{"product_id":"taking-my-life-back-my-story-of-faith-determination-and-surviving-the-boston-marathon-bombing-9780800729561","title":"Taking My Life Back: My Story of Faith, Determination, and Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"It is impossible to remain unmoved by Gregory's emotional, open memoir of surviving the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. . . . This is a truly feel-good book that doesn't stint on the challenges that life throws at us.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists' homemade bombs packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah's legs took the brunt of the blast, protecting her son from certain death. Eighteen surgeries and sixty-five procedures later, her left leg was amputated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the extraordinary trauma she underwent and the nightmares she continues to have, Rebekah sees it as just another part of her personal journey, a journey that has led her through abuse, mistakes, and pain and into the arms of Jesus. This stirring memoir tells the story of her recovery, including her triumphant return to Boston two years later to run part of the race, and explores the peace we experience when we learn to trust God with every part of our lives--the good, the bad, and even the terrifying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders will be moved by the joyous way Rebekah is determined to live her life, seeing every obstacle as part of how God forms us into the people we are meant to be. Readers will also find comfort in the message that it's not what they can or can't do that makes the difference, but rather what God, in his mercy, does through them despite it all. Life is hard, but with God all things are possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fleming H. Revell Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780800729561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Rebekah Gregory, Anthony Flacco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643167994012,"sku":"9780800729561","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_70b82e51-a167-4778-b5d3-c4474498577f.jpg?v=1603856180","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/taking-my-life-back-my-story-of-faith-determination-and-surviving-the-boston-marathon-bombing-9780800729561","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}