{"id":3342,"date":"2015-02-19T16:16:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T22:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=3342"},"modified":"2025-08-19T18:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T23:40:56","slug":"prepared-for-a-purpose-the-inspiring-true-story-of-how-one-woman-saved-an-atlanta-school-under-seige","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/prepared-for-a-purpose-the-inspiring-true-story-of-how-one-woman-saved-an-atlanta-school-under-seige\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepared for a Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3343\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/preparend-for-a-purpose.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3343\" data-attachment-id=\"3343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/prepared-for-a-purpose-the-inspiring-true-story-of-how-one-woman-saved-an-atlanta-school-under-seige\/preparend-for-a-purpose\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/preparend-for-a-purpose.png?fit=230%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"230,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"prepared for a purpose\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Prepared for a Purpose&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Prepared for a Purpose&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/preparend-for-a-purpose.png?fit=230%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/preparend-for-a-purpose.png?resize=230%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Prepared for a Purpose\" width=\"230\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/preparend-for-a-purpose.png?w=230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/preparend-for-a-purpose.png?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prepared for a Purpose<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Overview: : The Inspiring True Story of How One Woman Saved an Atlanta School Under Seige<br \/>\nTrue Story of Courage and Compassion in a School Under Seige by Antoinette Tuff (Author) and Alex Tresniowski (Contributor)<\/p>\n<p>As 870 children waited in fear, their elementary school rushed into lockdown mode. As the nation faced yet another Sandy Hook story of tragedy, one woman rewrote the ending.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the story doesn&#8217;t start with those first steps Michael Hill took into that Atlanta elementary school. It starts with Antoinette Tuff, a woman who faced her own pain, hurt, and rejection, yet held onto grace, faith, and hope. A hope that anchored her in the most high stakes of moments, a grace that allowed her to empathize with a hurting young man, and a faith that gave her the courage to love him back from the brink.<\/p>\n<p>This is more than just the amazing account of tragedy averted. It&#8217;s the evidence of what we can do when we allow ourselves to be used by God. And it&#8217;s a story of how God uses <i>all <\/i>of our life experiences&#8211;the good and the bad&#8211;to prepare us for our own moment of divine purpose.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Amazon.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em>Antoinette Tuff, a mother of two children,\u00a0is a woman who faced&#8211;and overcame&#8211;her own pain and hurt. Recognized for her courageous act that saved a school from tragedy, she&#8217;s also been nominated for the prestigious Carnegie Medal for civilian heroism.\u00a0Antoinette speaks around the world, spreading hope\u00a0as she shares\u00a0the message of how our circumstances in life prepare us for our purpose.\u00a0Learn more at www.antoinettetuff.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As 870 children waited in fear, their elementary school rushed into lockdown mode. 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