Live Like You’re Blessed

Author: Dr. Suzan D. Johnson Cook

In her new book, LIVE LIKE YOU’RE BLESSED, Suzan shares stories from her life that illustrate how faith can help overcome adversity and lead to happiness and fulfillment. Her remarkable life is a testament to the power of her message. —President William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton

“[A] charmingly anecdotal proposal for better living through faith.” —Publishers Weekly

What does it mean to have a blessed life? Are blessings reserved only for the lucky, the wealthy, or the pious? No, blessings are for everyone, writes Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook. They are waiting just outside, knocking on the door of life, just waiting for us to allow them in. And in her new book, LIVE LIKE YOU’RE BLESSED: Simple Steps for Making Balance, Love, Energy, Spirit, Success, Encouragement, and Devotion Part of Your Life (Doubleday; May 9, 2006; $17.95 Hardcover), she describes a winning formula for how all people can, with God’s help, make a profound change in the way they live.

Described by the New York Times as “Billy Graham and Oprah rolled into one,” Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook is an inspiring pastor and a dynamic woman. Her personal journey is one of fateful twists and turns, all of which have led her closer to God, introduced her to the power of serving others, and taught her to appreciate the blessings of family and community. She draws from her lifetime of experience in creating this practical and realistic plan for living life to the fullest.

LIVE LIKE YOU’RE BLESSED is a unique combination of engaging anecdotes and simple exercises. The reader can use this book in one of many ways – as a source to be read cover-to-cover during times of crisis, as a daily devotional with prayers concluding each section, or as a guide full of helpful suggestions when life is at a crossroads.

Dr. Cook illustrates spiritual concepts through storytelling – a technique she has mastered through her participation with other African American women from all walks of life in a group named Isis. Founded in 1998, the women of Isis gather throughout the year to share stories from their lives, experience God’s grace, and come away spiritually healed. In LIVE LIKE YOU’RE BLESSED, Dr. Cook shares this talent for storytelling with her readers, allowing them to find refuge in the stories of others who have struggled from darkness into light.

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