{"product_id":"beyond-the-nerve-kisha-battle-houston-9798246302361","title":"Beyond the Nerve: Patience, Pain, Love, and God in the Middle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeyond the Nerve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatience, Pain, Love, and God in the Middle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKisha Battle Houston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when patience wears thin-not from anger, but from pain?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Nerve\u003c\/i\u003e is a raw, lyrical poetry collection written from inside the daily reality of chronic nerve pain, emotional exhaustion, and becoming someone new when the life you knew no longer fits. With honesty and tenderness, Kisha Battle Houston gives voice to the quiet battles many endure in their bodies, relationships, and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems explore the frustration of living with constant pain, the grief of losing the ability to do work you once loved, and the strain that suffering places on communication, romance, and intimacy. Yet woven through the ache is hope-hope that adapts, joy that arrives in small portions, and love that learns how to speak gently again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of it all is God-not as a distant answer, but as a steady presence in hallways, hospital rooms, arguments, and late-night prayers whispered under breath. \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Nerve\u003c\/i\u003e is not a book about fixing pain; it is about living faithfully inside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection is for anyone who has: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruggled with chronic pain or illness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelt their patience thinning while trying to remain kind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrieved the loss of an old identity or career\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaced miscommunication and strain in relationships\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSearched for God in the middle of exhaustion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeeded permission to rest without guilt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Nerve\u003c\/i\u003e is a companion for the hurting, a balm for the weary, and a declaration that becoming-slow, imperfect, and faithful-is still holy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are not broken.\u003cbr\u003eYou are not behind.\u003cbr\u003eYou are not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kisha Battle Houston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798246302361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d","brand":"Kisha Battle Houston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517113020671,"sku":"9798246302361","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a2860127-c30e-4009-a94c-867bf77b75bb.jpg?v=1778729987","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-nerve-kisha-battle-houston-9798246302361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}