Stanice Anderson's book is a manuscript, besides being a "good read" ...it is full of Truth. I had so much identification with her struggle with addiction, trusting in the Lord to provide and basic "woman" issues of trust and obedience. I,like Stanice, called out to the Lord in the throes of my addiction to drugs and alcohol. He answered my prayer, 16 years ago.
Her devotionals, prayers and scripture verses at the end of each chapter are "pearls from the Most High."
I would recommend this book to women of all colors. It is a book about redemption, regeneration and renewal of the human spirit through a relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen!
She is genuine and down-to-earth, she loves God and will tell ALL He's done for her -- which is truly an encouragement and blessing to others. It may seem when you start that this book that it deals with her primarily with her heroin addiction, but as you continue you find yourself on these pages -- the relationships, family issues, life issues. And she shares how God has orchestrated and ordered her steps. She gives all praise to Him and also to the people He's put in her life as mentors and colleagues. She also lets you know that she hasn't "arrived," she's still walking in the steps daily as they're revealed -- which isn't easy.
I know first-hand that God can take what the "enemy" or life means as evil or ill toward you and turn it into His glory and a blessing for you -- this book is an brilliant example of that truth and how a life can be turned around. For the long-time Christian, the new believer, or the person just looking for inspirational reading, there is something here that can touch the heart of everyone.