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Bounce, Don't Break Paperback – October 7, 2015
Learn the skills to successfully navigate the choppy waters of change and build resilience along the way. Bounce! Don't Break provides important steps to help you bounce back after a crisis. Learn to shift your focus from problems to solutions from problem people, to problem-solving supporters.
Comeback from setbacks, find faith amidst fear, lose the "woman-wonder" suit and put on the "live-in-wonder" outfit.
As a bonus feature, Bounce! Don't Break includes special features for military wives. Bounce! Don't Break makes a great Mother's Day gift.
- Print length202 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateOctober 7, 2015
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.46 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-101941103707
- ISBN-13978-1941103708
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- Publisher : SonRise Devotionals (October 7, 2015)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 202 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1941103707
- ISBN-13 : 978-1941103708
- Item Weight : 8.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.46 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,294,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6,916 in Spiritual Meditations (Books)
- #18,670 in Devotionals
- #19,184 in Motivational Management & Leadership
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About the author
Drawing from her international experiences as the wife of a career naval officer and attaché that have taken her from the east coast of the USA across the Pacific to Hawaii, the Atlantic to Europe, the Gulf of Mexico to South America and back, Penny shares in her book, Bounce! Don't Break, the way she has learned to bounce-back from set-backs and emerge from unwanted change stronger, more authentic and resilient.
She also writes for children and is the author of the Amazon bestseller, "Little White Squirrel’s Secret – A Special Place to Practice," dedicated to her severely autistic granddaughter, and the picture book in rhyme, Rodeo Mouse and The Greatest Escape Plan in Mouse History. She is currently working on Piper Tales-The Adventures of a Very Lucky Black and White Dog. These stories were originally published in a local newspaper and on-line as a popular children's serial.
Her rhyming picture book - A Flash of Black and White - won 2nd place at the Kidz Lit 2020 Conference. You can hear her read it at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorPennyLHunt.
Her blog, A Thought From Penny, is a continuing source of encouragement that provides specific tactics, practical advice, stories and words of encouragement to help readers develop and maintain a strong inner foundation and build resilience for the challenges of life's ups and downs. Subscribe at PennyLHunt.com
Active in her community, Penny currently resides in the small, rural, peach growing region of South Carolina with her husband,Bill - Hunley, a rescue dog from the streets of Charleston and a high energy Border Collie named Sugar.
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Customers find the book inspiring and helpful. They appreciate the author's can-do attitude, vulnerability, and sense of humor. The author speaks from experience and is a good writer.
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Customers find the book inspirational and helpful. They say it's a great read for anyone going through changes in their life. The personal stories are comforting, making it a good nightstand book. Some readers appreciate the good concept and advice.
"...You’ll appreciate the practical wisdom of learning to bounce back from hard knocks instead of feeling like a victim or breaking under pressure...." Read more
"...This book will lift you up and show you how to bounce, not break. The author speaks from experience. Five children and twenty-nine household moves...." Read more
"An encouraging look at life's ups and downs is told from a career military wife's perspective...." Read more
"...Penny's personal stories are like eating comfort food...they are gentle tickles that made me smile. Great book to have on my night stand!" Read more
Customers appreciate the author's can-do attitude, vulnerability, and sense of humor. They say the author is a good writer and speaks from experience.
"...I can see that the author is a good writer, it just that I couldn't connect to the story. I'm sure that some people might enjoy it." Read more
"...The author speaks from experience. Five children and twenty-nine household moves. She had to find a way to keep her sanity. And she did." Read more
"...The author's can-do attitude, vulnerability, and sense of humor combine to make Bounce, Don't Break a soul-stirring read. I loved it." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2016Who doesn’t have a major life challenge now and then? How do you deal with yours? Ms. Hunt shares real stories of people who faced difficulties and how they handled them. She is quite transparent about her own weaknesses and mistakes and advises we need five survival tools to navigate choppy waters of life.
You’ll appreciate the practical wisdom of learning to bounce back from hard knocks instead of feeling like a victim or breaking under pressure.
Baptism. Do you know why? I loved the illustration of the wedding band and water baptism.
I was given this book for my honest review.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2020Unfortunately I didn't find this book very engaging. I suppose I was expecting something different, more of a self-help book rather than author sharing stories about her life. I can see that the author is a good writer, it just that I couldn't connect to the story. I'm sure that some people might enjoy it.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2015This is a wonderful book for anyone going through changes in their life. We all have ups and downs and understanding how to handle the downs is essential to living a joyful life, regardless of the circumstances. This book will lift you up and show you how to bounce, not break. The author speaks from experience. Five children and twenty-nine household moves. She had to find a way to keep her sanity. And she did.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2017I’m simply going to dive into the deep to get you ready to hear the heart of the author, Penny Hunt. In this book, she pours out her spirit about her relationship with Jesus Christ from the start to this current day. Early in her life after accepting Jesus Christ, Ms. Hunt was being mentored by a Chaplain's wife, and she started going to the bible studies and conferences to build her trust in Jesus Christ and the Kingdom God. I love the illustrations she gives so you can feel the hurt and pain she endured throughout her family life, as well as; being hurt by the church.
She was married three different times that ended in failure and heartbreak in her life, that led to divorce. The problem, she experienced was due to the stress in her life by her husband's adultery affairs, betrayal, and the untimely deaths of her two babies (miscarriages). There's so much more, but you have to read the book for yourself.
Reflecting back - Ms. Hunt knew God gave her the revelation for the title of this book, “Bounce - Don't Break," to help women and military wives around the world, not to give up on themselves or what God called them to be in the Kingdom of God. She overcame one thing after another as she matured in her spiritual life, as well as; her relationship with God. She recognized the power of God’s love, and healing could help women be whole in their spirit, soul and body. This is so they can be over comers and hit every issue of life that comes their way.
I believe this book will truly hit home to women in general, particularly to women in the Arm Forces, and military wives.
My Leaving Thoughts:
There was a two parts in the book that actually touched me:
The first one was - "I believe, with God’s help, you have what it takes to rise to the challenge. You can know better days are coming, and it won’t be long until they are here." And the second one says - "When you’re going through something unimaginably devastating it takes three T’s - Tears, Time, and Talking."
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2020An encouraging look at life's ups and downs is told from a career military wife's perspective. The author's can-do attitude, vulnerability, and sense of humor combine to make Bounce, Don't Break a soul-stirring read. I loved it.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2016This book has meant a lot to me. Life can be hard sometimes and reading how the Lord has laid a path for all women who have to deal with bad cards helps me move past my bumps with confidence. I needed this perspective of looking back with humor. Penny's personal stories are like eating comfort food...they are gentle tickles that made me smile. Great book to have on my night stand!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2017Good concept, but I just didn't care for this book. There is sage advice and life stories here, but I guess I was looking for something else that I would connect with more
- Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2015I met Penny in a doctor's office, and when she shared some of what she had written in Bounce! Don't Break... I ordered 3 copies right away. 2 copies are for Christmas gifts. I have not been disappointed with the purchase and have told lots of other people this is a book everyone needs to read. A friend read it at the beach and it made her laugh! You will enjoy it too.