MIDLOTHIAN, Va., November 19, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Life is filled with trials and tribulations. Many people lose hope in those times, finding no meaning in their plight, like a darkness covering their lives. Amy Shearer holds the candle for those moments. Her new book, GOD, Mom & Rock and Roll (now available through 1stBooks), is a spiritual inspiration told through the hardships of her own life.
"Since September 11th, 2001, many people have been searching for a deeper meaning for their lives. Fear and the uncertainty of the future has permeated our society, our world. GOD, Mom & Rock and Roll is meant to provide comfort to those who feel alone and afraid. It gives hope that tomorrow is coming. And finally, it is to inspire from within ourselves our true purpose," Shearer says.
Modeled after the Bible, GOD, Mom & Rock and Roll is the story of Shearer's personal walk of faith with God. Beginning with Genesis, Shearer makes striking comparisons between her life and the Bible. She divides the story into two sections, "B.C., Before Child" and "A.D., After Delivery." She tells the bittersweet memories that colored her youth and made her the person she is today and pays tribute to the three loves that helped her persevere: God, her mother and her passion for rock and roll.
Shearer takes readers through the pains and joys of her life. Disclosing information she thought she would never share with anyone except God, Shearer leaves no detail out and no stone unturned so that her readers may witness her faith and love. The final chapter is "The Revelation," where her story comes full circle as she carries out "God's purpose."
"From the cover to the text and including the pictures, the entire book is in black and white. The color, the meaning, is in the words. It is symbolic...every person, place or thing that (I) mention in GOD, Mom & Rock and Roll is real. (I have) tangible proof, concrete evidence to support the facts in the book, which ultimately proves its premise: GOD is real!" she states.
Shearer characterizes herself as "a single-parent, a sinner and a humble servant of God." GOD, Mom & Rock and Roll is her first book.
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