{"id":667485,"date":"2023-09-12T19:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=667485"},"modified":"2023-09-12T19:24:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:24:01","slug":"cancer-isnt-a-death-sentence-it-is-simply-a-calling-to-live-with-more-vivacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/cancer-isnt-a-death-sentence-it-is-simply-a-calling-to-live-with-more-vivacity_667485.html","title":{"rendered":"Cancer isn\u2019t a death sentence; it is simply a calling to live with more vivacity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-style:italic; padding:8px 0px;\">A young woman\u2019s brief journey proves it\u2019s not the amount of time we have\u2014but how we use it\u2026<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/uploads\/6347cf53c549621903818817c9b6a066.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Marysville, Pennsylvania &#8211; 12 September, 2023 &#8211;<\/strong> Allie Speck was born into the world with a keen mind, an eagerness to connect with people, and intuitive compassion for others. Her journey on earth was short, but well spent&mdash;and in, <em>Called to Live a Vibrant Life,<\/em> readers are fortunate to hear her first-hand account of incredible faith and sacrifice during a five-year battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right out of high school, 18-year-old Allie knew her next step&mdash;pursue a degree at a Christian college and spread God&rsquo;s love through missions. However, her life was quickly thrown off course when she was diagnosed with cancer. She clung to her conviction in Christ, had rounds of chemotherapy, surgery&hellip;and beat it. &nbsp;But the cancer eventually resurfaced&mdash;and this time, turned into a spiritual trial. Allie used every ounce of energy to remain steadfast in Christ&mdash;and allow Him to determine her fate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;Written with transparent honesty and deep and abiding love, it&rsquo;s a journey that transformed the lives of others who came to know Allie and witness her faith and determination.&rdquo; &mdash; Kim Phipps, PhD President of Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, PA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 261-page memoir is published by Mercy &amp; Moxie, an imprint of Orison Publishers, Inc. and is available online through the non-profit organization, alliespeck.org. The story intertwines journal entries from Allie, email correspondence with Allie&rsquo;s prayer warriors, and additional insight and narration from her mother, Zina Speck.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;Together, Zina and Allie journeyed through the horrors of cancer, wrestled with unanswered questions when God didn&rsquo;t make sense, and pressed on in unshakable hope in Christ. <em>Called to Live a Vibrant Life <\/em>is a story of love, hope, and joy as well as loss.&rdquo; &mdash; Peter Greer, President &amp; CEO Hope International<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Called to Live a Vibrant Life: Standing Firm and Suffering Well in the Midst of Cancer is published by Mercy &amp; Moxie, an imprint of Orison Publishers, Inc. and is available for purchase at Amazon, Barnes &amp; Noble and other retailers. For nearly two decades, Orison has specialized in giving Christian authors a platform to share their stories.<\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/alliespeck.org_.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mercy &#038; Moxie<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Zina Speck<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=cancer-isnt-a-death-sentence-it-is-simply-a-calling-to-live-with-more-vivacity\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliespeck.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.alliespeck.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><object type=\"text\/html\" data=\"http:\/\/www.alliespeck.org\" style=\"width:900px; height:400px;\"><\/object><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=cancer-isnt-a-death-sentence-it-is-simply-a-calling-to-live-with-more-vivacity\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young woman\u2019s brief journey proves it\u2019s not the amount of time we have\u2014but how we use it\u2026 Marysville, Pennsylvania &#8211; 12 September, 2023 &#8211; Allie Speck was born into the world with a keen mind, an eagerness to connect &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/cancer-isnt-a-death-sentence-it-is-simply-a-calling-to-live-with-more-vivacity_667485.html\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[448],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-667485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Books-Literature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667485\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}