At twenty, Nika Maples learned that when hope was all she had, she claimed it boldly while defying all odds to recover from a devastating stroke. The lessons from that struggle are powerful and universal, and she shares those lessons in her new book, Hunting Hope. Doctors warned that she had as little as 48 hours to live, and—if she lived at all—she would never walk or talk again. There was no hope on the horizon. So Nika started to hunt for it. Today, she not only walks, but she speaks to audiences everywhere about the power of hunting hope when a situation appears hopeless. She says hope remains camouflaged in the daily mundane. If we are not looking for it, we will miss it, though it is right before our eyes.
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This week for the writers workshop I am going to write about number six which is: List 8 people, places, or things you’d like to give a timeout too. I chose this one because it made me smile and I wish that I could put people in my life in time out. There are quite a few things that I want to put in time out, so let’s just get on the list.
The very first thing on this list has to be the people who have been working on getting our emails working at work. We are at a week down, and there still is no end in sight. I get that is can be hard at times but over a week just seems like someone isn’t doing their job. I also can’t even imagine how much work and money we are losing because we aren’t receiving any emails. (They are up and working now. I wrote this a few days ago and they weren’t working yet.)
The next thing that needs a time out is the crazy spring weather in Utah. It will go from freezing to 80 degrees and then back to freezing over two or three days.
Stupid drivers are the next people that need a timeout. I have had to commute for years now, and I have seen some crazy things like one lady curling her hair. I want them all to be in timeout so that we make it to work safely without any stress.
The next things that need a time out are the stupid birds that insist on eating the cat food that I put out for my stray cats at work. It makes me so mad to see the birds eating all of the food that I bring for the cats so most of the day I leave the food inside until I see a cat waiting for it.
The next people that need a time out is most of the men in my family because they just get on my nerves, and I would love to make them sit in the corner.
Next, up I wish I could put my health insurance in time out because it sucks and doesn’t cover anything, so I am going to be upside down in medical debt again.
I also would love to put some of the women that I work with in time out. I have worked with the same group of men for almost years, and we were all hired by another company in January. The new business has a ton of women working for them, and we all know that women tend to have drama, so I want to put them all in time out because I have no patience for drama or high school games.
The very last thing that I would love to put in time out is Google. I have a love-hate relationship with Google, so I want to put them in time out because I can.
Those are the eight things and people who need a time out. I am sure I will think of more once this post is live so maybe I will make this post into a series of posts in the future.
What or who do you think needs a time out?
Here are all the other prompts for this week in case you want to pick one and join in:
1. Throwback Thursday: Choose a photo from a previous May and write a poem or a blog post.
2. You are given a part to act in a show you watch. Which show would you choose?
3. Share a lesson you learned from your Mother that still sticks with you to this day.
4. Write a blog post inspired by the word: red.
5. Talk about your favorite social media platform and why you love it so much.
6. List eight people, places, or things you’d like to give a timeout to.
FTC: I received a free copy of this book from Litfuse in exchange for my honest review. I received no other compensation and the opinions expressed in this review are one hundred percent true and my own.
Hunting Hope by Nika Maples was such a great book and one I was glad that I got to review. When I first saw this book being offered to review, I didn’t sign up for it because I am not always a huge fan of books like this one. After I got a second email asking to review the book I figured what the hell it won’t hurt me to read it. In the end, I am so glad that I read the book because it gave me a new way to look at some of the hard things I have dealt with in my life. This book is a smaller book but right from the first page it made me think and made me want to look at my life differently. I also liked that this book was an easy read, and the author did a great job of making me understand what she was saying and things like that. I think this is one book that everyone should read at some point because it can teach everyone something.
About The Book
Hunting Hope: Dig Through the Darkness to Find the Light (April 2016, Worthy Inspired)
Hope is not an accident. Sometimes it has to be hunted, and hunting it takes courage.
Hope hunters know how to excavate hope from hardship. There is dirt underneath their fingernails and sweat on their shirts. They rake through the rubble of an unwanted situation, digging into difficult circumstances because they have come to expect that adversity will produce good. They believe that light always triumphs over darkness. They have learned to walk through winter with their eyes on spring.
Nika Maples became a hope hunter after suffering a massive brainstem stroke that left her quadriplegic in her twenties. Doctors warned that she had as little as 48 hours to live, and—if she lived at all—she would never walk or talk again. There was no hope on the horizon. So Nika started to hunt for it. Today, she not only walks, but she speaks to audiences everywhere about the power of hunting hope when a situation appears hopeless. She says hope remains camouflaged in the daily mundane. If we are not looking for it, we will miss it, though it is right before our eyes.
Whether you or someone you know is going through a situation that feels hopeless, you will find encouragement in Hunting Hope. Whether you are experiencing a medical trauma, a financial hardship, or a relational crisis, you will find empowerment in Hunting Hope. As you read, you will cling to 20 truths about God’s character and practice 5 daily disciplines that will develop your own character in crisis.
You will become a hope hunter.
Maybe it doesn’t matter what causes suffering in our lives as much as it matters what suffering causes in our lives. Maybe we were all meant to be hope hunters.
About The Author
Nika Maples is the author of Twelve Clean Pages, the memoir of her survival of lupus and a stroke that left her quadriplegic at age 20. After learning to walk and talk again, she became a public school teacher, winning 2007 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year. She holds an MA in English Education from Columbia University and currently is pursuing an MDIV from The King’s University. When she is not traveling to speak, she lives, writes, and laughs as much as possible in Fort Worth, Texas.
FTC: I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. I received no other compensation and the opinions expressed in this review are one hundred percent true and my own.
FTC: I received a free copy of this book from Litfuse in exchange for my honest review. I received no other compensation and the opinions expressed in this review are one hundred percent true and my own.
Her One and Only by Becky Wade was a sweet love story. I have read all the other books in this series, but you don’t have to read the other books to understand what is going on in this book. I love books like this one because you get caught up with the characters from the other books which I always enjoy. I have to share one thing that bugged me because it is the only thing I didn’t like about this book, and that is the fact that I don’t like the two people they have on the cover because in my head they don’t look anything like what I think the characters would look like. Even as I wrote that last statement, I had to laugh because that is the only thing that bugged me about the book. I loved this book and this series, and I don’t think that that will ever change.
About The Book
Romance Fans Eagerly Anticipate Every New Release from Becky Wade
Gray Fowler, star NFL tight end, is being pursued by a stalker, so his team hires a protection agency to keep Gray under the watch of a bodyguard at all times. When Gray meets Dru Porter, an agent assigned to him, he’s indignant. How can an attractive young female half his size possibly protect him?
But Dru’s a former Marine, an expert markswoman, and a black belt. She’s also ferociously determined to uncover the identity of Gray’s stalker. And she’s just as determined to avoid any kind of romantic attachment between herself and the rugged football player with the mysterious past. But the closer they get to finding the stalker, the closer they grow to each other. As the danger rises, can Dru and Gray entrust their hearts–and their lives–to one another?
About The Author
Becky Wade is a native of California who attended Baylor University, met and married a Texan, and moved to Dallas. She published historical romances for the general market, took time off to raise her children, then felt God nudging her to pursue contemporary Christian fiction. Becky’s work has been a finalist for both a RITA and an INSPY Award.
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