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02072aam a22002777i 4500 001 577BFF68F0B611EE96A0B47C3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240402010028 008 231101s2024 paua 000 0aeng d 020 $a 1497104513 020 $a 9781497104518 020 $a 1497104548 020 $a 9781497104549 035 $a (OCoLC)1416719741 040 $a CNWPU $b eng $e rda $c CNWPU $d YDX $d BDX $d IEB $d OCLCO $d MJ8 $d OCLCO $d HRF $d SILO 100 1 $a Furniss, John, $e author. 245 14 $a The blind woodsman : $b one man's journey to find his purpose on the other side of darkness / $c a moving memoir by John and Anni Furniss. 264 1 $a Mount Joy, PA : $b Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc., $c 2024. 300 $a 187 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 23 cm 505 0 $a Keys to the heart -- Walking through the darkness -- Losing sight, gaining vision -- Rebirth -- Love Is blind -- Back to the sawdust: Starting over again -- I see you -- The steps in between -- Leap of faith -- Such great heights -- Life is but a dream -- If you can't see, imagine -- Blindness education. 520 $a "In this inspiring memoir, a renowned woodworker shares how he found happiness despite real-life struggles with drug addiction, anxiety, depression, financial despair, and permanent blindness caused by a failed suicide attempt at the age of sixteen. As John struggled to free himself from addiction, search for his independence, and find his purpose, he met his future wife, Anni, an artist who also faced her own physical and mental health challenges. Together they embarked on a parth built on love and acceptance, using their artistic expression to find joy. This is their story of how challenges and struggles need not define you, rather how they can lead you to find your true vision and purpose"--Page 4 of cover. 700 1 $a Furniss, Anni, $e author. 941 $a 2 952 $l XBPE737 $d 20240604014205.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20240402011550.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=577BFF68F0B611EE96A0B47C3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search