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I recently The Great Eight:  How to Be Happy (even when you have every reason to be miserable).  What a fantastic book.  It was really enlightening to read such a positive book.  Scott Hamilton has such a wonderful outlook on life.  He has written this book with such sincerity and common sense.  The eight "steps" to being happy really are common sense though I may struggle with some in the face of challenges and difficulties.  But, my goodness, if Scott Hamilton can keep such a positive outlook through the difficulties he has faced in life (from a childhood "mystery illness" to battling cancer twice), I can definitely give it a better attempt in the face of my not-so-life-threatening daily struggles.  Scott uses skating as a metaphor for life.  His stories are very down-to-earth so he doesn't come across as a "you can only be happy if you do..." kind of person.  This was a very enjoyable book to read.

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This book grabbed me from the beginning.  I am amazed by this young girl's faith and trust in the Lord.  Rachel's journal entries really opened my eyes.  I am amazed at the depth of her understanding of what it means to "trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding".  She was proclaiming her love for her heavenly Father right to her very last breath.  Am I that brave?  Do I trust Him enough to do that?  I like to think I do.    My eyes are definitely open a bit wider as to what can happen when I trust in the answer to the prayers I voice.  I highly recommend this book.  It has definitely encouraged me in my walk...