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PINNACLE BOOK ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
NORTH AMERICAN BOOKDEALERS EXCHANGE
also
AWARD OF MERIT
Writer's Digest
2001 NATIONAL SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD
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A HEART TRACED IN SAND
Reflections on a Daughter's Struggle for Life
by Steven Boone
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 Naomi had inspired me to be compassionate and to care for every soul anywhere that had been ruthlessly turned upon by the world. My sense of light and dark had sharpened, and I could see that great souls invariably attract the fiercest opposition. Because of Naomi’s endurance of affliction, my heart became sensitive to others who bore hardships, humbling me before their glory. Moreover, Naomi was teaching me the preciousness of life as never before. Her features, the look in her eyes that said, “I am; this is me!” as well as her writing, her art, what she noticed in the world, and the potential of what she might become, were irreplaceable. Just as every human fingerprint is unique, so too, every person makes an imprint in life that is entirely their own. I came to see the preciousness of every person, their awesome importance, the place they hold as a special thread woven into the fabric of humanity. Now upon hearing of a life threatened or lost, I grieved, knowing with respectful sorrow that it could not be replaced.
Excerpted from Chap. 19: "As Your Faith Is"
"An empowering account of a teenager’s courageous battle with cancer and her father’s strengthened spiritual beliefs. Insights into art, dreams, meditations, affirmations, healers, chemotherapy, and faith."
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