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It’s here! ‘Our Road to Trust’ was officially released this morning across all online retailers.
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Genre: Contemporary Christian Fiction, Women’s Fiction
Book Description:
Ten women struggle to find connection in their home church as they walk through personal suffering. Can they learn to trust God and each other, or will they choose to remain in their brokenness?
Words That Pierce:
Can Mary trust God and find the courage to confront a church friend about hurtful words?
The Letter:
While Tina’s whole world begins to crumble, will a letter harden or soften her heart?
Power Off:
Will Harmony trust her mother after committing an act of deception?
Apology:
Can Amy learn to see past her anger and pain to apologize and find peace?
Broken China:
Can Rose overcome the pressure to appear as the perfect pastor’s wife, face her own failings, and find help for her troubled daughter before they both fall apart?
Just Forget It:
Beth’s long expected battle with forgetfulness has arrived; can she trust others for help as well as hold on to joy?
The Pill Cabinet:
Hillary’s world has become a cloud of pain. Can she walk past her pride and reach out for help, or will she begin down a dark path?
Her Choice:
Will Debora’s battle with depression and grief push her to a breaking point?
Scary Things:
At only four years old, Gloria faces one of life’s deepest losses, and when the shadows that once followed her mother notice her, can she defeat the darkness?
Prayers and Pencil Crayons:
Will Abigail step out of the shadows and into the new leadership role God has opened for her?
Early Reader Reviews: from goodreads.com
For anyone who’s ever suffered from church hurt, this one’s for you. Ms. Van der Kroef has excellently woven several stories of women who love Jesus but have a hard time loving each other. She’s gracious and gentle when exploring their lives but still convicting in assessing the areas they need to “let go and let God” in order to commune as the Church.
– Ericka Clay –
A wonderful read and thought-provoking for sure. I can guarantee you’ll see yourself in this book, prompting a request for God to lovingly search your own heart.
This story was really fascinating and it got under my skin. What I found special was that the plot is gradually narrated by all protagonists- women who live their lives within one church community. Their stories follow and evolve with each conversation and interaction they have. It was quite playful and exciting for me to guess and realize who the narrator was and how connected she was to the previous narrator.
– Katarina Celkova –
The climax of the book is the deadly sin of one of the women.
I got Goosebumps when reading the story.
The final scene is prodigious. It is an absolute act of humility and may be the symbol of a new start in the community.
I did not purchase the book and I read it as an early reader.
Our Road To Trust by Mary Grace Van der Kroef, Mary Grace. I extend thanks to the author and publisher for the Advanced Reader Copy that was gifted to me.
– Lisa –
This is a wonderful book full of inspiring faith based stories. The author did a good job of covering many different aspects and providing a little something for each and every reader. They were bite size nuggets of information all captured together between the covers. I highly recommend this book.
I received this as an ARC reader. My opinions are my own.
– Jen Dodrill –
This book got me from the very start. I understand ‘words that pierce’ and I’m sure I’ve said them many times. Each woman’s story wove within the others in a way that shows how completely the author understands the inner workings of how we as women think, feel, struggle, hope.
The depth in the book is amazing. Deep and complex, beautifully but sincerely written. It shows and teaches what true trust can be.
Thank you to my ARC Team for your support! You can find all of their reviews on Goodreads.
The release date for ‘Our Road to Trust’ is just a few weeks away! January 15th is the official release day.
It’s hard to believe that after two years of work, this book is ready for anyone willing to try it, to read. Are you ready?
Book Description:
Ten women struggle to find connection in their home church as they walk through personal suffering. Can they learn to trust God and each other, or will they choose to remain in their brokenness?
Words That Pierce:
Can Mary trust God and find the courage to confront a church friend about hurtful words?
The Letter:
While Tina’s whole world begins to crumble, will a letter harden or soften her heart?
Power Off:
Will Harmony trust her mother after committing an act of deception?
Apology:
Can Amy learn to see past her anger and pain to apologize and find peace?
Broken China:
Can Rose overcome the pressure to appear as the perfect pastor’s wife, face her own failings, and find help for her troubled daughter before they both fall apart?
Just Forget It:
Beth’s long expected battle with forgetfulness has arrived; can she trust others for help as well as hold on to joy?
The Pill Cabinet:
Hillary’s world has become a cloud of pain. Can she walk past her pride and reach out for help, or will she begin down a dark path?
Her Choice:
Will Debora’s battle with depression and grief push her to a breaking point?
Scary Things:
At only four years old, Gloria faces one of life’s deepest losses, and when the shadows that once followed her mother notice her, can she defeat the darkness?
Prayers and Pencil Crayons:
Will Abigail step out of the shadows and into the new leadership role God has opened for her?
A huge thank you to my ARC review team who have taken time out over the last three months to read this book and offer the world their thoughts and opinions on it. You can find those reviews HERE on Goodreads.
The first draft of the second book in the Hope is Here Collection ‘How We Love Them’ is almost complete. If you love Contemporary Christian Fiction reads join my monthly newsletter list to receive all the news directly in your inbox each month.
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Let it not be walls
But foundations
I lay when pain is near
Foundations anchored
Deep beneath the surface
Swept by hurricanes.
The surface cleared
Ready for labour, industry, artistry,
Homemaking, husbandry.
Artistry layered through
Rafters, hearth, and bricks.
Dried within motor hardened to protect.
Bricks interlocked and bolted
Within the foundations of Him
Who raises homes within hearts before walls.
Him who welcomes
Nurtures feeds and names
Those who wander, searching
For names of truth that shine
Beacons from windows thrown wide
To a world that seeks
Wide open arms
And walls that support homes
Steadfast unmovable
Homes that endure
Because foundations were laid
Before walls were raised
Copyright ©2023 Mary Grace van der Kroef
There is nothing quite like truth
Shining through the eyes of your lover
Stark and piercing
Coated with a cast of pain
From words,
Or dead,
Or lack by you
A gentle stab
Piercing the heart
With the absolute knowledge
You did it again
It’s your fault
That selfish flair flapped too hard
And struck
There is nothing quite like truth
Shinning from the eyes of your lover
Now gentled to a glint
Of wet release
Acceptance of the blow you failed
To control
Absorbed
Transformed
Into a warmth that strangles doubts
Enfolds in forgiveness
With arms that bind wounds
Support boundaries
Encouraging both
To try again
There is nothing as beautiful as truth
Shining from the eyes of your lover
Lighting the road ahead
Assurance of
Together’s tomorrow
As those eyes seek and speak
Truth in love
Copyright ©2023 Mary Grace van der Kroef
Pour it out
Watch them swim
These thoughts
These frenzied whims
Squirm
As you watch them be
Stirred by
Reality
Tested under
Pensive gaze
Peeling back
Ignorance’s haze
Experience
Solidified dreams
Witness growth
To realized schemas
Shadows
Or seraph wings
What evolves
Bind with strings
For whims grounded
Uncontrolled
Can multiply
A hundredfold
Fortunes found
Will often flee
Squandering
With careless glee
Yet caught with care
Gently matured
Can also spell
Futures assured
Copyright ©2023 Mary Grace van der Kroef
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