title: Brazen: The Courage to Find the You That's Been Hiding
author:  Leeana Tankersley 
description: <b>"Leeana's words have taught me how to be at home with myself."--Myquillyn Smith</b>, The Nester; author of <i>The Nesting Place</i><br /><br /><br />There are so many moments in life when we choose to silence our intuition, abandon our own voice, and play small, because of that accusing voice inside that whispers, "Who do you think you are, anyway?" <br /><br />Who you are is a human--loved, worthy, and becoming. Who you are is a woman created by God to be and to do something unique. Who you are, deep down, is <i>brazen</i>.<br /><br /><i>Brazen</i> means "without shame." Leeana Tankersley wants you to own that--to unapologetically claim who and whose you are and to know that you are enough. With moving personal stories and spot-on observations of the longings we all experience--to know we are loved, to feel comfortable in our own skin, to be heard--Tankersley invites you to receive your identity, to reclaim your voice, and to recover your soul. <br /><br />Gritty and overflowing with grace, <i>Brazen</i> can set you free to be truly yourself in a world bent on molding you into its own image.<br /><br /><br />"We all want to find our voice, feel comfortable in our own skin, and come out of hiding. Leeana is a trustworthy companion on this journey of becoming broken and beautiful."--<b>Rebekah Lyons</b>, author of <i>Freefall to Fly</i><br /><br />"Leeana Tankersley has the gift of breathing life into the weary souls of women; souls exhausted from anxiety, from negative self-talk and unfulfilled dreams. She draws the wounded daughter back into the lap of her heavenly Father and invites her home."--<b>Emily T. Wierenga</b>, founder of The Lulu Tree; author of <i>Atlas Girl</i> and <i>Making It Home<br /></i><br />"If you ever feel inclined to apologize for your own existence in this world, then please, <i>please</i> read this insightful, soulful book."--<b>Kristen Strong</b>, author of <i>Girl Meets Change: Truths to Carry You through Life's Transitions<br /></i><b><br />Leeana Tankersley</b> is the author of <i>Breathing Room </i>and holds degrees from Liberty University and West Virginia University. She and her husband, Steve, are currently stationed in San Diego, California, with their three children, Luke, Lane, and Elle. Leeana writes about living from the spacious place on her blog,www.leeanatankersley.com.
zlib_text: NEARDEATH
  
  By
  
  Colin Wraight
  
  2013 All Rights reserved
  
  Chapter 1
  
  Present Day
  
    
  
  This was stupid! They would find me, they always find me!
  
  I couldn’t trust anyone let alone a complete stranger, I wondered if I could
  trust her.
  
  Could I really tell her the truth? Reveal everything I’d kept secret for so
  long! Every instinct in my body screamed at me to run, to run and not stop
  until I was far away. I nervously glanced at the door and the irresistible
  temptation of freedom; all I had to do was get up and walk out, then I could
  disappear forever. I’ve done it before and I can do it again!
  
  They would find me though, they always find me!
  
  “For god sakes will you relax?” She said breathlessly and unceremoniously
  dumped a large shoulder bag on the table between us. “You’re making me
  nervous; stop worrying, there’s no one else here! Just you and me..!” Then she
  pulled a notebook out of her coat pocket and one of those small Dictaphones
  from a side pouch on the bag placing them on the tabl