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Lisa Leikam was born and raised in small town USA, La Crosse, Kansas. She currently lives in, and calls, Manhattan, KS, home. This is her second book, first published, and is currently writing book 2 of this series. An indescribable journey of awakening, life's challenges, and a healing to wake people up to a better reality.
Her rewarding career began as a dental assistant, which was her passion and profession for twenty years. She is a licensed Insurance Agent in the State of Kansas, and also enjoyed the excitement of a legal assistant position for six years. She enjoys life with her sons and their friends, her husband, her family, and friends. They are avid Kansas State Fans and have grown up with the KSU family. Writing has been a long-time passion. She also loves to refurbish or uplift any and everything. She believes there is much beauty in the old.
Reviewed by Romuald Dzemo for Readers' Favorite
Captured by the Holy Spirit by Lisa Leikam is one woman’s narrative of her journey of faith, a powerful testament of the strange workings of grace and a beautiful relationship with God. In part one of this heartwarming book, the author states: “When a new chapter in life opens un-expectantly you don’t know how it will affect you, where it will take you, and what it will bring. You don’t know when, where, or how your life legacy will proceed.” A new chapter in her life was a calling which came unexpectedly and in a very strange way. It happened when Lenny, her brother, committed suicide. She knew things will never be the same again, but little did she know that events following his death would set her walking on a new path, trusting, opening her soul to the reality of a life bigger than death.
Captured by the Holy Spirit is far more than what I expected it to be. I was hoping to read about strange visions and prophecies, but no, this story is a story of faith. A simple faith, a human faith that reaches out in response to a love that calls from beyond our fears, our hurts, and our uncertainties. This book is a powerful story showing that God answers our prayers and that He does speak to us in our suffering, through our pain, and that His light does shine through the darkness of our unbelief.
Lisa Leikam’s writing is filled with beautiful reflections about life, faith, God, death, and healing. She points out in the preface that “The older we get the more we realize how truly blessed we are.” Reading this book has provoked in me a powerful urge to look back at my own life, at the losses, the pain, the self-doubt and the uncertainty, and to discover a God loving me beyond my imperfections. It is so beautiful, so human, so touching and inspiring that you’ll want to read it again before passing it on. This book is, undoubtedly, a gift of faith that will change the way most of us look at life, reality, and God.
