Lacey sturm the reason free download

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Free delivery worldwide Expected delivery to Germany in business days. Not ordering to Germany? Click here. Order now for expected delivery to Germany by Christmas. Description The day Lacey Sturm planned to kill herself was the day her grandmother forced her to go to church, a place Lacey thought was filled with hypocrites, fakers, and simpletons. The screaming match she had with her grandmother was the reason she went to church.

What she found there was the Reason she is alive today. With raw vulnerability, this hard rock princess tells her own story of physical abuse, drug use, suicide attempts, and more--and her ultimate salvation. She asks the hard questions so many young people are asking-- Why am I here? Why am I empty? Why should I go on living? She not only gives readers a peek down the rocky path that led her to become a vocalist in a popular hardcore band, but she shows them that the same God is guiding their steps today.

Read More Read More. Advance Praise "A book with this much substance will, without a doubt, live on to change lives for generations. Dive right in and find out the reason. Just like her voice and presence, Lacey's writing compels and penetrates, and in the end she will change you. Cooper , lead singer of Skillet "At its core, Lacey's story is one of hope. From desperation to redemption to victory, this is an amazing journey that apart from God would not be possible.

Hers is a story that will encourage and challenge. Smith , singer and songwriter. Lacey's story is one of hope and faith and while most people reading this would just throw it in the garbage after reading variations of just how awesome God is on almost every page.

You can see just how much Lacey cares not just about her faith, but also others who are lost and seeking some sort of answer to the big question of why am I here. This book is doesn't contain much for Flyleaf fans or normal people who aren't looking for God, but Lacey is pretty darned convinced that God will find you and make you buy this book so he can save your life.

It's a page testimony of how one woman crawled out of the darkness and into the light and found a life worth living. For Christian folks this is a must read because you will cry and amen a great deal while reading this but for those who have never heard of Lacey or Flyleaf you can skip it.

Aug 15, Hannah rated it it was amazing Shelves: first-person-pov , challenge , new-authors , owned-books , nonfiction-christian , nf I'm highly impressed with this story.

I saw this book on the Mardel bargain shelf and simply couldn't leave it behind. I think I instinctively knew is was going to be a winner of a book. I don't care for hard rock music, but I do love a good, inspiring testimony, and Lacey's testimony is so great! She went through the wringer in her girlhood and was ready to commit suicide from much too early an age. Her loving explanation of how God loves us enough to not leave us enjoying our sin was an excell I'm highly impressed with this story.

Her loving explanation of how God loves us enough to not leave us enjoying our sin was an excellent way to put things. He doesn't wish evil to us, and living a God-honoring life is not meant to harm us.

I also deeply appreciated that the book is clean. Instead of focusing on the mire of the life she lived in, she made brief statements like "I wanted to get high" rather than including a gratuitous description of how she went about doing that. She mentioned other things of a similar sort; what she never succumbed to doing was to sensationalize her story.

It's simply and beautifully told, dwelling on her thoughts and feelings rather than on the gutter she was forced to live in. My only gripe is that the Hs are not capitalized when referring to God. I'd feel comfortable giving this book to young ladies of almost any age, especially teens. Oct 14, Jessica rated it it was amazing. I saw this book on a friends page and told my husband about it.

Next thing I know he bought it for me and I was compelled to read it. I've listened to Flyleaf but didn't know Lacey's story so I didn't know what I was starting. For part of the book I was thinking to myself "oh another religious fanatic, why should I waste my time? About halfway through I really felt like Lacey was talking to me. By the end, I really bel I saw this book on a friends page and told my husband about it. By the end, I really believed what Lacey was saying.

This book was put in my life for a reason. Definitely a good read! View all 6 comments. Oct 13, Laura rated it it was ok. Lacey is one of my favorite singers from the last decade. I will always adore her and her music will always affect me very deeply She is a born-again Christian and from page one in the book she comes across as one. The best way to describe this book is It's very Christian.

I have felt a spiritual shift after listening to her story! These were just a couple of quotes that stayed with me.

Apr 16, Kristina rated it it was ok. I had a feeling this would be a preachy book, but I was willing to overlook that so long as I would learn details of Lacey's life. However this is a pretty surface-level book she doesn't go into detail of her drug use or how she met her husband. Most of this book is Lacey preaching to the reader about how everyone is God's creation and meant to serve God.

I still like Flyleaf's music. Lacey's book is meant more for religious zealots. Not my personal preference. View 2 comments. May 23, David Ruess rated it it was amazing Shelves: read This book was absolutely wonderful. She wrote words my soul and spirit needed to hear and is a book I will read again, and probably again. Thank you for writing this Lacey Sturm. Thank you Jesus for keeping Lacey Sturm alive. A very good memoir so long as you go into it with the understanding that Lacey Sturm is far more interested in sharing her Christian testimony than discussing the music industry or her former band, Flyleaf.

The majority of the book focuses on her spiritual transformation as a teenager, from a depressed girl obsessing over Nirvana and Ann Rice to the outspoken Christian frontwoman of a popular hard rock band. Strum honestly and straight A very good memoir so long as you go into it with the understanding that Lacey Sturm is far more interested in sharing her Christian testimony than discussing the music industry or her former band, Flyleaf.

Strum honestly and straightforwardly tackles dark issues most Christian authors shy away from: teen depression, suicide, sexual experimentation, drug addiction, child abuse, etc. What I like about Strum as a writer is that she doesn't candy-coat or sensationalize her experiences, nor does she make personal attacks on anyone. I'm sure secular audiences will find the book "preachy" in the sense that Ms. Strum spends a lot of time discussing God and spirituality, but it isn't at all preachy in the sense of being judgmental or self-righteous.

She also recounts a few seemingly miraculous events that took place in her life, including divine intervention into her attempted suicide. So there's that. And though she has obviously studied theology and can quote not only from the Bible but also C. Lewis and other great Christian thinkers, her valuable spiritual insights seem largely intuited, as if she's plugged into God on an emotional or instinctive level in the manner of someone like Sojourner Truth.

I truly envy her for that, since I tend to perceive God more on an intellectual level than a deeply personal one. I do wish there was more behind-the-scenes stuff about Flyleaf, however, since it's my love for the band that made me interested in Sturm's story. There are a few nice tidbits, but nothing whatsoever in regard to songcraft. Sturm explains how she first got into music and describes getting a bass guitar for Christmas one year, but the book provides no indication of how she developed her vocal style and lyrical skills.

Nothing about what it was like recording their first demo. Nothing about the band's collaborative process. The book makes it seem like creating great music and landing a record deal is as easy as apple pie. I greatly admire Flyleaf for their insistence on signing with a secular label and opening for mainstream metal bands like Disturbed and Stone Sour. Jul 11, Shay Prendergast rated it liked it. I appreciate her testimony and everything she overcame in her life to get where she is now.

The book however, didn't exactly grip me. I found it hard to follow, as she is a bit choppy and random. She mentions leaving a band at one point that before that she never even said she was in.

She starts talking about her husband with no story on where he came from. The beginning of the story has so much detail about I had never heard of Flyleaf but I saw a Billy Graham piece about Sturm and enjoyed it.

The beginning of the story has so much detail about her childhood, but then she jumps around and skips big segments of her life it seems. An ok read, with a positive message, that's about it.

Sep 11, Victoria rated it it was amazing Shelves: christian , , non-fiction. Sep 04, Kari rated it did not like it. Lacy Sturm, whom I salute for her love for Jesus, her optimism and her bravery to share her past, paints a devastatingly painful picture of her childhood in The Reason. Lacey suffered all manner of sad experiences from being hungry to losing a beloved relative to abuse.

While she was once suicidal and depressed she went on to become the lead singer of Christian band, Flyleaf. Not everyone will encounter a person who can or will look at you and tell you about yourself. My concern is that people reading The Reason may be waiting for such a mystical encounter to come to faith.

Lacey Sturm exhibits a lot of compassion for her fans. Even dedicating the book to one fan. I appreciate very much her willingness to bare her soul, praising God for his redemption and encouraging others to find peace in Jesus. But, the book is filled with so much pain, so much abuse, so much hunger and the pregnancy loss that it really upset me to read as much as I did. However, if you are a tender mommy-to-be and have issues with reading about abuse, neglect, hunger or pregnancy loss, I would skip or at least postpone reading The Reason.

We were given a copy of The Reason for review by The Media Collective in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are our own. Jul 21, Paige Pagnotta rated it really liked it Shelves: memoir , mental-health-and-psychology , non-fiction , own , My beliefs on certain things have changed since I was a teen standing with my best friend in front of Lacey, Sameer, Pat, James and Jared, deliriously happy at their concerts.

I'm now a few years older and am no longer sure that I believe in God, to be honest. And God took up a good portion of this book, so that's just something to be aware of. And Lacey wrote it! Oct 09, Sharon Huether rated it really liked it Shelves: christian , first-reads.

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