Life, In Spite Of Me is an amazing story of teenage angst gone horribly wrong. An incomplete suicide in a moment of despair leaves Kristen Jane Anderson physically torn apart, but God's perfect plan uses Kristen's struggles dealing with a broken body to push her towards a full and healthy relationship with Him.
Every young adult has had moments like these, when they wonder if it wouldn't be easier to not be alive. Some, like Kristen, make impetuous decisions to end their lives in these moments. Suicide to a teenager can sound romantic and glamorous. I would make this book recommended reading for all pre-teens and teenagers, to highlight the painful reality of suicide.
Twilight's got nothing on Life, In Spite Of Me. Bella's got nothing on Kristen. Treat your teenage daughter to a heroine who overcomes her teenage self-pity to realize the one thing that makes life worth living is understanding the sovereignty and grace of God, which is only easy to spot in hindsight.
WIN A COPY OF LIFE, IN SPITE OF ME!
To enter this contest, share a moment from your teen years when you felt like life wasn't worth living anymore, and what happened to get you out from under that cloud of despair. It can be something as frivolous as ripping your favorite pair of designer jeans to something as life changing as losing a parent. Funny, heart-wrenching, casual, all stories are welcome! I will choose a winner the way I always do, on a whim. So tickle my funny bone or poke at my tear ducts! The winner will be announced in tomorrow's blog post.
Suzanne, you are one the most fascinating people I have met to date, I think. I would love a copy of this book... though I am not sure you want to read the variety of sordid stories from my teen years that brought me face to face with suicide... beginning with an alcoholic father leaving when I was 9 to the discovery at 17 that my boyfriend/roomate was sleeping with my best friend (our other roomate). I distinctly remember, then, leaning over the roof of our third floor apartment, and wondering if sufficient damage would be done if I threw myself down.
ReplyDeleteI do not mean to sound trite, but this crisis propelled me back to church (which is now Morningstar :), and church propelled me into a relationship with the Jesus I now desperately love, and that, surely is how I survived.
If I'm the only entry, I win, right ;P
Iya H