Tiffany Smiling - Your Dream. Gods Plan.: Are You Longing for Something More?

PRAISE FOR YOUR DREAM. GODS PLAN.

Tiffany is one of the most inspirational, love-filled leaders Ive ever met. A walking miracle, whose trials and triumphs will teach you how to transform your perspective, priorities, and purpose all for your betterment and those around you. A must-read for anyone looking to positively impact the world and live a real, authentic life of love!

Jeff Ragan, Founder and CEO of KiZE Concepts, Inc.

The ability Tiffany has to run toward God and trust in Him after all she has been through is truly inspiring. Her fierce, gentle strength and motivating words will encourage, empower, and inspire anyone who has experienced deep pain, suffering, and hardships.

Joanna Waterfall, Founder of the Yellow Conference

I couldnt put this book down! Tiffanys words are a gift of grace and conviction, and her stories stirred my heart and soul. Tiffany shares her struggles and dreams wrapped up in powerful lessons that allow us to see Gods glorious light shining into very broken places. I believe this book can change the world, encouraging us all to follow the call of beautiful purpose that God has designed for our lives. Your Dream. Gods Plan. will leave you inspired to action and awash in abundant gratitude.

Courtney Westlake, Author of A Different Beautiful

In Your Dream. Gods Plan., one of the most important questions in ones life is asked: Are you willing to release your dream and reach for His plan? You will find hardship, hope, and inspiration along the way through Smilings journey, helping you see that Gods plans are much greater and better than your own.

L. J. Triplett, Past International President of Womens Ministry, Non-Profit Organization

Your Dream. Gods Plan. is a powerful book that shows the greater purpose of our lives here on earth. A great foundation from our Christian parent is important, but our yes to God takes us to our highest achievement in this world. I was glued to this book until I finished reading it. The trials and tribulations are not designed to break you but to make you strong for a specific assignment. Tiffany stood [strong in] the trials and tribulations. She is now this beautiful, golden vessel sharing the importance of our yes to the Lord. This book has helped me to trust Gods plans in the lives of two children who were sick while I was reading the script.

Yvrose Telford Ismael, Co-Founder of Hope House Hati, Hope Tree of Life Ministries, and Recipient of the William Jefferson Clinton Goodwill Award

It is a joy to see a girl, threatened by a recurring brain tumor, develop into an impressive young woman who has answered a calling by dedicating herself to serving children around the globe. It is unfortunately rare for survivors of brain tumors to regain all the physical and intellectual capabilities Tiffany has enjoyed as the fruit of her firm dedication, hours, days, and months of therapy, and her faith. Tiffanys story, so beautifully related here, demonstrates her unique dedication, understanding, and deep faith which together have enabled her to overcome limitations. She has reached that dream of becoming a normal young adultand much more. To read about how Tiffany overcame the threats and challenges of a brain tumor which required four surgeries and radiation therapy is a wonderful story. To also observe how a survivor of childhood cancer can bring meaning and comfort to children around the globe is an even more remarkable and uplifting story. Tiffanys survival has been multiplied many timesand her story is still unfolding as is her profound commitment and her abiding faith.

Dr. Larry Kun, Executive Vice President and Clinical Director at St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital

2017 by Tiffany Smiling

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INTRODUCTION

Something Better Than Your Dreams

What girl doesnt want to live the story shes seen in the movies? Who doesnt want to be pursued by a soul mate and live happily ever after?

From the outside, my teenage life didnt look so very different from the glamorous lives of the leading ladies in the movies Id seen. On my sixteenth birthday I looked out the window of our high-end home to see a brand-new-new black SUV in the driveway. My mom took care of my sister, my brother, and me; and my dad was a successful attorney. Our family vacationed at exclusive resorts in Maui and the Bahamas. At a glance, I was living the fairy tale.

But that picture didnt tell the whole story.

When I was ten years old, I was given a death sentence: three months to live. By Gods grace I made it to sixteen when I literally exchanged an elegant ball gown for a worn cotton hospital gown, and a sparkling tiara for an MRI coil encircling my head. I was desperate to live a normal life, and with the help of my family and God, I fought my way back to normal, determined to live the dream on my heart.

But that didnt happen.

At the moment the good life was just within reach, I discovered that lasting satisfaction wasnt found where I thought it might be. In fact, as God revealed to me that scrambling after the dream Id bought into would never satisfy, I tasted something even more fulfilling.

Hear me: Im not knocking getting married, having a family, succeeding professionally, or even owning nice things. Rather, Im observing that pouring our lives into the pursuit of our own happiness has not served us well.

Daily, we spend hours browsing others happenings on social media. We work long hours to secure the next promotion or to pay for the clothes and car and house we believe will make us happy. We go to clubs with friends in the hope of real connection. But in our honest moments we realize that the happiness weve had has been fleeting.