From New Jersey to Joy : Through Fear and Beyond

by Knight, Nancy J.

• ISBN13: 9781579216818
• ISBN10: 1579216811
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Winepress Pub

Summary

A singer, public speaker, and freelance writer, Nancy shares her unusual life story and spiritual journey with humor and hope. She embraces God's promise of Romans 8:28 because she has lived it. Now retired, Nancy has two sons and three grandsons. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

The Quest	7	(4)
Beginnings
Sitting Still, Being Good	11	(2)
Hidden Hazards	13	(2)
Uneasy Times	15	(6)
Refuge on Elm Street	21	(4)
Seeking Safety, Finding Fear	25	(8)
Growth
The Family Explodes	33	(4)
This Man, My Father	37	(6)
The War Years	43	(4)
The Awkward Years	47	(8)
Courage
A Far-Reaching Choice	55	(2)
Into the Wild Blue Yonder	57	(8)
Forever Changed	65	(4)
North Plus South Plus One	69	(6)
Heading for Arkansas	75	(12)
Survival
Outlasting the Harper Place	87	(18)
Grinder's Switch	105	(12)
The Penitentiary	117	(8)
School? Again?	125	(8)
Nightmare	133	(10)
Change
Major Alterations	143	(8)
North to the Ozarks	151	(6)
And Then They Were Grown	157	(8)
Home on a Hill	165	(6)
Alone	171	(10)
Darkness
A Disastrous Decision	181	(12)
Alone Again	193	(8)
Still Not Free	201	(6)
Behind Closed Doors	207	(6)
Peace
New Life, New Plans	213	(8)
Living Single	221	(4)
Grandma's Guys	225	(4)
Not All Days Are Sunny	229	(4)
Enter Joy	233	(14)
Musings
The View from the Mountain	247	(2)
Back Home	249	(4)
My Two Fathers	253	(2)
The Land of Oz	255	(4)
A Life Set to Music	259	(8)
Culmination
The Most Important Road	267