We all feel doubt, fear and discouragement. These feelings become the basis to give up. We feel like giving up when our relationship becomes dull, when our work becomes tough or when our goal seems impossible. We experience a minor hiccup and allow it to prevent us from accomplishing our dreams. The real question to ask though is, will I be better off than I was if I give up now? If giving up will not bring you closer to your goal or the kind of life you aspire to live, then it is an absolutely horrible idea you must not follow through. This book is for those who want to know that why giving up is not an option.

The Purpose in the Pain summarizes the fact that life comes with pain from the many challenges and tragedies we face. However, it is though these pains that the purpose God has for our life is realized. While the challenges are at times heart wrenching and the option of giving up is viable, God and His Word catapults us into a season of hope. Purpose in the Pain informs the reader that it is okay to start over, have moments and yet move forward towards the destiny which God has mapped out for their life.

Accomplished MMA fighter and award-winning writer Cameron Conaway presents in Caged the true story of a young man who overcomes a family background and his own inner torment by learning to channel his frustrations into the physical world of mixed martial arts fighting and the cerebral world of poetry and writing. It teaches the value of personal reflection, how life's most painful moments can lead to a deeper understanding and appreciation of human nature, and just what is possible when optimism and determination combine to overcome tough odds. Caged shows how the pursuit of two seemingly disparate passions helped a struggling boy blossom into a simple man. The result is a literary and lyrical philosophical journey into the heart and mind of a modern-day warrior.

How many times have you gone through so much pain, uncertainty, and confusion that you were sure the punishment was something that you deserved? You know that the world isn't always fair, but perhaps you've had what seems to be more than your share of bad luck? Where is the "light" at the end of the tunnel? Difficult situations are a part of everyone's life. We have all been there at one point or another. Stuck in a situation that we cannot even begin to comprehend. Wondering why things go wrong, even when we've convinced ourselves we've made all the "right" choices. If this sounds like you, know that you're not the first to wonder. Nor are you the first to experience what can sometimes be a severe blow to your faith. In times such as these, it's easy to question, easy to stop believing even. But where there is darkness, there must also be light. In Giving Up Is Not An Option, Charles Moorer gives a raw and honest account of his personal family trials and tribulations, and he shows how - even while on the brink of losing everything - he kept his faith and kept moving forward. He hopes that by reading his story, you gain strength and a new lease on life, no matter what you may be personally going through.

When Linda Pierson first met Hazen Meeks at an amusement park, it was love at first sight. Hazen, a candle maker and rock and roller, captured Lindas heart from the moment he walked by her photography booth. As Linda and Hazen began dating and eventually married, she had no idea of the challenges that would await both of them in the coming years. After Linda joined Hazen in work and in life, he suffered two strokes considered reversible through physical therapy and a change of medicine. But just two years later, he suffered another stroke that robbed him of his ability to walk and lead a normal life. As Linda and Hazen bravely faced their new challenge together, she details how he set out to prove the impossible was possible and surprised everyone around him by accomplishing more than anyone ever believed he could. As his health crises led him through a heart attack, quadruple bypass surgery, and eventually cancer, Linda shares a glimpse into a caregivers heart as she tended to his physical needs and, most importantly, loved him unconditionally. Giving Up Is Not an Option is the true story of one couples journey together through nineteen years of health challenges as they persevered through their darkest days with love, faith, and hope.

Giving Up is Jillian Becker’s intimate account of her brief but extraordinary time with Sylvia Plath during the winter of 1963, the last months of the poet’s life. Abandoned by Ted Hughes, Sylvia found companionship and care in the home of Becker and her husband, who helped care for the estranged couple’s two small children while Sylvia tried to rest. In clear-eyed recollections unclouded by the intervening decades, Becker describes the events of Sylvia’s final days and suicide: her physical and emotional state, her grief over Hughes’s infidelity, her mysterious meeting with an unknown companion the night before her suicide, and the harsh aftermath of her funeral. Alongside this tragic conclusion is a beautifully rendered portrait of a friendship between two very different women.