One Call Away: Answering Life's Challenges with Unshakable Faith

by Brenda Warner, Jennifer Schuchmann (With)

Overview

What can you do when your well-laid plans fall apart and life takes an unexpected turn?

Brenda Warner is best known as the outspoken wife of NFL superstar and Dancing with the Stars alum Kurt Warner. But years earlier, she found herself living through any woman’s nightmare: a healthy baby tragically injured in the bathtub; a sudden end to a career she loved; betrayal and divorce; poverty; public humiliation; a deadly natural disaster that destroyed her foundation and shook her to her core. One shattering phone call at a time, Brenda Warner’s life came to resemble little of her dream.

But each time her plans fell apart, Brenda faced a choice: to collapse in the face of tragedy or press forward and survive. She chose to keep going. In the process, she’s learned that the unexpected is only one call away. Her story provides hope and encouragement for anyone facing life’s challenges and shows us that our circumstances don’t tell us who we are, nor are they a measure of God’s love. God has a plan for us, even when our plans fail. Brenda’s life is proof that sometimes the best dreams are not the ones we dream, but the ones that come true when we least expect them.

“Brenda Warner remains a soldier fi ghting for faith and life in the face of unexplainable devastation. The fortitude of this ‘marine mom’ will grab your heart. If you think Kurt Warner’s journey is moving, do not wait to read the story of Brenda.”

—Elizabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of The View and special contributor for Good Morning America, ABC News

“We have all had the phone ring and our lives changed. Brenda Warner’s moving and inspiring memoir reminds us all of the power of family, the miracles and misfortunes of life, and the foundation that faith plays in our all-too-human existences. Unflinching and fearless, she is the woman I want in my corner: safe, smart, and savvy. A heroine for us all.”

—Jamie Lee Curtis, Author/actress/mother/sister

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849947193
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	09/05/2011
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jennifer Schuchmann is a News York Times bestselling author of numerous books and he host of the television program Right Now with Jennifer Schuchmann.

Table of Contents

Part 1 A Dream Comes and Goes, 1967-1992

1 Life-Changing Call 3

2 Blind Love 13

3 Centered 21

4 Called 31

5 Orders 39

6 Close Quarters 49

7 A Blast from the Past 57

8 Prayer and Seizures 67

9 Accident Investigation 75

10 Release 83

11 Going Back Home 93

12 Moving On 99

13 Struggles at Home 109

14 Saying Good-bye 117

15 Moving Out 127

Part 2 The Man I Wanted, 1992-1998

16 Decisions 137

17 Wanted 145

18 In the Dark 155

19 On My Own 165

20 The Bachelor Party 173

21 Long Distance 183

22 The Worst Call 191

23 The Damage 197

24 Final Arrangements 205

25 Questions Remain 213

26 Commitment 221

27 Kurt Warner 229

Part 3 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, 1998-2005

28 Firsts 241

29 QB1 249

30 Fighting for Normal 259

31 Super Expectations 265

32 First Things First 271

33 Call-ins 279

34 Personal Attacks 289

35 Giant Letdowns 297

Part 4 Restoration and Reflection, 2005-Present

36 Phoenix Rising 309

37 Twins 317

38 Discoveries 327

39 My Name Is Brenda 335

Epilogue: Unexpected Life 345

Acknowledgments 353

About Brenda Warner 355

About Jennifer Schuchmcmn 357

About the First Things First Foundation 359