A Child Shall Lead: How God Walks You Through Darkness with Hope, Wisdom and Healing

by Carla Anne Hart

Overview

A Child Shall Lead is an inspirational and compelling look at the lives of some very small people who are facing very big problems. Carla has given us a view into their world, with compassionate storytelling and spiritual wisdom. These accounts give us a reason for hope beyond hope, and help us to see light even in the darkest places.

Mark Traylor


Pastor, Eastwind Community Church

As a hospital educator, Carla Anne Hart has spent her career creating educational choices for children and adolescents in hospitals all over the country. In 1999, she became the first hospital educator to win Disney’s American Teacher Award in the Special Education category. During her many years in hospital settings, she has encountered countless families and healthcare professionals dealing with crisis in the lives of children. With the kindness and authenticity of a special educator, Hart seamlessly incorporates the wisdom she has gained with her faith in God and her hope in a bigger plan. A Child Shall Lead shines the light of faith in the dim paths that must sometimes be tread, and helps her readers emerge with greater Hope, Wisdom and Healing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937498573
Publisher:	Elevate Publishing
Publication date:	04/07/2015
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

A special education teacher and Hospital School program supervisor, Carla Anne Hart specializes in helping children with chronic illnesses and injuries. Hart lives in Boise, Idaho, where she enjoys spending time outdoors with her chocolate lab, Hershey.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Second Chances 5

Hurricane 13

Strength 27

Acceptance 33

Bullies 47

Joy 53

Hope 59

Peace 81

Fluff 91

Slurpees and Other Simple Acts of Kindness 97

Judgment 105

Irony of It All 113

Sincerity 125

Slow Motion 133

Wailing Wall 141

My Story 147

In Closing: Discovery 157

Acknowledgments 160

What People are Saying About This

Director, Heart to Hand Ministries, Inc. - Woody Wolfe

In every profession you will find those who are, quite simply, passionate about what they do. I have encountered them in all types of positions and all walks of life. They love what they do and they end up making a difference in the lives of others while having their own lives enriched beyond their wildest dreams. It is who they are, and they really don’t know what else they would do in life besides what they are doing. In thirty-three years of ministering to hospitalized children and their families, in hospitals and camps throughout the United States, I have met no one more passionate about her work than Carla. I am honored to know her as a friend and so glad that she has opened up her journey to the rest of us in the pages of this book.

MA, CCLS - Renee Hunte

Carla is able to capture the “essence” of the spirit of the children, families, staff, and people she has encountered on her life journey. The book illustrates the human spirit and she is able to eloquently express what God has done in her life through her interactions with others. As a child life specialist, I had the opportunity to see her “works in action” and through her writings, she is able to paint a vivid portrait for all to see of her experiences working with pediatric patients.

Author, A Table in the Presence: The Dramatic Account of How a U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced God's Presence Amidst t - Carey Cash

Here are the seasoned reflections of one who has learned to see all of life—even our most desperate and dire circum-stances—through the eyes of faith. Carla Hart has much to teach us about “becoming as children” as Jesus said, that we might see Him walking in the midst of every challenge we face. If you’re looking for an anecdote to the cynicism and irony that plagues this generation, you’ve found it in A Child Shall Lead.

Pastor, Eastwind Community Church - Mark Traylor

A Child Shall Lead is an inspirational and compelling look at the lives of some very small people who are facing very big problems. Carla has given us a view into their world, with compassionate storytelling and spiritual wisdom. These accounts give us a reason for hope beyond hope, and help us to see light even in the darkest places.

From the Publisher

A Child Shall Lead is an inspirational and compelling look at the lives of some very small people who are facing very big problems. Carla has given us a view into their world, with compassionate storytelling and spiritual wisdom. These accounts give us a reason for hope beyond hope, and help us to see light even in the darkest places.

Mark Traylor


Pastor, Eastwind Community Church

Carla is able to capture the “essence” of the spirit of the children, families, staff, and people she has encountered on her life journey. The book illustrates the human spirit and she is able to eloquently express what God has done in her life through her interactions with others. As a child life specialist, I had the opportunity to see her “works in action” and through her writings, she is able to paint a vivid portrait for all to see of her experiences working with pediatric patients.

Renee Hunte


MA, CCLS

Here are the seasoned reflections of one who has learned to see all of life—even our most desperate and dire circumstances—through the eyes of faith. Carla Hart has much to teach us about “becoming as children” as Jesus said, that we might see Him walking in the midst of every challenge we face. If you’re looking for an anecdote to the cynicism and irony that plagues this generation, you’ve found it in A Child Shall Lead.

Carey Cash


Author, A Table in the Presence: The Dramatic Account of How a U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced God’s Presence Amidst the Chaos of the War in Iraq

In every profession you will find those who are, quite simply, passionate about what they do. I have encountered them in all types of positions and all walks of life. They love what they do and they end up making a difference in the lives of others while having their own lives enriched beyond their wildest dreams. It is who they are, and they really don’t know what else they would do in life besides what they are doing. In thirty-three years of ministering to hospitalized children and their families, in hospitals and camps throughout the United States, I have met no one more passionate about her work than Carla. I am honored to know her as a friend and so glad that she has opened up her journey to the rest of us in the pages of this book.

Woody Wolfe


Director, Heart to Hand Ministries, Inc.

Listen to an interview with Carla Anne Hart