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The good, the bad, and the grace of God : what honesty and pain taught us about faith, family, and forgiveness / Jep Robertson and Jessica Robertson with Susy Flory.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Nashville, Tennessee : W Publishing Group an imprint of Thomas Nelson, 2015.Description: x, 228 pages, 8 unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0718031482
  • 9780718031480
Uniform titles:
  • Duck dynasty (Television program)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: Love letters -- Knight in shining camo -- Granny's boy -- Tomboy -- Pistol Pete -- Biscuits and sugar syrup -- Ducks and dogs -- Up early and workin' hard -- Brothers, basketball, and bucks -- Pressure -- Things fall apart -- It's too late -- A Halloween to forget -- The choice -- The gap -- Jeep headlights -- Kissing bandit -- Blindsided -- The beach-house letter -- A random impulse -- The puzzle -- I'm going to my mom's -- An unbelievable miracle -- Through the lens -- Stitched with love -- Secrets -- The school bus -- Forgiveness -- Just ducky -- Family over fame -- Smackdown -- This is serious -- Glad to be alive -- Love always and forever.
Summary: "Jep Robertson, the youngest son of Duck Commander Phil Robertson, and his wife, Jessica, open up about their personal trials, their early years together, and the challenges that might have destroyed them both had the grace of God not intervened. Jep describes being molested as a child and his reluctance to tell anyone until only a few years ago, his downward spiral into drug and alcohol abuse, and the eventual intervention of his family. Jessica shares about the difficult failure of her first marriage while still a teenager and the hurt that came along with it, much of it from the church. Her insecurities spun out of control as she wondered whether she would ever be good enough or pretty enough. This book is their love story but, more importantly, their love story for God" -- provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A Moving Story of Redemption and Second Chances

Jep Robertson, the youngest son of Duck Commander Phil Robertson, and his wife, Jessica, open up about their personal trials, their early years together, and the challenges that might have destroyed them both had the grace of God not intervened. Jep describes being molested as a child and his reluctance to tell anyone until only a few years ago, his downward spiral into drug and alcohol abuse, and the eventual intervention of his family. Jessica shares about the difficult failure of her first marriage while still a teenager and the hurt that came along with it, much of it from the church. Her insecurities spun out of control as she wondered whether she would ever be good enough or pretty enough. This book is their love story but, more importantly, their love story for God.

"We are desperate to let people know that no matter what you've do≠ no matter what you've lived through, you can come out of it. You can be washed clean. You are redeemed."

Introduction: Love letters -- Knight in shining camo -- Granny's boy -- Tomboy -- Pistol Pete -- Biscuits and sugar syrup -- Ducks and dogs -- Up early and workin' hard -- Brothers, basketball, and bucks -- Pressure -- Things fall apart -- It's too late -- A Halloween to forget -- The choice -- The gap -- Jeep headlights -- Kissing bandit -- Blindsided -- The beach-house letter -- A random impulse -- The puzzle -- I'm going to my mom's -- An unbelievable miracle -- Through the lens -- Stitched with love -- Secrets -- The school bus -- Forgiveness -- Just ducky -- Family over fame -- Smackdown -- This is serious -- Glad to be alive -- Love always and forever.

"Jep Robertson, the youngest son of Duck Commander Phil Robertson, and his wife, Jessica, open up about their personal trials, their early years together, and the challenges that might have destroyed them both had the grace of God not intervened. Jep describes being molested as a child and his reluctance to tell anyone until only a few years ago, his downward spiral into drug and alcohol abuse, and the eventual intervention of his family. Jessica shares about the difficult failure of her first marriage while still a teenager and the hurt that came along with it, much of it from the church. Her insecurities spun out of control as she wondered whether she would ever be good enough or pretty enough. This book is their love story but, more importantly, their love story for God" -- provided by publisher.

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