Wind Chimes: Inspiring Stories on Grief and Grace [Paperback]

Tom Sikes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 27, 2003

Meet the wind chimes-those connected to Tom Sikes in his 40 years of life. See who was with him in the stillness and the storms. Read how he handled the disease of his family, the divorce in his life, and his discovery of hope and healing. He will take you to the turnaround and on his road in between his calling and his callouses. Laugh and cry, and imagine the wind chimes in your own life who have hung in there with you too.

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About the Author

Tom Sikes is a pastor, speaker and author of Hush in the Rush: 52 Quiet Times for Busy People. He is a native of Atlanta and lives with his wife and three children in Meridian, Mississippi. His daily email devotionals are reaching thousands with hope and healing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 92 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (August 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595292488
• ISBN-13: 978-0595292486
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,090,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 81 pages that will change your life---inspirational,, November 5, 2003

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becky stubbs - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wind Chimes: Inspiring Stories on Grief and Grace (Paperback)

A small town boy becomes a wind chime himself, through disease,divorce,and discovery. I laughed, I cried, and read each page over and over. This is a book you want to keep close by, give to friends and family. Each chapter, recounts many days of grief and grace as the author discovers how God works through tragedies, triumph, terror, and friends. The reader is reminded of ones own windchimes in their past and present life.
Tom Sikes has traveled the globe,become friends with celebrities, created a huge global internet ministry, created a church from 3 to 300, revived an exhisting church, and continues to give all the credit to his Lord and savior. OPossum stories, hunting experiences, family times on his dead end street,fishing, missions, emotions, loving and leading, you will not put this book down before you have read every chapter. After reading chapter 10, I am convinced that God's grace is sufficient, that God's power is made perfect in weakness. The author, Tom Sikes proves through his own experiences, not ashamed or proud, but in a windchime fashion of stillness, making music with his enthusiasm, and charm,------
God comes to us when we hold up the surrender flag, when we are spent, worn out, and broken. Read this book if you believe that we are to "Live more, Laugh often, Love Much"!!!!!!!! I recommend that you buy several to give to those you love.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Wind Chimes" A Duke's Perspective, November 5, 2003

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This review is from: Wind Chimes: Inspiring Stories on Grief and Grace (Paperback)

This book is very touching. The reader will be drawn into the life of the author. Be prepared to experience a wide range of emotions. Upon completion of reading this book, one will examine his or her own life as to how it is being lived. Do you live or do you merely exist ? This book should certainly be read by anyone who enjoys remebering days gone by and looks hopefully forward to all the days ahead.

5.0 out of 5 stars Evokes Emotion, May 21, 2007

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This review is from: Wind Chimes: Inspiring Stories on Grief and Grace (Paperback)

The purpose of writing is often debated. To the pragmatist, writing is a matter of simple communication. To the technologist, writing is merely instruction. In my opinion, writing is about the evocation of emotion. By that measure, this little book deserves a high rating. Dr. Sikes' stories of his mother, brother, and various friends and aquaintances brought a tear to my eye. For those who enjoy finding the divine in the commonplace, I recommend this book.