Bringing Comfort: Hope in Times of Suffering

By Maryann P. Hobbie

“God, I’m not ready to go home yet … but if You want me to, I will.”

Maryann P. Hobbie said those words after she found herself in an intensive care unit, unable to move.

A voice answered, “I am not finished with you yet. I have work for you to do.”

In this book, she traces her journey after becoming paralyzed from the neck down. Having always been an athletic risk taker, she suddenly found herself depending on others, confused, and lost.

But through faith and raw determination, Hobbie found her way out of the darkness. Her story emphasizes that God has placed us together—and we can lean on each other, support each other, and lift each other up when we have fallen.

Whether you’re battling a physical injury or supporting someone facing such an obstacle, this account provides a detailed look of how one woman found the courage to become whole again.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jun 8, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664234659

Maryann P. Hobbie

Maryann Hobbie found her life dramatically changed after a traumatic spinal cord injury in the summer of 2013. Her subsequent eight-month hospitalization led her down a pathway of profound physical, emotional and spiritual transformation. Today she lives with PTSD. She is a chaplain, storyteller/speaker and artist who loves all things outdoors. She holds university degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson, Syracuse, Seton Hall, and Drew.

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