I Sit All Amazed by Steve Mikita
When Steve Mikita was 18 months old, his parents received the horrifying news that their son would not live to see his second birthday. Afflicted with an incurable neuromuscular disease, he has never walked, never ridden a bicycle, never driven a car. He has never married, never had children, never knelt to pray. But the story of his life is not about the things he has never done or will never do. The story of his life is about reaching our possibilities in spite of our disabilities. It is about living rich, meaningful lives despite trials and tragedies. More important, it is about the undeniable influence and power of a mother’s love—a mother who was told to prepare for her son’s death, and who, instead, raised him to become a self-sufficient adult.
Contents:
Foreward (by Carole Mikita)- Introduction
- Chapter One – “My Son, Peace Be unto Thy Soul”
- Chapter Two – “In the World Ye Shall Have Tribulation”
- Chapter Three – “We Do Not Doubt Our Mothers Knew It”
- Chapter Four – “Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord”
- Chapter Five – “The Tender Mercies of the Lord”
- Chapter Six – “If Any of You Lack Wisdom, Let Him Ask of God”
- Chapter Seven – “I Am Jesus Christ, Whom the Prophets Testified Shall Come into the World”
- Chapter Eight – “He Will Take upon Him the Pains and the Sicknesses of His People”
- Chapter Nine – “Peace I Leave with You, My Peace I Give unto You”
- Chapter Ten – “That Your Joy Might Be Full”
- Postscript
- Sources Cited
What Others Are Saying…
“I have known Steve for many years, and I found his book so compelling that I read it straight through in one afternoon. It is a wonderful combination of personal experiences and Steve’s testimony. I finished the book with enormous admiration for Steve’s courage, as well as for the love and commitment of his family and friends. I especially enjoyed the chapter about Steve needing to be independent and go to college on his own, and his mother putting aside any fear and regret she felt to help him be his “own man.”
— Gretta, Utah
“This is truly an extraordinary book. I read this book in three hours last night – I didn’t want to put it down. I’m not a mother yet, but I hope to be someday. If I can be half the woman Steve Mikita’s mother was, I will have succeeded at being a mother. Definitely going to purchase this book for my mother and sisters for Mother’s Day.”
—Ashley
“I have known Steve Mikita for over 30 years. We met during law school. I remember lifting Steve’s weakened body out of his wheelchair and carrying him down flights of stairs during a law school fire alarm. I remember him telling our Criminal Law Professor, Woody Deem, that he would be more animated in his presentation, but he “could barely lift a pencil.” Yet, Steve has always been powerful man in my eyes. I am grateful he has captured on paper with his powerful pen the events and people, and his own muscular resolve, to thrive rather than just survive. Nicely done my Friend.”
—Mike
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