CHANNEL YOUR BRAVE WEEK
WITH COURTNEY C. STEVENS!
I am so
excited for Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens Contemporary Young
Adult Novel Faking Normal to finally be available on February 25th! Last
Christmas Courtney sent me a Faking Normal bracelet with the motto
"Channel Your Brave" on it. I loved the idea. It is a challenge each and
every one of us face on a daily basis. So Courtney and I decided to
share some of the things that help us channel OUR brave, A couple
friends will be stopping by with their input throughout the week as
well. And we would definitely like to hear from you each day!
Meet Courtney C. Stevens!
Courtney C. Stevens grew up in Kentucky and lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She
is an adjunct professor and a former youth minister. Her other skills
include playing hide-and-seek, climbing trees, and being an Olympic
torch bearer.
Ten Quotes That Help Courtney
Channel Her Brave
2. “You need at least one friend who will help you move a body. No judgment. There
in a second. No explanation.” – Brene Brown
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“It’s not enough to rage against the lie. You’ve got to replace it with the truth.” – Bono
“Home is ultimately not about a place to live but about the people with whom you
are most fully alive. Home is about love, relationship, community, and belonging,
and we are all searching for home.” - Erwin McManus
Servanthood is a fine place to begin, but gradually we move toward mutual love
and genuine relationships. Someday, perhaps we can even say those words that
Ruth said to Naomi after years of friendship: "Where you go I will go, and where you
stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die
I will die, and there I will be buried" (Ruth 1:16-17).” -- Shane Claiborne
FAKING NORMAL
Courtney's Book, Faking Normal, which this whole celebration is about
goes on sale February 25th. Do yourself a favor and check it out!
Alexi Littrell hasn't
told anyone what happened to her over the summer. Ashamed and
embarrassed, she hides in her closet and compulsively scratches the back
of her neck, trying to make the outside hurt more than the inside does.
When Bodee Lennox, the quiet and awkward boy next door, comes to live with the Littrells, Alexi discovers an unlikely friend in "the Kool-Aid Kid," who has secrets of his own. As they lean on each other for support, Alexi gives him the strength to deal with his past, and Bodee helps her find the courage to finally face the truth.
A searing, poignant book, Faking Normal is the extraordinary debut novel from an exciting new author-Courtney C. Stevens
When Bodee Lennox, the quiet and awkward boy next door, comes to live with the Littrells, Alexi discovers an unlikely friend in "the Kool-Aid Kid," who has secrets of his own. As they lean on each other for support, Alexi gives him the strength to deal with his past, and Bodee helps her find the courage to finally face the truth.
A searing, poignant book, Faking Normal is the extraordinary debut novel from an exciting new author-Courtney C. Stevens
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