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A New York Times best-selling author ofers three simple prayers -- asking for assistance from a higher power, appreciating what we have that is good and feeling awe at the world around us -- that will help us deal with the hardships of daily life.

Anne Lamott writes about faith, family, and community in essays that are both wise and irreverent. It’s an approach that has become her trademark. Now in Small Victories, Lamott offers a new message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over the darkness in our lives. Our victories over hardship and pain may seem small, she writes, but they change us—our perceptions, our perspectives, and our lives. Lamott writes of forgiveness, restoration,...