UNSEEN ARMS IBD

Sinopsis

Unseen ArmsCan you imagine being born without arms or legs? What would be the quality of your life? How would you cope? What would your attitude or personality be like? How about the depth of your humor, the level of your faith, or your compassion for others?Meet the lovely Miss Amy Brooks.Amy was born with an extremely rare condition called Tetraphocomelia-having no arms or legs. She was then left abandoned at the hospital by her birth parents where the staff was asked if they could 'put her in a room and not feed her.'In her inspiring, humorous, and uplifting autobiography, Amy takes you on an amazing journey as she shares her life story and her enviable faith. All throughout, she will make you laugh. She will also make you cry a little. Most importantly, Amy will challenge and inspire you in a way that promises to change your life forever!Amy Brooksáis a joyful, exuberant, and faithful Christian whose vision is to glorify Jesus Christ by testifying to the unbeliever of His saving grace and by bringing encouragement to those who already know Him. Her writing honors her adoptive family and their unconditional love for her.Jeff Ferrisáhas more than fifty published articles with various publications and has written a book on evangelism. He is a contributing writer for Pathway Christian Newspaper in Toledo, Ohio where he resides with his wife, Ginny, and their three adult children, sons-in-law, and two grandchildren.Excerpt from theáGraduationáSpeecháin Unseen Armsá'Ninety percent of life isáshowing up'áFeel free to jot that downáin case you want to use it sometime. I really wonâÇÖt mind. It isnâÇÖt my saying,áanyhow, actor Woody Allen coined it.Youásee, commitment and dependability go a long, long way. You might be surprisedáat what you can learn or accomplish if you simply show up and do whatâÇÖsáexpected of you.Toádo that, you may have to discover better ways to do things, as I have had toádo. Sometimes you have to invent them. ThatâÇÖs been the story of my life, ofáwhich I am now sharing a portion with you.Iáhad to figure out how to do my schoolwork ~ everything from opening my book bagáto developing good penmanship.Foráme, this was all part of showing up besides just being in class.Atáhome, for me 'showing up' meant many things, including sneezing a lot whenádusting with a Swiffer in my mouth. Or having to apply a rear naked choke holdáto use a shop vac. DonâÇÖt worry: that isnâÇÖt as bad as it might sound. ItâÇÖsáactually a legitimate martial arts maneuver.Andáthen comes the extremely essential tasks of life such as sending text messages.áI have a friend in Ohio who has two perfectly good texting thumbs. He insistsáthat I am merely faking it about not having hands because he claims that I textáfaster than he does. Though I sometimes use my arm for that ~ like I do on myácomputer keyboard ~ I mostly text with my bare mouth because I discoveredáthatâÇÖs what works best for me.WhenáI do so, I guess you could say that each message I send is seal