Choosing to SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope
I've told my kids for years that God doesn't make mistakes,"
writes Mary Beth Chapman, wife of Grammy award winning recording
artist Steven Curtis Chapman. "Would I believe it now, when my
whole world as I knew it came to an end?"
Covering her courtship and marriage to Steven Curtis Chapman,
struggles for emotional balance, and living with grief, Mary Beth's
story is our story--wondering where God is when the worst happens.
In Choosing to SEE, she shows how she wrestles with God even
as she has allowed him to write her story--both during times of
happiness and those of tragedy. Readers will hear firsthand about
the loss of her daughter, the struggle to heal, and the unexpected
path God has placed her on. Even as difficult as life can be, Mary
Beth Chapman Chooses to SEE. Includes a 16-page full color
photo insert.
From the Back Cover
"Every now and then a book comes along that is not only
great--it's a gift. An extravagant gift. This is one of those
books."--Beth Moore
From the beginning, Mary Beth Chapman's life was not how she
planned. All she wanted was a calm, peaceful life of stability and
control. Instead, God gave her an award-winning singer/songwriter
husband, crazy schedules, and a houseful of creatively rambunctious
children. Most difficult of all, God's plans for her also included
tragedy.
In Choosing to SEE, Mary Beth unveils her struggle to allow
God to write the story of her life, both the happy chapters and the
tragic ones. And as the story unfolds, she's been forced to wrestle
with some of life's biggest questions: Where is God when things
fall apart? Why does God allow terrible things to happen? How can I
survive hard times?
No matter where you find yourself in your own life story, you will
treasure the way Mary Beth shows that even in the hard times, there
is hope if you choose to SEE.
"Mary Beth makes the deepest places of our being easier to embrace
and grasp. I felt like I was looking at my own heart exposed on the
pages of this book."--Denise Jonas, mother of the Jonas
Brothers
"Mary Beth has an important story to tell that starts long before
the accident. It's a story of heartache, betrayal, depression, and
loss. Yet her encouragement to us is that there is hope--spring is
coming."--Mark (of Casting Crowns) and Melanie Hall
Product Details
- Title : Choosing to SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope
- Authors:
- Chapman, Mary Beth
- Vaughn, Ellen
- Chapman, Steven
- Publisher: Revell
- Publication Date: 2010
- ISBN: 9781441213570
Mary Beth Chapman is the wife of Grammy and Dove Award
winning recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman. Together they began
Show Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for the
world's forgotten and abandoned children by providing financial
assistance to families wishing to adopt, as well as increasing
awareness of and funneling resources to orphans domestically and
internationally. Mary Beth serves as president of Show Hope and is
a speaker for Women of Faith 2010 with her husband. She is also
coauthor with Steven of the Shaoey and Dot series of children's
picture books. Mary Beth and Steven have six children, Emily,
Caleb, Will Franklin, and adopted daughters Shaohannah Hope, Stevey
Joy, and Maria Sue, who is now with Jesus. The Chapmans live in
Tennessee.
Ellen Vaughn is a New York Times bestselling author
and inspirational speaker. Her recent books include It's All
About Him, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times
nonfiction list. In addition to her nonfiction work, Vaughn is an
award-winning novelist. Vaughn and her husband Lee live in the
Washington, DC area.