Catherine Anne Lewis

Have you ever blown it? Or failed miserably? Have you felt that your fellow Christians and your church have been your harshest critics? You're not alone. Throughout history, God has tapped the shoulders of the most flawed people in the Bible to impact the world on His behalf, and yet that's not what many of us experience from our fellow Christians when we stumble or fall. But did you know that God has a different protocol for us? There's hardly a man or woman in the Bible who didn't fail greatly that God used for His glory. And if God can use them, then He can certainly use you. Despite your past. Despite what people say about you. Despite the magnitude of your transgression. We are not called on to be perfect but to be perfected through Jesus. Mike Lee walks us through one of the most painful chapters in his life and through biblical truth he lays out the framework for how we move forward from sin to where we can ultimately accept and offer forgiveness not only for ourselves but in our relationships and in our churches. Come along as Mike guides us to a better understanding of what God intends when He welcomes home the prodigal, uses the harlot, or anoints the murderer. When we are at our worst, God is at His best.

What happens when a quirky hair stylist reluctantly takes a DNA test and unearths a long-buried family secret? Come along on Christi's journey from the snowy woods of Upstate New York through the city streets of Paris as she lands in the sweltering heat in the heart of North Carolina to unravel a mystery, interwoven with her own life story, that ultimately tests her mettle and her faith. Miracles and tragedies abound on this rollercoaster ride of a lifetime, and just when things start to go right, life takes a left turn. Christina Marie Hales is a public speaker, small business owner, MS survivor and MS treatment and research advocate, former avid cyclist, and wife and mother. Her mission is to draw people closer to God. Christi's story is her testimony to what God did in her life and an example of what God can do in yours. She wants you to know that He can do anything for you according to His will and all you have to do is trust Him as your Savior and walk with Him. Catherine Anne Lewis accidentally stumbled into a memoir writers' workshop and has been trapped in the genre ever since. Cat rarely writes fiction because reality is much more interesting and unbelievable. Her adopted home is in North Carolina where she wonders if the adult children will ever leave, and if the harassing beagles will ever leave her alone. She writes because she breathes. She loves God and attempts to follow her late husband's life philosophy to love people like Jesus and build community wherever she goes.