"Dancing Through Life" by Candace Cameron Bure

As some of you may know, I was selected to be apart of the launch team for Candace Cameron Bure's new book, "Dancing Through Life" about her journey on Dancing With The Stars. I was honored to be selected as I love Candace not only for her acting roles but for who she is as a women. She's a strong woman of God and I admire her boldness and courage to share the Gospel even when it is not popular in Hollywood. Here is a little Q & A based off of some of the themes presented in the book:

      

• Chapter Eleven is titled “Crossing the Finish Line” and shares some insight into the endurance and strength Candace needed mentally, physically and spiritually to finish Dancing with the Stars.
• The same is true in life - we often have to prepare ourselves to walk through many unexpected and difficult circumstances. Share a time when you’ve had to do so.
• How did you respond initially to your circumstance? It was very unexpected and difficult when we found out that Ethan was being deployed only 6 weeks after we got married. I was not prepared for this at all, but it was the only choice I had to be strong. Initially, I was anything but strong. I was upset, mad, and fearful. It felt undeserved that someone who just got married would have to be apart for a whole year. It was definitely the hardest thing I had had to deal with up until that point in life.

• What did you learn in your journey? Through my journey, I learned so much about God. I felt his love and care for me even in the times that I was lonely. I felt encouraged by the prayers of others. I learned that God is a compassionate God who wanted to hold me in his arms during my times of despair. I also learned that I had a choice to be joyful or downright miserable for a year and I was firm in choosing JOY!
• How did your journey help you see God more clearly and trust in Him more completely? I saw God so clearly during that time and I really had no other choice but to completely trust Him. I trusted he would bring Ethan home safe and I trusted that he would help me wake up each morning with a positive outlook even in my dire circumstances. 

• What are practical steps others can take during a situation like this in a way that is encouraging, authentic and helpful?
  It really helped me to take the steps of 1) turning to God in my pain 2) asking Him to give me strength when I felt weak and helpless 3) trusting that this was his plan for our lives and 4) thanking him for giving me this trial even though it was so painful because it only deepened my love for him and for my husband! These things I did daily and without them I'm not sure I would have stood as strongly as I did that year!

This post was inspired by Candace Cameron Bure’s new book, Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction. Order your copy of #DancingThroughLife today!

Xoxo,

D