Inspire Entertainment Magazine Spring 2014 - Vol. 4 | Page 9

BOOKS A story filled with faith, courage and compassion. As 870 children waited in fear, their elementary school rushed into lockdown mode. As the nation faced yet another Sandy Hook story of tragedy, one woman rewrote the ending. Yet the story doesn’t start with those first steps the gunman took into that Atlanta elementary school. It starts with Antoinette Tuff, a woman who faced her own pain, hurt, and rejection, yet held onto grace, faith, and hope. A hope that anchored her in the most high stakes of moments, a grace that allowed her to empathize with a hurting young man, and a faith that gave her courage to love him back from the brink. “We are all capable of being God’s vessel-of fulfilling the purpose God has chosen for us.” Antoinette Tuff. Available at amazon.com