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Footprints
Margaret Fishback Powers

Footprints

The True Story Behind The Poem That Inspired Millions

9780006474258
| Paperback
HarperOne | 1993
Dewey 920
LC Classification 1555

Genre

  • Adult Non-Fiction

Subject

  • Canadian Poetry
  • Christian Biography
  • Christian Biography Canada
  • Literary Criticism / Poetry
  • Poets, Canadian (English) 20th Century Biography

Plot

Newly repackaged! Now available again, this bestselling book tells the inspiring true story of the poem "Footprints", beloved by millions for its poignant expressions of God's ever-present care -- especially in the toughest moments of our lives."When You Saw Only One Set of Footprints, it Was Then That I Carried You".For many years the poem "Footprints" was an anonymous sensation, spreading its message of divine care on plaques, cards, calendars, and posters all over the world. But in 1989, through an astonishing series of events, Margaret Fishback Powers emerged as the author of the poem.In Footprints, Powers tells the story of how the famous poem was written, its personal meaning, and the role it has played in her own life -- both as an artistic expression of God's love and a touchstone in a time of personal tragedy.