medicine</li>
<li>From anti-feminist roots to ordination as a handicapped female in a Southern Baptist church</li>
<li>From being regarded as a "saint" to being rejected by friends because of her "un-Christian" mode of healing</li>
<li>From beef and potatoes to a vegetarian diet</li>
<li>From being uninsurable for over two decades to being approved for a $100,000 life insurance policy</li>
<li>From confusion about what has happened to insight and joy</li>
</ul>Multiple sclerosis, a disease Anna has had for over forty years, crippled her, caused her excruciating pain, put her in a wheelchair and an electric scooter, and wreaked havoc on all aspects of her life. In 1996, she began an extraordinary journey of healing that reversed time and disability, restoring her to a vibrant, healthy life. Her story is a passionate one of loss, despair, faith and hope. It speaks of the treasures of healing and wholeness that can be discovered when we learn to trust and share across the boundaries of race, culture and religion. It also discloses the pain and rejection that can occur when transformation takes place outside one's accustomed social and cultural milieu. Most of all, it is a story of the triumph of the human spirit over impossible odds-a story that invites all of us to Rise UP! and meet the challenges we face in life with faith, hope and joy.

Rising Up!: My Recovery from Multiple Sclerosis, Disability and Despair

Health, Fitness & Dieting

York, Anna

Exercise & Fitness

First Flight Books

Life isn't always a beach in Waves, North Carolina... Summer was the busiest time of year on Hatteras Island and the entire stretch of the Outer Banks. Tourists come flocking in from everywhere, sometimes mingling with the residents. Everyone seems to have the same goal: Get away from the mainland, clear their minds, and enjoy everything that Waves and Hatteras Island had to offer. Fourteen year-old Waves resident Jeromie Greene and his friends Cara, Gayle, and Jody are enjoying the summer before their freshman year in high school. The days stretch before them with the promise of endless hours of swimming, surfing, and maybe even a few romances with the constantly changing cast of tourists who visit their island. Waves’ newest summer resident Doug Henshaw quickly befriends Jeromie and his group and soon, everything starts changing. Confessions, betrayals, and the desire to be accepted begin to dominate the thoughts of Jeromie and his friends. Can their friendships survive as they face the challenges that lie ahead?

Breaking Waves: The Calm Before the Storm: The First Summer

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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