Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 8
Introduction 10
1 The Clock Is Ticking 14
2 Search for Peace 16
3 It's Not Easy 18
4 I Wasn't Born Brave 20
5 In Need of a Miracle 22
6 Let's Be Real 24
7 Who's to Blame? 26
8 Role Reversal 28
9 A Secret Weapon 30
10 The Writing on My Hands 32
11 Please Pray for Me 34
12 My True Value 36
13 You Still There, Lord? 38
14 Are You Not God? 40
15 A Win-Win Situation 42
16 Joy? Now? 44
17 The Bigger Plan 46
18 A Lion-Sized Gift 48
19 A Long Wait 50
20 Against All Odds 52
21 Trip to Heaven 54
22 The Clay Lamp 56
23 All One Body 58
24 Friends in Deed 60
25 Get Back on the Beam 62
26 It's Too Much! 64
27 Long Toenails and All 66
28 A Work of Art 68
29 Unworthy, but Loved 70
30 Overcoming Challenges 72
31 Tattoos Are Forever 74
32 I Feel like a Grasshopper 76
33 A Strange Place to Worship 78
34 Bring in the Artillery 80
35 Time Out 82
36 I Feel So Alone 84
37 Company in the Storm 86
38 I Hate Roller Coasters! 88
39 Need to Focus 90
40 Over the Edge 92
41 Open My Eyes, Lord 94
42 Lymphedema 96
43 Where's My Harp? 98
44 A Fishy Gift 100
45 An Unlikely Neighbor 102
46 A Good Hair Day 104
47 What Do I Want? 106
48 Write It Down 108
49 Learning the Hard Way 110
50 My Will Be Done 112
51 God, Where Are You? 114
52 Skateboarding 116
53 Hit the Dirt! 118
54 New Every Morning 120
55 Is There a Future? 122
56 Journaling with God 124
57 I Can't Go On 126
58 Help My Unbelief! 128
59 Forever in Sight 130
60 Lousy Timing 132
61 Not the Way I Expected 134
62 I Need You 136
63 A Tough Decision 138
64 Running a Marathon 140
65 Friends Who Count 142
66 Snug as a Bird 144
67 Why Am I So Tired? 146
68 Teach Me to Fly 148
69 The Face in the Mirror 150
70 Unlikely Messenger 152
71 Sword at the Ready 154
72 Proud for the Right Reasons 156
73 Goodness and Love 158
74 Divine Roller Coaster 160
75 The Unappreciated Gift 162
76 What Do You Mean, "It's Over"? 164
77 Starting Over 166
78 Angels Unaware 168
79 A Lesson from Nature 170
80 Tiny Steps 172
81 Live in the Now 174
82 Who Am I? 176
83 Absolute Guarantee 178
84 New Life 180
85 A Living Tapestry 182
86 Beware of the Little Foxes 184
87 New Values 186
88 A Time to Be Patient 188
89 Something Good? You're Kidding 190
90 New Relationship 192
Finale: Live like an Eagle 196
Appendix 1 Helpful Scriptures 198
Appendix 2 Recommended Reading 203
Appendix 3 Help Them to Help Us 205
