![]() There is real power in having nothing to lose." "It is that to which we cling that drags us to the bottom of the abyss. "Without passion we are deemed to mediocrity." "It takes great courage to wear kindness as if one has never been hurt." "There are some who would gladly put you through hell under the auspices of saving you from it." "It requires peculiar acrobatics of the mind to hate God for not existing." "The well from which we receive grace is only filled by sharing it with others." I loved the quotes at the beginning of each chapter. As Charles explores his journey he begins to recognize what truly is important, what brings enrichment to his life and jumps at the chance for a fresh start. Charles grew up poor, bullied, suffering abuse at the hands of his father and spent his mornings "dumpster diving". But was he happy? Having turned his back on God as a child, he became his own"God", caring little who he stepped on in his rise to prosperity. He appears to have it all, wealth, status and power. One, you won't want to miss.Īnother fabulous book by Richard Paul Evans, with a message of redemption and second chances.Ĭharles James has reached the pinnacle of success. This too is a narrative about a dream, perhaps, a nightmare come true. He had asked a soldier on guard, "who was the deceased?" The soldier said solemnly, "It was the president." This was 10 days before he was assassinated. I'll leave you with this final thought: it's documented that Abraham Lincoln had dreamt he visited a funeral at the Oval Office. Can any of our dreams be prophetic? We can only wonder. He thought, "Was this a vision of things to come?" It was! "He's walking along a broken road, on both sides there is fire, wailing, screaming, crying and sirens." It's utterly terrifying. On his roller coaster ride of building new bridges, figuratively speaking, Charles had been plagued with a reoccurring dream. Later, he was to discover that everything came with a price tag attached. Even though he found the love of his life, it hadn't been enough. It certainly wasn't giving him the financial success that he so greatly desired - so greatly needed, so he thought. Better yet, what his life had been doing to him, not for him. Anymore.Ĭharles was not satisfied with what life had handed him. ![]() He already knew all too well who he didn't want to be. All he had to do was reach out and grab it. It was finally time to grab the brass ring. A once-in-a-lifetime offer was made to him. All our individual stories are as different as falling snowflakes, though, they all contain a common thread that binds us all together - Humanity.Ĭharles James, formerly Charles Gonzalez, charged out to set the world on fire. It's about the balance between struggle and success. There's not a one of us who doesn't have baggage to drag around from the past. Much of what we see reflected in the mirror is determined by our personal history. ![]() In our waking world, we have so many desires - so many needs. The author neatly tied together a storyline of dreams - of hopes, Its everyday's ups and downs. It is an epic journey you won’t soon forget. ![]() The Broken Road is an engrossing, contemplative story of redemption and grace and the power of second chances. The question is: what will he do with it? Charles is granted something very remarkable: a second chance. The cracks in his façade start to break down, spurring him to question everything: his choices, his relationships, his future, and the type of man he’s become. When he learns that one of his customers has committed suicide because of financial ruin, Charles is shaken. His wealth has come legally, but questionably, from the power of his personality, seducing people out of their hard-earned money. But now, at the pinnacle of his career, he’s started to wonder if he’s wanted the wrong things. Coming from a childhood of poverty and pain, this is what he’s dreamed of. Where is he going? Why is he walking? What is the wailing he hears around him?īy day, he wonders why he’s so haunted and unhappy when he has all he ever wanted-fame, fans, and fortune and the lavish lifestyle it affords him. He sees himself walking down a long, broken highway lined in flames. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mistletoe Promise and The Walk begins a riveting new trilogy that explores the tantalizing question: What if you could start over?Ĭhicago celebrity Charles James can’t shake the nightmare that wakes him each night. ![]()
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