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I Say a Prayer for Me: One Woman's Life of Faith and Triumph
A former reporter for USA-Today.com shares her odyssey through drug addiction, self-destruction, and abusive relationships to reclaim her life with the help of God's unwavering faith, love, and healing.
- GenresNonfictionMemoir
368 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2002
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About the author
Stanice Anderson
10 books27 followersAuthor, Speaker, Huffington Post Blogger, Performance Artist & SAMHSA Partner. Stanice was also featured in Black Enterprise Magazine (Self-Made Miracle). Formerly with USA Today, she is now living her dreams.
She is a woman who died and kept coming back. Soon after, by faith and with a lot of support, Stanice overcame her heroin addiction and slowly recovered from a life of abusive relationships and low self-esteem. She credits God for resurrecting her life and her dreams.
Clean & free from the bondage of active addiction for decades, she is the author of several nonfiction books and performs her one-woman shows throughout the US & the Caribbean. Ms. Anderson also designed and conducts her signature #HopeIsContagious WriteShop Experience. In it she teaches participants how to use creative nonfiction to heal, discover their goals and rekindle dreams.
Stanice has been featured several times on The 700 Club, and many times on nationally syndicated radio show; including,The Bev Smith Show, Audrey Chapman Show and Radio One stations. News outlets include The NY Times, BET.com. Magazines including, Gospel Today, Sister2Sister and is a columnist for Precious Times Magazine. Her memoir, I Say A Prayer For Me, was also featured in Black Expressions Bookclub's magazine.
Stanice is a 4th generation Washingtonian. She's Mike Tucker's mom, and "Hallelujah Grandma" to The Tucker3 (twins Arin & Nya Jo, and Michal Zoe).
She is a woman who died and kept coming back. Soon after, by faith and with a lot of support, Stanice overcame her heroin addiction and slowly recovered from a life of abusive relationships and low self-esteem. She credits God for resurrecting her life and her dreams.
Clean & free from the bondage of active addiction for decades, she is the author of several nonfiction books and performs her one-woman shows throughout the US & the Caribbean. Ms. Anderson also designed and conducts her signature #HopeIsContagious WriteShop Experience. In it she teaches participants how to use creative nonfiction to heal, discover their goals and rekindle dreams.
Stanice has been featured several times on The 700 Club, and many times on nationally syndicated radio show; including,The Bev Smith Show, Audrey Chapman Show and Radio One stations. News outlets include The NY Times, BET.com. Magazines including, Gospel Today, Sister2Sister and is a columnist for Precious Times Magazine. Her memoir, I Say A Prayer For Me, was also featured in Black Expressions Bookclub's magazine.
Stanice is a 4th generation Washingtonian. She's Mike Tucker's mom, and "Hallelujah Grandma" to The Tucker3 (twins Arin & Nya Jo, and Michal Zoe).
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March 26, 2009
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p 19 We don't have to be knocked out to surrender, if we allow God to guard our lives. We can practice daily surrendering our lives, cares and worries to God. We can welcome Him to provide the guidance and care that we don't have to be without. this daily surrender is what gives us the strength and the power to stay on the path of spiritual health and wholeness that we choose to remain on.
p 96 The eyes of faith stretch to look to the invisible god who promises never to leave us nor forsake us. With the eyes of faith, we come to believe that what He promises, He will deliver. In that knowledge, we are comforted and, because of that comfort, we will, in time, comfort others with the same heartache.
p 313
I whispered the words of a hymn that always gives me comfort and a sense of surrender of my plans to God's plans for this life that He spared. "Have Your own way, Lord. Have Your own way. You are the potter, I am but clay. Make me and mold me into Your will. While I am waiting, yielded and still."
Loved this book. Encouraging!!!!!
p 19 We don't have to be knocked out to surrender, if we allow God to guard our lives. We can practice daily surrendering our lives, cares and worries to God. We can welcome Him to provide the guidance and care that we don't have to be without. this daily surrender is what gives us the strength and the power to stay on the path of spiritual health and wholeness that we choose to remain on.
p 96 The eyes of faith stretch to look to the invisible god who promises never to leave us nor forsake us. With the eyes of faith, we come to believe that what He promises, He will deliver. In that knowledge, we are comforted and, because of that comfort, we will, in time, comfort others with the same heartache.
p 313
I whispered the words of a hymn that always gives me comfort and a sense of surrender of my plans to God's plans for this life that He spared. "Have Your own way, Lord. Have Your own way. You are the potter, I am but clay. Make me and mold me into Your will. While I am waiting, yielded and still."
Loved this book. Encouraging!!!!!
November 14, 2011
I have purchased and given away several copies of this book now. That is certainly strong evidence of my high regard for this work. The writer is so emotionally and spiritually transparent that the reader is forced to "get real" with him or herself. This book has made such a difference in how I see myself and others. I am more willing to share my truths with others now because of the boldness of Sister Anderson.
Read the book. Purchase copies for those you love, because like me you will not want your copy to leave your possession!
Read the book. Purchase copies for those you love, because like me you will not want your copy to leave your possession!
July 15, 2008
If you've ever doubted God's goodness, grace and mercy, then I Say a Prayer for Me by Stanice Anderson will erase those uncertainties--forever. That is, if you have the patience to wade through Anderson's story. The book--part memoir, part self-help--comes agonizingly close to fulfilling its mission, but not close enough to successfully makeing it the most gripping book I have read this summer
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October 9, 2007I have not started reading this book yet. But I just meant the author yesterday...one word? Amazing. I was so impressed by her honesty and faith--she was inspiring and prfound all at the same time. I'm reading something else right now, and I am looking forward to starting her book.
February 17, 2011
This book hits the ground running. REALLY detailed account of the toll drug addiction takes on your mind, body and loved ones. There's a lesson to be learned on each page.
HOWEVER! This is way too sad for me. I'll pick back up later...I think.
HOWEVER! This is way too sad for me. I'll pick back up later...I think.
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May 2, 2012wonderful way of stressing the need to look inside and see the unique way God made you. The ending will surprise you.
February 1, 2022
Not your average memoir where everything is told in chronological order. I liked how it’s stories are broken into sections. I liked how she encouraged readers to trust God fully and if He helped her he can help us too. My only suggestion would be for her to include some of her poetry in book since she mentions writing poems several times and leaves reader wondering what some of her poems would have been like
October 7, 2021
Truly amazing
Stanice shares the beautiful ways in which God has changed her life and it’s a very relatable story. One we have seen play out in our lives or others. I really enjoyed it and it has definitely helped me grow to another level of love and trust in God.
Stanice shares the beautiful ways in which God has changed her life and it’s a very relatable story. One we have seen play out in our lives or others. I really enjoyed it and it has definitely helped me grow to another level of love and trust in God.
January 8, 2022
It was hard to read some parts as she got really descriptive, but WOW so good.
August 11, 2024
Powerful true story. Lots of great life lessons.
September 30, 2016
Very good with beautiful prayers a book to keep and read over
Very good book with beautiful prayers a book to read over and over I am happy she overcame
Her problem and does not go back to drug
Very good book with beautiful prayers a book to read over and over I am happy she overcame
Her problem and does not go back to drug
September 9, 2014
This memoir is an eye-opener to heroin users and addicts. Ironically, I know I have family members who have been drug addicts or drug users but cannot think of anyone in particular who is using heroin. Yet I was engrossed in the reading, and continued to the very end. She not only shared her testimony, life experiences, and freed from such an addiction, but gives hope per chapter and scriptural passage. Moreover the writing was well-done.
She also showed how she didn't have much, and how God showed up through vessels (people) to cover the cost. God is good every turn, we learn, we live, and we give, but God is awesome and our true redeemer! God can turn any situation or addiction around for His good, and our good.
I received a free copy on Kindle.
Adrienna Turner
Author of "God is in the Equation" and "The Day Begins with Christ"
www.adriennaturner.webs.com
www.dream4more.org
She also showed how she didn't have much, and how God showed up through vessels (people) to cover the cost. God is good every turn, we learn, we live, and we give, but God is awesome and our true redeemer! God can turn any situation or addiction around for His good, and our good.
I received a free copy on Kindle.
Adrienna Turner
Author of "God is in the Equation" and "The Day Begins with Christ"
www.adriennaturner.webs.com
www.dream4more.org
October 28, 2015
So well written. I liked how she finished every chapter with prayer and scripture, appropriately concluding that chapter's life scene or lesson.
This is a book that should be given out to every addiction-recovery and support group patient. Her brave personal story is inspiring and would be very helpful, I think.
This is a book that should be given out to every addiction-recovery and support group patient. Her brave personal story is inspiring and would be very helpful, I think.
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