Laurelle, a recently divorced mother of five-year-old twins, is struggling to make ends meet while sheltering her children from the pain of a failed marriage. Trying to escape her own sadness by helping another person, Laurelle begins visiting Rhoda, a chain-smoking, brutally honest cancer victim from the border town of Calexico. During their time together Laurelle learns Rhoda’s story, as well as the quiet strength that it takes to survive life’s ups and downs. Laurelle and Rhoda both discover that while life can be hard and disappointing, to hope is a decision.
Endorsements:
“Desert Medicine is a lovely and touching novel, rich with authentic characters whose stories will warm your heart. Laurelle’s uneasy spiritual journey is both real and tender, one I enjoyed sharing.A wonderful debut.” —Earlene Fowler - Author of The Saddlemaker’s Wife and Tumbling Blocks
“In our skeptical, sophisticated times, it is refreshing to meet a writer who cares deeply about God and other people and who isn’t afraid to show it. In this big-hearted first novel, Judy Alexander draws her characters with such loving precision that I found myself thinking of them as friends. Desert Medicine is a great read.” —Paula Huston - Author, The Holy Way, By Way of Grace
“Judy Alexander has written a beautifully woven story of an unexpected friendship that provides enough grace and enough hope to heal a wounded heart. A lovely novel.” —Lynne Hinton, The Arms of God
Meet The Author
Judy Alexander holds an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Irvine. She currently works part-time as a Web-content and newsletter writer at a mortgage services company and also teaches a public relations course as an adjunct professor at Concordia University in Irvine, California. Her essays and fiction have been published in The Community Inc., Scribbling Towards Forgiveness, Creative Roadblocks, Pacific Review, Pleiades Magazine, and Concho River Review.
The Carson family’s already fragile relationships threaten to shatter when a teenage girl, Brianna, turns up on their doorstep. Since her mother’s death left her without a home, Brianna has been searching for the father she never knew: David Carson. This shocking revelation threatens to snap the gradually thinning bonds of David and Susanne’s marriage. David’s devout Christianity and Susanne’s persistent doubt have already strained their relationship. Now Brianna’s sudden appearance shakes the tenuous hold that they still have on each other, but will the pressure drive them apart or drive them to God?
Endorsements:
“In The Other Daughter, Miralee Ferrell handles a difficult subject with sensitivity and soul. A great debut!” —Cyndy Salzmann - Author of Crime & Clutter and Dying to Decorate
“The Other Daughter is a touching story of mistakes made before marriage and the strength it takes when the spouse is blindsided by the truth.” —Cindy Woodsmall - Author, When the Heart Cries
“The Other Daughter is an endearing story about betrayal and forgiveness, stubbornness and submission, and the strength God shows when we ask him to work through us.” —Trish Perry - Author, Too Good to Be True and The Guy I’m Not Dating
“The Other Daughter is a great choice if you’re looking for a story that will make you think and warm your heart.” —Roseanna White - Senior Reviewer, Christian Review of Books
“Miralee Ferrell’s debut novel lays bare the emotions of broken trust and a marriage unequally yoked—and Ferrell does it with the perceptivity of a seasoned author.” — Ane Mulligan - Author, When the Wind Blows
Meet The Author
Miralee Ferrell and her husband, Allen, live in a rural community in Washington. She serves on staff at their local church as a licensed minister and is actively involved in ministry to women. Miralee developed an interest in writing in high school and took honors English courses in college, but put writing on the backburner for the next thirty years while raising a family and helping her husband with their growing business. A year and a half ago, she returned to the pen, writing a number of short stories and The Other Daughter.
For those facing tough times and feelings that God has abandoned them, this book will restore a sense of purpose. Jill Briscoe reassures us that God is more than a match for all our anguish and excuses. Not only does He bear us up, He finds us fresh work for our hands. Placing his hope in our hearts, God allows us opportunities to speak, reconcile, suffer, and persevere—holding fast to us at all times.
Endorsements
“Jill Briscoe’s words ring out with an irresistible invitation to possess faith that doesn’t quit.” —Anne Graham Lotz - President, AnGeL Ministries
Meet The Author
Jill Briscoe and her husband, Stuart, have worked together for more than forty years, based at Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Jill is author of God’s Front Door, Prayer That Works, and The Deep Place Where Nobody Goes, and is director of World Relief and Christianity Today. Jill and Stuart have an extensive speaking and teaching ministry.
Too often, common sense is drowned out in a world flooded by e-mails, the Internet, and quick answers. In our modern compulsion to know and do everything right now, we can often forget the lessons that life has taught us through time and experience. In Uncommon Sense, award-winning author Suzette Brawner and her daughter, Jill, urge women to return to simple, basic truths. Featuring humorous short stories, thought-provoking questions, and gentle reminders, this book is a refreshing look at real life with real women.
Endorsements
“Uncommonly good! Suzette and Jill have given us a book filled with humor and encouragement while poignant and inspiring. Enjoy!”
—June Hines Moore - Speaker, consultant, and author
“A winner in every sense . . . full of wit, wisdom, and life-changing concepts. Once you open it you’ll see why I didn’t want to put it down.”
—Debbie-Jo White - Vice president, Kanakuk Kamps
“A valuable reminder that there are no excuses, no easy answers, and only one chance to live life. What a treasure to have such wise and witty insights captured together in this book.”
—Melissa G. Pardue - Washington, DC, policy analyst
Meet The Authors
Suzette Brawner is a motivational speaker and award-winning author. Balancing these roles with those of wife, mother, and grandmother keep Suzette on the cutting edge of real life. She is the coauthor, along with her husband, of Taming the Family Zoo: Maximizing Harmony and Minimizing Family Stress. Suzette and her husband, Jim, live in Branson, Missouri.
Jill Brawner Jones has trained as an actress in New York and Los Angeles. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). Jill and her husband, David, live in Los Angeles, California.
Combining Scripture, examples based on real-life situations, and her own experience Meg Wilson lets readers know that they are not alone in their struggles. The pain from a husband’s sexual compulsions can leave a woman in its destructive wake, feeling angry and alone. Hope After Betrayal guides women on a path to healing and restoration, and illustrates the fact that there is hope—even in the darkest of circumstances.
Endorsements
“Definitive hope forspouses feeling lost and broken due to sexual addiction. Meg Wilsonunderstands the tragedy of addiction and the wisdom in rebuilding.” —J. R. Mahon Pastor, XXXchurch.com
“Hope After Betrayal is a strong and sure lifeline that thousands of women will reach for in a drowning moment. Meg offers careful, clear direction and encouragement in each chapter while unveiling the truth about sexual addiction. The final chapter, written by Meg’s husband, will change every woman’s opinion on the topic. This valuable tool should be required reading for every wife and every mother of sons.” —Robin Jones Gunn - Author of the Sisterchicks® series
“Hope After Betrayal is honest, practical and challenging. Best of all, it’s faithful to God’s word. A woman betrayed by her husband will connect with this book because it offers the ring of truth, and great hope for true healing. Meg clearly identifies with the feelings of the betrayed, and doesn’t minimize consequences. At the same time she challenges readers to look deep within at what God wants to accomplish in their own lives.” —Randy Alcorn - Author of Deception and Heaven
“Meg Wilson’s Hope After Betrayal is an honest book that also encourages honesty from the reader. I loved how Meg intertwined her own story with the story of three other women to detail how sexual addiction began in their husband’s lives and how they have followed God through the process of healing and forgiveness.” —Clay Crosse - HolyHomes Ministries, Singer/songwriter/author
Meet The Author
Meg Wilson is a regular speaker to women’s groups, Bible studies, and conferences. Five years ago she founded the Healing Hearts Ministry to offer help and hope to women whose husbands are caught in the web of sexual addiction.
In this meaningful devotional, women’s ministry leader Sue Edwards helps readers decipher biblical pearls of wisdom and learn timeless life lessons. Throughout this eight-week Bible study, women will learn what the proverbs say about daily life, how they apply to modern times, and how they reveal the wisdom of God for all readers. Includes a leader’s guide in the back.
Endorsements
“We are so enjoying the Proverbs study. So timely for where we are today!”
—Brenda Croucher - Cypress Bible Church
“I’m in need of more of the Proverbs study guides! Our group has grown and more of the women in our church have heard about it and would like to start another group. We’ve REALLY enjoyed the study! I’m excited to see how God continues to use the study of Proverbs to challenge our women to wisdom living!”
—Beth Cunningham - Grace Community Church Gresham Oregon
This insightful Bible study helps readers discover the meaning of the Old Testament proverbs. Throughout the nine-week study, readers discover the wisdom of God that is revealed to all readers in all times, and how we can live in the light of God’s truth. Includes a leader’s guide in the back.
Endorsements:
“God has kicked off an amazing year of women’s ministry! My team and I are beginning Sue Edwards’s Bible study this evening, and God has touched the hearts of sixty women to be part of it—we prayed for forty. Isn’t He amazing? I couldn’t be more excited about working where God is at work.”
—Robin Neff - Fort Wayne, Indiana
“I have confidence when I dig into a study prepared by Sue Edwards that it will be solidly based on God’s Word, and will speak to me uniquely as a woman. Sue takes God’s timeless truth and makes it relevant to me in ways that help me know my God better and love Him more as I live out my life with a feminine heart and mind. I always look forward to her next study!”
—Clarice Clayton - Arlington, Texas
“The Proverbs study helped us turn a corner in our Bible study program. The women found the study so practical and convicting that they began inviting their friends and for the first time we had an energized environment. It was wonderful. This study of everyday wisdom from Proverbs drew the women back each week with an excitement we had not seen before. Life-changing convictions became the norm as we worked through the material together.”
—Barbara Neumann - Director of Ministry to Women, Grace Community Bible Church, Richmond, Texas
This eight-week, daily study of the Scriptures looks at the nature of a woman’s relationship with God and His role as her perfect Father. Includes a leader’s guide in the back.
Endorsements:
“Daddy’s Girls enabled me to identify ways in which my relationship with my earthly father impacted my understanding of God. Through what I learned, I was then able to use the study tohelp other women more fully embrace and enjoy the love and acceptanceof their heavenly Father.”
—Dr. Joye Baker - Adjunct Professor of Christian Education, Dallas Theological Seminary
“What an incredible year we have had using Sue’s curriculum. Thank you so much for the great blessing it has been to us and to all of our women. The ladies particularly loved Daddy’s Girls. They felt it was challenging and well written.”
—Phyllis Bennett - Director of Women’s Ministries,Grace Baptist Church, Hudson, Massachusetts
This astute bible study by women’s ministry leader Sue Edwards uses the example of Paul’s church in Ephesus to show readers how they can be victorious christians, seated in God, and free from sin. Includes a leader’s guide in the back.
Endorsements:
“Sue Edwards’s bible study is an excellent tool for digging deeper into Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. It helped me ask good, hard questions of the text, led me to a clearer understanding of God’s timeless truths, and invited me to apply these truths to my everyday life. The study is thorough, thought-provoking, and transformational.”
—Barb Haesecke - Bible Study Lecturer, Grapevine, Texas
“Dr. Sue Edwards’s bible studies help women connect with God’s word, and each other, through thoughtful questions and interactive activities. Sue has challenged me through her studies, connected with me through her teaching, and mentored me through her leadership. She has experienced firsthand the life transformation that comes through studying the bible, and is now helping other women grow, learn, and deepen in their relationship with God.”
“We are presently studying ephesians and loving it! It has been an incredible year. I am so thrilled with our unity, with everyone excited about the possibility of growing in the fall. We have had about one hundred women registered for each semester in the morning and about thirty-five in the evening. It has been wonderful to keep everyone united on the same track, when we came from so many different tracks.”
—Phyllis Bennett - Director of Women’s Ministries, Grace Baptist Church, Hudson, Massachusetts
Meet the Author
Sue Edwards (M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary; D.Min., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) teaches full-time in the christian education department at Dallas Theological Seminary. She has more than twenty-five years of experience teaching, pastoring, and directing women’s ministries. In addition, Sue speaks at retreats, conferences, and seminars across the country. She is the coauthor of Women’s Retreats and New Doors in Ministry to Women, and the author of the new Sue Edwards Inductive Bible Study series.
