Mysterious Ways, Heather Groth
In Mysterious Ways, the first in the Struggles and Strengths series, author Heather Groth reflects on the struggles God led her through with adopting children and coping with mental health challenges, including her own anxiety and depression. She shows her vulnerability and authenticity as she develops “new” strengths she has always had within. As you follow the series, you will be able to see Heather change throughout various life events and to find your own strength, self-worth, and inner joy.
Published by Credo House
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Leora’s Letters, Joy Neal Kidney
The day the second atomic bomb was dropped, Clabe and Leora Wilson’s postman brought a telegram to their acreage near Perry, Iowa. One son was already in the U.S. Navy before Pearl Harbor had been attacked. Four more sons worked with their father, tenant farmers near Minburn until, one by one, all five sons were serving their country in the military. The oldest son re-enlisted in the Navy. The younger three became U.S. Army Air Force pilots. As the family optimist, Leora wrote hundreds of letters, among all her regular chores, dispensing news and keeping up the morale of the whole family, which included the brothers’ two sisters. Her fondest wishes were to have a home of her own and family nearby. Leora’s Letters is the compelling true account of a woman whose most tender hopes were disrupted by great losses. Yet she lived out four more decades with hope and resilience.
"Joy lets us see her grandmother’s personal family correspondence through letters. It is heart-tugging. Be ready to be moved by this true story." --Van Harden, WHO-Radio Personality
Joy Neal Kidney, the oldest granddaughter of the book’s heroine, is the keeper of family stories, letters, photos, combat records, casualty reports, and telegrams. Active on her own website, she is also a writer and local historian. Married to a Vietnam Air Force veteran, Joy lives in central Iowa. Her nonfiction has been published in The Des Moines Register, other media, and broadcast over “Our American Stories.” She’s a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, and her essays have been collected by the Iowa Women’s Archives at the University of Iowa.
Self Published
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Mountains of Trouble, Clare Bills
Mountains of Trouble is based on the life of a common woman embroiled in extraordinary circumstances. It is 1912, and eighteen-year-old Cora is on a train to Kentucky, escaping her domineering mother's low expectations for Cora's life. She is hired to teach in a one-room schoolhouse in a Christian mission in the Appalachian Mountains, which she happily enjoys for many years.
Until the unthinkable happens. Cora becomes caught in a nest of trouble she didn't create and can't seem to escape. As pain seems to follow her at every turn, she wonders if God has abandoned her. She is haunted by past decisions that threaten to keep her heart caged. But Cora never gives up searching and hoping. Her story is one of courage and resilience that will resonate with today's readers.
Self Published
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See Jane Run, Jolene Philo
Under Contract with Midwestern Books, Releasing in 2020
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See Jane Sing, Jolene Philo
Under Contract with Midwestern Books. Release Date to be Determined.
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Fifty Days, Katie Vorreiter
Under Contract with Elk Lake Press, Release Date Currently unknown.
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