Hope Anyway: Welcoming Possibility in Ourselves, God, and Each Other

From the Back CoverAgainst every last odd, you can hope anywayWhen we are in the darkness--whatever that is in our own particular story--the temptation is to believe that it's always going to feel this way. We fear the darkness, and for good reason. But darkness is not the end. It is only the beginning.With an openhanded spirit and openhearted vulnerability, Leeana Tankersley reveals the darkest chapter of her own story, the thing she never thought would happen and could do nothing to prevent. Along the way she shares how waiting in the darkness allowed something incredible to take root within her: a defiant and hard-won hope that is not dependent on happy endings.If you have lost your faith, your family, your health, your home, your security, your business, or your very self, Leeana wants you to know that you are not alone or forgotten. You are not disqualified. You are not worth less than you once were. No matter what you are facing, you can hope anyway."I've known loss and heartache. This book poured hope into my brokenness like it was water--refreshing, restorative--and I just wanted more of it. Hope Anyway is for the weary, shattered, and recovering. Really, it's for all of us. We all need hope. We are desperate for it and Leeana delivers it."--Anjuli Paschall, author of Stay and founder of The Moms We Love Club"Leeana Tankersley has offered us a beautiful gift: the invitation to honor our humanity--while also knowing God is profoundly with us in the journey. Hope Anyway is a sacred, timely reminder for each one of us as we learn to show up fully in the world."--Aundi Kolber, licensed therapist and author of Try SofterWhen we are in the darkness--whatever that is in our own particular story--the temptation is to believe that it's over, it's always going to feel this way, we will never be anywhere else or feel anything other than we do now. We fear the darkness, and for good reason. But it is in the darkness that new life begins.With an openhanded spirit and openhearted vulnerability, Leeana Tankersley reveals the darkest chapter of her own story, the thing she never thought would happen and could do nothing to prevent. Along the way she shares how waiting patiently in the darkness allowed something incredible to take root within her: a defiant and hard-won hope that is not dependent on happy endings.If you have lost your faith, your family, your health, your home, your security, your business, or your very self, Leeana wants you to know that you are not alone or forgotten. You are not doomed to stagnation or stasis. You are not worth less than you once were. Against every last odd, you can hope anyway.About the AuthorLeeana Tankersley is the author of six books, including Breathing Room, Brazen, Begin Again, and Always We Begin Again,and her writing has been featured on many media outlets. She is the managing editor of The MOPS Magazine and a regular on the Moms Unscripted podcast. Originally from Southern California, Leeana and her three kids now live in Central Virginia. Learn more at www.leeanatankersley.com.