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Daybreak: Rising Above It All With Praise
Daybreak: Rising Above It All With Praise is a collection of day-to-day encouraging poems, prayers, and Scriptures derived from tests and trials I had to overcome to claim victory toward healing and recovering from the pain of my childhood. In the midst of my fears, I had to discover the courage deep from within and find the strength to give God praise. On my journey toward forgiveness, through faith, I allowed God to come into my heart. At that point, God transformed my heart one layer at a time and healed it from past hurts. When we praise our way through, it will shift things around to work in our favor, if we believe. You have to be transformed, in order for transformation to take place. Let's celebrate life with great expectations, by giving praises to the almighty God. I pray that my journal, Daybreak: Rising Above It All With Praise, will encourage you to give thanks and praises in the midst of it all. Press on toward your future! Let go of the pain and hurt, so you can celebrate life. Give Him praise! We all need a Daybreak to get through the day!
106 pages, Paperback
First published April 17, 2014
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About the author
Angela Y. Hodge
9 books22 followersAngela Yolanda Hodge
Author/Visionary Director/Motivational Speaker
Angela has published four books in the Daybreak Book Series. Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain in November 2011, Daybreak: Rising Above It All With Praise (Revised Edition) in April 2014, and Daybreak: A Prayer Book for Children October 2014, Daybreak: 100 Powerful Breakthrough Moments for Women in March 2017.
Angela graduated from North Florida Community College where she studied Administration and Early Childhood Education. Formerly, a Early Head Start teacher, Angela has over ten years of experience in teaching.
Angela oversees the Tallahassee Authors Network Christian Sub-Group.
She also participated in the 2012 Teen Poetry Slam Contest at the Eastside Library as a Judge, and have written blogs for other Authors.
Angela has appeared at the 2011 State of Black Florida Conference at the State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, and Black History Come Alive at the Sealey Elementary School in Tallahassee, Florida.
A guest Author for 2 years at the Sealey Elementary Young Author Conference in Tallahassee, Florida.
Angela contributed has two short stories one of her short stories, entitled, “A Wicked Twist of Fate,” earned Angela a 2nd place prize in the Tallahassee Authors Network’s short story contest. The other short story entitled “One Kept Secret" .
In the February-March 2012 issue of the Tallahassee Women Magazine, Angela was proud to be highlighted under its notable“Women to Watch” column. Also in 2012, Angela received a
Phenomenal Woman Award from the 2012 Black History Come Alive Program, held in Tallahassee, Florida.
Angela is the founder and Visionary Director of Daybreak Art of Learning is a program designed to provide each individual the opportunity to be creative while using their gifts and talent. We provide three educational workshops: Daybreak creative writing, scrapbooking with Daybreak, Daybreak Young Authors.
Angela volunteer her service with FAMU Softball Team, CNLT Youth Department. She is a beta reader for GMME Publishing Company.
Author/Visionary Director/Motivational Speaker
Angela has published four books in the Daybreak Book Series. Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain in November 2011, Daybreak: Rising Above It All With Praise (Revised Edition) in April 2014, and Daybreak: A Prayer Book for Children October 2014, Daybreak: 100 Powerful Breakthrough Moments for Women in March 2017.
Angela graduated from North Florida Community College where she studied Administration and Early Childhood Education. Formerly, a Early Head Start teacher, Angela has over ten years of experience in teaching.
Angela oversees the Tallahassee Authors Network Christian Sub-Group.
She also participated in the 2012 Teen Poetry Slam Contest at the Eastside Library as a Judge, and have written blogs for other Authors.
Angela has appeared at the 2011 State of Black Florida Conference at the State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, and Black History Come Alive at the Sealey Elementary School in Tallahassee, Florida.
A guest Author for 2 years at the Sealey Elementary Young Author Conference in Tallahassee, Florida.
Angela contributed has two short stories one of her short stories, entitled, “A Wicked Twist of Fate,” earned Angela a 2nd place prize in the Tallahassee Authors Network’s short story contest. The other short story entitled “One Kept Secret" .
In the February-March 2012 issue of the Tallahassee Women Magazine, Angela was proud to be highlighted under its notable“Women to Watch” column. Also in 2012, Angela received a
Phenomenal Woman Award from the 2012 Black History Come Alive Program, held in Tallahassee, Florida.
Angela is the founder and Visionary Director of Daybreak Art of Learning is a program designed to provide each individual the opportunity to be creative while using their gifts and talent. We provide three educational workshops: Daybreak creative writing, scrapbooking with Daybreak, Daybreak Young Authors.
Angela volunteer her service with FAMU Softball Team, CNLT Youth Department. She is a beta reader for GMME Publishing Company.
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August 15, 2013
Daybreak: Rising Above It All With Praise is a continuation from her debut book. Although this book is classified as a poetry/journal, it reads more like daily affirmations (which is good for someone who needs a good lifting up - actually we all need one).
The only drawback is that it was a little redundant in periods, but it's been said that you have to continually encourage yourself (even if it's the same affirmation).
One thing that I gained from this book is that Angela is encouraged and rising above it all with praise!
The only drawback is that it was a little redundant in periods, but it's been said that you have to continually encourage yourself (even if it's the same affirmation).
One thing that I gained from this book is that Angela is encouraged and rising above it all with praise!
May 11, 2015
I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway. It is written as a 25-day devotional. Each day has a word or phrase as a theme, a prayer, and most have a Bible verse from Psalms. It was a very inspirational read and I really enjoyed it, even though I read it straight through instead of doing it day by day. I highly recommend it for anyone who has struggled with depression, abuse, or feelings of worthlessness or hopelessness.
August 13, 2013
The synopsis on the back cover described this collection of poems as a journal. It is even numbered by day so that the reader can read and meditate on something each day. Each day is prefaced with a scripture from the Bible. The poems, which appear to be free verse are supposed to coincide with the daily scripture. The poems were written mostly as encouragement to overcome difficulties through praise.
The issue that I take with this work is it doesn’t seem to be a journal at all. In several poems the poet actually uses second person to speak to the reader. This made the poems seem like mini sermons. There are bullets in several of the poems as well and it seems as if the poet is teaching.
It could be that the poems are suited for spoken word, and therefore didn’t come across well as free verse poems. The poet also used a lot of scriptures within the poems or the poems were re- worded from scripture. This made the work seem unoriginal.
It’s difficult to review something of this nature because the work is definitely from someone’s heart and the praise of God is always in order. There was just no significant impact with this particular collection for me.
Trenika Austin
AAMBC Reviewer
The issue that I take with this work is it doesn’t seem to be a journal at all. In several poems the poet actually uses second person to speak to the reader. This made the poems seem like mini sermons. There are bullets in several of the poems as well and it seems as if the poet is teaching.
It could be that the poems are suited for spoken word, and therefore didn’t come across well as free verse poems. The poet also used a lot of scriptures within the poems or the poems were re- worded from scripture. This made the work seem unoriginal.
It’s difficult to review something of this nature because the work is definitely from someone’s heart and the praise of God is always in order. There was just no significant impact with this particular collection for me.
Trenika Austin
AAMBC Reviewer
August 2, 2013
This is the second book of poetry from this author. She continues to document her personal journey as she grows in faith. If you're looking for some inspirational motivation, then don't look any further. Just stop and start reading this today...
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