Hidden Blessings
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About this ebook
Diagnosis: breast cancer
Prognosis: terminal
Life: just beginning
Her diamond caught the sun’s rays and refracted light across the room. She’d asked herself again and again: How could she be so blessed? Partner at a prestigious law firm and engaged to the man of her dreams . . . there was no doubt. God had smiled on Kendra Woods.
But the moment Kendra is diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, her world collapses. Within days, her fiancé backs out of the wedding and the firm suggests a leave of absence during her treatment. Of all the roles Kendra has played over the years—daughter, sister, friend, student, attorney, bride-to-be—cancer patient seems the most unwelcome in the world.
When her path crosses with that of youth pastor Lance Alexander, Kendra only sees the troublemaker she knew in high school. But Lance could prove an unexpected spark in the darkness that covers her. Will Kendra be able to embrace a glimmer of hope?
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“Hidden Blessings is a beautifully written, deeply moving story about a woman going through breast cancer. It reaffirms God’s lifting us up through our darkest times. I highly recommend this book and this author.” —Carrie Stuart Parks, breast cancer survivor and author of A Cry from the Dust
"With trademark understated elegance, . . . this emotionally charged addition to Tate's body of work is neither sappy nor trite." —Publishers Weekly
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Reviews for Hidden Blessings
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I wanted to read this because I could relate to various things in the book (like having breast cancer). It was a good read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kendra Woods feels blessed; at 32, she is partner in a prestigious law firm, and just weeks away from marrying Derek, the man of her dreams, the best years of her life are just beginning. Then she is diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, which is terminal, and her world comes crashing down; she has to leave the firm for treatment, and Derek backs out of the wedding.She decides to go back home to St. Louis, Missouri, where her path crosses with youth pastor Lance Alexander. Kendra only knew him as a troublemaker in high school, but as she gets to know Lance, she starts feeling a spark of hope.I was drawn to this story because I also have breast cancer; a different type than Kendra, but mine is also terminal, stage IV. The author really did an excellent job of painting a picture of what it is like to go through treatment for breast cancer, and Kendra went through the same treatments I did; chemo, surgery, and radiation. She really captured what it is like not only physically, but emotionally and mentally too. Even though Kendra was a fictional character, her story was so real to me.I loved the story of her relationship with Lance also; it was sweet, but not melodramatic or sappy. Whether or not you have had cancer, or know someone who does, this book has lessons in it for all of us, without being preachy.