Showing posts with label When Hope Restores. Show all posts
Showing posts with label When Hope Restores. Show all posts
I am truly so overwhelmed & humbled by the beautiful support & reviews that this book receives. It is hard to believe that there are more than 10,000 copies of this book in print (in both the English and other translations). It truly overwhelms my heart. Thank you so much for all of your sweet and continued support of my writing!
You can purchase "When Hope Restores" on Amazon by clicking HERE!
Good morning friends!! I am so excited to share with y'all the final cover design for When Hope Restores (the 2nd edition of "Path of Hope") that will release THIS Thursday- October 4th! This 2nd edition of "Path of Hope" has been expanded and updated (and with a new name!)! I am excited for these changes that keep the original content yet add to the book some exciting extra details.
I am truly so overwhelmed & humbled by the beautiful support & reviews that this book receives. It is hard to believe that there are more than 10,000 copies of this book in print (in both the English and other translations). It truly overwhelms my heart.
Looking for my other Lyme Disease books? You can click on the links below!
I am truly so overwhelmed & humbled by the beautiful support & reviews that this book receives. It is hard to believe that there are more than 10,000 copies of this book in print (in both the English and other translations). It truly overwhelms my heart.
Looking for my other Lyme Disease books? You can click on the links below!
* Praying through Lyme Disease has also been translated into Polish and Spanish. If you would like more information on these resources please feel free to email me at:
rebeccaannvandemark@gmail.com
I am SO incredibly blessed by each of you. Thank you so much for your support of all of my writing & books! I have heard it said that writing can be a lonely journey, but it is the farthest thing I have ever felt due to each of you! I am so incredibly grateful. Thank you for everything! I hope you have a wonderful day!
rebeccaannvandemark@gmail.com
I am SO incredibly blessed by each of you. Thank you so much for your support of all of my writing & books! I have heard it said that writing can be a lonely journey, but it is the farthest thing I have ever felt due to each of you! I am so incredibly grateful. Thank you for everything! I hope you have a wonderful day!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:
April 27, 2016
Contact: Rebecca VanDeMark
First Spiritual Book on Hope for Lyme Patients Released
Path of Hope, by:
Rebecca VanDeMark
At a recent Lyme Disease conference it was
stated that “Lyme Disease is the growing epidemic and health crisis of the 21st
century”. While not well known and maybe not well handled there are hundreds
of thousands of Lyme Warriors that struggle each day just to live. Many of
them cannot get out of bed due to extreme and debilitating fatigue and pain.
Many are lying in hospital beds with doctors who don’t know what to do. Many
others are struggling emotionally under the weight of loss. Many others feel completely
isolated and forsaken. In the midst of all of this there is a voice and a
helper that calls through the dark night and says that He will never abandon or
forsaken us. But in the midst of sickness and pain it is hard to sometimes know
how to celebrate the holiday season.
“Path of Hope”, written by Rebecca VanDeMark,
is a thirty-one topic prayer and reflection devotional for those fighting Lyme
Disease and their loved ones specifically addressing the topic of hope. Spoken
from a heart of compassion and understanding, Rebecca understands the Lyme
Disease journey well as she saw over 273 medical practitioners before being
correctly diagnosed with Advanced Late Stage Lyme Disease.
Rebecca states in her introduction, “The book that you hold in your hand has
been written from my heart. I found out I had Advanced Late Stage Lyme Disease
the day after my 33rd birthday. For the previous six years prior to
that day I had experienced a myriad of intricate and confusing health symptoms
that never made sense to any doctor. I had spent hundreds of hours traveling
across the United States talking and consulting with some of the best in the
country. No answers came and I was eventually told that either (a) this was “in
my head”, (b) I had a very “complex case” of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (for
which I had been diagnosed for) or (c) “stress was contributing to these
issues”. Finally, after seeing 273 doctors in one year, seven years of
searching, hundreds of invasive and painful tests, and thousands of prayers, I
was correctly and accurately diagnosed with Advanced Late Stage Lyme Disease.
On this journey with our disease we may
experience feeling hopeless about the present and the future, but our God of
hope quietly and tenderly reminds us to hope even when everything feels
hopeless. I have always found great comfort in the Psalms, but none so much as
since this journey began. As I approach another anniversary of when this season
began and everything was shattered, I look back on the now tattered pages of
the book of Psalms in my Bible with a smile. These 150 chapters have provided
much comfort and hope, especially on days where I felt I could do nothing but
cry.”
"Path of Hope: Daily
Reflections on Hope from the Psalms for the Lyme Disease Journey " (ISBN: 0-9975361-9-5) is an 92 page
devotional. “Path of Hope: Daily
Reflections on Hope from the Psalms for the Lyme Disease Journey” can be
purchased where books are sold, including Amazon. Rebecca VanDeMark is an
author of three previous books, Praying through Lyme Disease, When Light
Dawns, and Prayers for the Single Journey. She is also a blogger, and
speaker and can be found at her website: www.rebeccavandemark.com and her
blog: www.caravansonnet.com.
Ever since I was a young girl I have always marveled at the way that God is a personal God who knows not only the hairs on my head, takes cares of the birds of the field, but also uniquely and personally shows Himself over and over again. One of those ways for me has been through dates of times and days over the months and years. Three years ago at the exact time that this book was released I had my first appointment for Lyme Treatment. While I have since switched doctors, that time and treatment was the foundation that the Lord used to first save my life, discover my battle also would include a battle with Skin Cancer, and to begin the work of fighting Lyme.
These past three years have been beyond difficult and many times I needed the gentle reminder that there was hope despite feeling incredibly hopeless. I turned over and over and over again to the book of Psalms, and continue to find incredible strength and hope from those 150 chapters.
The timing of finalizing things with this book release and finishing up last minute items with this book has not been lost on me. The journey through this disease has brought a myriad of different emotions: excitement at the progress of healing that I am slowly experiencing, joy at finding a wonderful and experienced medical team to help me, anger over the lack of understanding and support in the political arena of Lyme, discouragement at the extreme lack of energy I have and the way that fighting Lyme Disease prohibits me from living life fully the way that I wish I could, and sometimes hopeless at feeling this journey will never end.
These past weeks alone brought some news that was completely unexpected to me and another delay in this long road of healing. My heart was broken and I have cried more tears, found myself discouraged again, and have laid out my broken heart once again to the One who loves me more than life.
But these weeks are also completely reflective of the entire journey. I have found that there are so many emotions and issues that accompany this journey in fighting Lyme Disease, and yet there is incredible hope to be found in the book of Psalms for the different experiences that we face as Lyme Warriors.
Even as I am sitting here writing this I am humbly thanking the Lord for His strength in helping me complete this project. This was a book that resonated deep in my heart and was written out of a love for those struggling with Lyme Disease and this journey of walking this difficult and painful path. I started writing this book over two years ago ... writing on slips of paper, napkins, medication bags, pharmacy bags, magazine pages, etc... and in a variety of different places... in hospitals, doctors offices, the IV therapy sessions, detoxification protocols, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, etc. Finally, these reflections of my heart and precious Bible verses were combined into a book that is a heartbeat and passion of mine throughout this illness... Path of Hope.
This book, "Path of Hope", is the first and only Lyme patient specific book that focuses on finding hope from scripture in the Lyme Disease Journey. There are 31 topics covered in this book to match the days of the months of the year. Each days devotion has a portion of scripture from the book of Psalms, a reflection, a prayer, an inspiring quote, and highlights a specifically chosen song that relates to this reflection. "Path of Hope" can be used as simple encouragement to those who feel hopeless in this journey or as a guided daily devotional. Either way, "Path of Hope" will provide spiritual encouragement and offer hope to those who feel hopeless in this journey.
On this journey with Lyme Disease patients may experience all of the emotions I listed and more, including feeling hopeless about the present and the future, but our God of Hope quietly and tenderly reminds us to hope even when everything feels hopeless. Our greatest hope lies in the fact that death is not the ultimate answer and that we have a full and perfect life, with no pain, no brokenness, and no Lyme Disease in Heaven. This hope- this beautiful and living hope (I Peter 1:3-4) is for the future but gives us hope for our present. I have always found great comfort in the Psalms, but none so much as since this journey began. As I approach another anniversary of when this season began and everything was shattered, I look back on the now tattered pages of the book of Psalms in my Bible with a smile. These 150 chapters have provided much comfort and hope, especially on days where I felt I could do nothing but cry.
I am SO excited to announce that it is OFFICIALLY released as of yesterday!! You can purchase it where books are sold or on Amazon (also available in Kindle form) and you can click HERE to purchase it!
Thank you to each of you that have already purchased it!! Thank you so much to ALL of you that have been walking this journey with me in prayer! TRULY you are a blessing!!
With Love,
I am so excited to share a BIG secret that I have been keeping!!
My new book, "Path of Hope (Daily Reflections on Hope from the Psalms
for the Lyme Disease Journey" will
be released on May 1st!!
This book, "Path of Hope", is the first and only Lyme patient specific book that focuses on finding hope from scripture in the Lyme Disease Journey. There are 31 topics covered in this book to match the days of the months of the year. Each days devotion has a portion of scripture from the book of Psalms, a reflection, a prayer, an inspiring quote, and highlights a specifically chosen song that relates to this reflection. "Path of Hope" can be used as simple encouragement to those who feel hopeless in this journey or as a guided daily devotional. Either way, "Path of Hope" will provide spiritual encouragement and offer hope to thos who feel hopeless in this journey.
It has been a ton of hard work and thousands of hours and it has been the Lord's grace and goodness each step of the way to see this project coming to fruition. Even as I am sitting here writing this I am humbly thanking the Lord for His strength in helping me complete this project. This was a book that resonated deep in my heart and was written out of a love for those struggling to find hope in their battle with Lyme Disease and this journey of walking this difficult and painful path. I started writing this book over a year and a half ago ... writing on slips of paper, napkins, medication bags, etc... and in a variety of different places... in hospitals, doctors offices, treatment sessions, etc.
The timing of finalizing things with this book release and
finishing up last minute items with this book has not been lost on me. The journey through this disease
has brought a myriad of different emotions: excitement at the progress of
healing that I am slowly experiencing, joy at finding a wonderful and
experienced medical team to help me, anger over the lack of understanding and
support in the political arena of Lyme, discouragement at the extreme lack of
energy I have and the way that fighting Lyme Disease prohibits me from living
life fully the way that I wish I could, and sometimes hopeless at feeling this
journey will never end.
This past week alone brought some news that was completely unexpected to me and another delay in this long road of healing. My heart was broken and I have cried more tears, found myself discouraged again, and have laid out my broken heart once again to the One who loves me more than life.
But this past week in many ways is once again reflective of the entire journey. I have found that there are so many emotions and issues that accompany this journey in fighting Lyme Disease, and yet there is incredible hope to be found in the book of Psalms for the different experiences that we face as Lyme Warriors.
On this journey with Lyme Disease patients may experience all of the emotions I listed and more, including feeling hopeless about the present and the future, but our God of Hope quietly and tenderly reminds us to hope even when everything feels hopeless. Our greatest hope lies in the fact that death is not the ultimate answer and that we have a full and perfect life, with no pain, no brokenness, and no Lyme Disease in Heaven. This hope- this beautiful and living hope (I Peter 1:3-4) is for the future but gives us hope for our present. I have always found great comfort in the Psalms, but none so much as since this journey began. As I approach another anniversary of when this season began and everything was shattered, I look back on the now tattered pages of the book of Psalms in my Bible with a smile. These 150 chapters have provided much comfort and hope, especially on days where I felt I could do nothing but cry.
My prayer with this little book is that it will encourage anyone who reads it, lead them to scripture, remind them that they are not alone in this fight, and gently remind them that the God of hope is very present and active in this often hopeless feeling journey.
May the Lord bless you abundantly dear friends and give you strength for the journey's before you and may we find everlasting hope in our ever present and faithful Savior.
“Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you
will hear their cries and comfort them.”
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