I found this book to be a good read also. I couldn.t put the book down. It was sad, but it explained the road to self destruction and the long way back. I really enjoyed it.

- Very well written
- Even if you can't relate book with real life events, it makes you realize this kind of stuff goes on and we should all be grateful for the gifts in our lifes
- Highly recommended

Who a woman becomes is shaped by her early years. How a woman sees herself is a response to how people treat her, especially in her pubescence. Author, Debbie Williamson, relates the graphic depiction of how she saw herself when raped twice by her uncle at age nine: "be quiet, don't tell, go play, go to my bed, clean yourself up." One young man's selfish need catapulted this child into a life of growing awareness that abuse was a pattern in her mother line. Debbie determined to break the pattern of three generations, and she has done so!

However, this isn't a story about rape. Rather, this is a journey of inspiration. The message is follow your dream! Debbie shares the journey of how early abuse impacts a women's life choices in marriage, work, parenting, and love. Debbie chose to seek help and break the prison her uncle built, and owned it as her own; therein was her key to freedom. She found extraordinary courage to disclose the incident up to her mother, and together they attended counseling, faced the rapist uncle and reached a place of forgiveness with each other.

The message I took to heart is that Debbie developed an uncanny intuitive ability from the abuse experience. When she started listening to her inner strength, her life changed for the better. She always envisioned an image of her knight in shining armor, and when she met him, knew that God had answered her prayers for complete love in this life.

Her story is empowering and inspiring, humbling and eye-opening. I recommend this biography for men and women who seek insight into the resilience and soul of human strength as their are lessons for each of us.

I was drawn into the life of Debbie Williamson. I felt her pain and was rooting for her dreams to come true, to rise above the abuse and suffering. She shows others that you can walk away from generations of abuse and survive.
I think that this book will touch the hearts of many, wither they were abused, or not.
Truely inspiring.

Debbie Williamson tells a tragic yet inspirational story of breaking the cycle of abuse.

Debbie's story begins with dreams of having a happy household, unlike the one she grew up in. What she got was exactly the household she'd known all her life. This is simply one woman's story of what she felt and how she made it out of the horrific destructive life she was in. Its not just inspirational for those who have been in abusive relationships, but also, for those who love and care about someone who has been a victim.

I believe the inspiration of this book is in recognizing the courage it took to write "Stand." This is Debbie Williamson's journey of rebirth into the woman she was meant to be.

It took me nine years to write and there are still days that I question my decision. And then I recieve a letter from someone thanking me for sharing and all the doubt goes away. If there was ever a way I could help a person heal from abuse I pray my book will help in any way it can.