The Art of Losing Yourself

Posted on 19 March 2017 by Katie Ganshert

Just like in my dream, I was drowning and nobody even noticed.Every morning, Carmen Hart pastes on her made for TV smile and broadcasts the weather She s the Florida panhandle s favorite meteorologist, married to everyone s favorite high school football coach They re the perfect looking couple, live in a nice house, and attend church on Sundays From the outside, she s a woman who has it all together But on the inside, Carmen Hart struggles with doubt She wonders if she made a mistake when she married her husband She wonders if God is as powerful as she once believed Sometimes she wonders if He exists at all After years of secret losses and empty arms, she s not so sure any.Until Carmen s sister seventeen year old runaway, Gracie Fisher steps in and changes everything Gracie is caught squatting at a boarded up motel that belongs to Carmen s aunt, and their mother is off on another one of her benders, which means Carmen has no other option but to take Gracie in Is it possible for God to use a broken teenager and an abandoned motel to bring a woman s faith and marriage back to life Can two half sisters make each other whole Free Read [ The Art of Losing Yourself ] by [ Katie Ganshert ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The Art Of Losing Yourself SUMMARY Every morning, Carmen Hart pastes on her made for TV smile and broadcasts the weather She s the Florida panhandle s favorite meteorologist, married to everyone s favorite high school football coach They re the perfect looking couple, live in a nice house, and attend church on Sundays From the outside, she s a woman who has it all together But on the inside, Carmen Hart struggles with doubt She wonders if she made a mistake when she married her husband She The Art Of Losing Yourself SUMMARY Every morning, Carmen Hart pastes on her made for TV smile and broadcasts the weather She s the Florida panhandle s favorite meteorologist, married to everyone s favorite high school football coach They re the perfect looking couple, live in a nice house, and attend church on Sundays From the outside, she s a woman who has it all together But on the inside, Carmen Hart struggles with doubt She wonders if she made a mistake when she married her husband She wonders if God is as powerful as she once believed Sometimes she wonders if He exists at all After years of secret losses and empty arms, she s not so sure any.Until Carmen s sister seventeen year old runaway, Gracie Fisher steps in and changes everything Gracie is caught squatting at a boarded up motel that belongs to Carmen s aunt, and their mother is off on another one of he...Two years ago, I tried to read this story I found it depressing and laid it aside Eventually I forgot I had gotten a review copy and spent 1.99 on an ebook Thanks to a buddy read and an author focus month, I picked it up and actually managed to finish it The writing is well done I could feel the emotions of the characters and knew what motivated them I cou...Not all things are worth saving, you know But some are worth every ounce of fight you can throw at them You just have to know the difference Two sisters, one rundown motel, and a plethora of old wounds and dashed hopes in need of restoration Pleasantly readable and honest A wonderfully good piece of Christian fiction, through and through Not flawless, but solid Carmen s situati...Every time I read a book from Katie Ganshert, I think to myself, well, how is she going to top that one and then she releases a new book and I just want to hug it and share it with everyone I think The Art of Losing Yourself might just be her best yet.I love this book for so many reasons It s honest, raw, truthful, refreshing and hopeful It s a story of family the ones we re born into and the ones we create , pain, mistakes, renewal, loss and choices I loved every bit of it It s a I m Every time I read a book from Katie Ganshert, I think to myself, well, how is she going to top that one and then she releases a new book and I just want to hug it and share it with everyone I think The Art o...I ll admit, I was leary about starting this book after I read the description I knew it was going to be heart wrenching and poignant because that s the kind of stories that Katie Ganshert writes I kept putting it off and putting it off and finally I just broke down and decided to read it Let me tell you, I am SO glad I did I devoured this book I was reading while I cooked dinner, and I intended to read for just another hour after my evening run, and ended up finishing it after midnight I c I ll admit, I was leary about starting this book after I read the description I knew it was going to be heart wrenching and poignant because that s the kind of stories that Katie Ganshert writes I kept putting it off and putting it off and finally I just broke down and decided to read it Let me tell you, I am SO glad I did I devoured this book I was reading while I cooked dinner, and I intended to read for just another hour after my ev...The devil is every bit as satisfied with a dead marriage as he is with divorce So profound I felt sorry for Ben Carmen was not my favorite character And then there s Gracie Gracie is me as a teenager From the first scene, I knew what her every move would be and it was oddly refreshing ...Raw and heart breaking yet hopeful I devoured this novel like a thirsty person drinking cold water.Carmen and Gracie are both broken, however broken in different ways Their stories combine to become one and it is partially through each other that they find healing My favorite character in this novel was Ben He was faithful and supportive He loved Carmen when she wasn t very lovable The Art of Losing Yourself reeks of reality and shows how God is there when we feel like we are going through Raw and heart breaking yet hopeful I devoured this novel like a thirsty person drinking cold water.Carmen and Gracie are both broken, however broken in different ways Their stories combine ...Where do I begin What could I possibly say to you to convince you that you should definitely read this book Trust me when I say that you want to read this book It s moving It s powerful It s real It s life The beautiful thing about The Art of Losing Yourself by Katie Ganshert is that this book has breath It lives What I mean is that it is a story that is, quite frankly, our own story It s the kind of story that begins with an emotionally charged moment and ends with a now what but qu Where do I begin What could I possibly say to you to convince you that you should definitely read this book Trust me when I say that you want to read this book It s moving It s powerful It s real It s life The beautiful thing about The Art of Losing Yourself by Katie Ganshert is that this book has breath It lives What I mean is that it is a story tha...This is a story full of raw honesty, brokenness, grace, and hope It s told from two distinctive first person viewpoints Carmen a married woman grown distant from her husband under the strain of six miscarriages, who tries to put on a perfect fa ade for the outside world And her teenage half sister Gracie, who has run away from their alcoholic mother, ...This author never ceases to amaze me, I love love her writing, she writes real and raw I marveled how well she captured their personalities, I could totally hear how they sounded, felt what they were fe...

19 March 2017

Katie Ganshert