Too Tough to Cry

At the age of seven, Paul (then LaVern) Powers lost what was most important to him: his mother and his puppy. Beaten by his father for crying over his mother's death, LaVern vowed he would never cry again. For the next 13 years, despite an abusive and poverty-stricken family life that bred violence in him and culminated in his murdering a woman for $500, the young man kept his promise, suppressing the fierce pain that welled within him.Too Touch to Cry is the remarkable story of how this bitter adolescent, murderer and petty thief discovered Jesus Christ and a life of love, forgiveness and commitment. He is now a successful children's evangelist, loving father and the husband of Margaret Fishback Powers, creator of the famous Footprints poem and author of several bestselling books that have brought joy, hope and inspiration to people around the world.… (more)