Play Audiobook Sample
Dancing with Max: A Mother and Son Who Broke Free Audiobook
Play Audiobook Sample
(4.13) - 16 listener ratings
Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
Longest Chapter Length:
Shortest Chapter Length:
Average Chapter Length:
Audiobooks by this Author:
Publisher Description
The true story of a single mother's love and perseverance, her son's autism diagnosis with its challenges and gifts, and their triumph together over life's toughest obstacles.
Journey with Emily Colson--daughter of former White House Special Counsel Chuck Colson--as she takes you from her darkest days of pain to her adventure through life. With candor and wit, she shares about her personal battles and heartbreak when, as a suddenly single mother, she discovered that her only child has autism. Emily illuminates the page with vivid imagery--making you laugh, making you cry, and inspiring you to face your own challenges.
This is the story that will inspire you to break free of the barriers that threaten to constrict your life, and Max is the young man who will capture--and even change--your heart. As you learn more about Max and his journey, you'll learn about:
- The incredible power of community
- Facing each day with grace and faith
- Turning your challenges into blessings
In a special prologue and epilogue from Chuck Colson--his most personal writing since Born Again--he details how Max's resilient spirit unraveled his thinking and brought out his tender side as a grandfather.
Along the way, you'll discover that Max's disability does not so much define who he is, but reveals who we are. Dancing with Max is not a fairy tale with a magical ending. It's a real-life story of grace, second chances, and fresh starts in spite of life's hardest problems. And Max? Max will make you fall in love with life all over again, leaving you dancing with joy.
Praise for Dancing with Max:
"Emily shares her moving story, of life's struggles but of its even greater victories, in her own words. This is a story of triumph, in spite of the suffering and pain. It is most of all a love story, and a story about changed lives--Emily's, Max's, and also mine."
--Chuck Colson, former White House Special Counsel
Download and start listening now!
"Everyone should hear the first person story of raising a special needs child-just walking for a moment in someone else's shoes can change your perspective, change your attitude, change your life. This is an inspiring story about Max and his gift. "
— Julie (5 out of 5 stars)
Dancing with Max Listener Reviews
-
" This book gave me a better understanding of the day-to-day life of moms of children with autism. Wow. Very inspiring, and the ending was uplifting. "
— Alison, 5/12/2011 -
" A mother's journal, essentially, of her life with her autistic son. Her humor, and profound faith in God, gets her through. "
— Kim, 4/22/2011 -
" A true story of life with an autistic child will both amuse and amaze! Recommended! "
— Renie, 3/29/2011 -
" An amazing book, giving me a whole new understanding of those who love and parent autistic children. Emily was very open and this is a powerful book. "
— Margaret, 2/13/2011 -
" Colson's writing is beautifully uplifting, while not glossing over the challenges and heartbreaks of raising a son with autism. "
— Laurie, 2/11/2011 -
" Max is autistic. He has great impact on the lives of so many people. Including me. And I admire his mother, emily colson. Overall great story! "
— Brooke, 1/15/2011 -
" Great sense of humor, good story of the relationship with her son<br/> "
— Tina, 1/1/2011