Woman Like Me

What if you asked God to shake up your life and, when He did, you lost your friend, your marriage, and your faith? Susanna Jacobs longs for a change, but she can't put her desire into words. According to her friends, she has it all: a devoted, if workaholic, husband, a beautiful independent-minded daughter, a successful business. But something's missing.As Susanna struggles to find the missing piece, God dumps a thrown-away Bible into her lap. From the moment she touches the red cover, Susanna's intrigued by the name Joanne written inside the flyleaf. As she searches for this mystery woman to return the Bible to its rightful owner, Susanna travels down an increasingly dark and dangerous path.A Woman Like Me/A Mustard Seed begins the story of every 21st century woman, bridging the gap between contemporary realistic fiction and personal faith. Walk in the shoes of one of us for a year. Live and breathe in those 365 days threaded with smiles and tears, woven in strands of ordinary moments, life-changing opportunities, and gut-wrenching self-revelations. An excellent read for book clubs and Christian women's circles, A Mustard Seed is packed with intimate scenes from a slice-of-a-woman's-life we all share as sisters. It'll keep you hopeful and heart-broken with every page turn.

Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try, it's never enough? Your heart seams are coming unglued by the relentless demands of a busy life. You resort to "if onlys" – if only I lost some weight – if only I could ditch this job– if only my husband, kids, friends, would really SEE me...Like every woman, Susanna Jacobs wrestles with the woman she is and the woman she longs to be. She's beginning to realize Christ is the answer, but she doesn't even know how to form the questions that will lead her to His purpose for her life.Nevertheless, she's convinced that purpose involves returning a yard sale Bible to Joanne, its rightful owner. But God doesn't make it easy. Joanne's estranged daughter, Shelby, is her only connection to the confrontational, abrasive Joanne. Shelby's septic personality poisons all she touches, yet Susanna takes Shelby into her home and won't desert her mission field, even if it destroys her family. And it just might. Will she choose faith over family? Would you?A Woman Like Me/Wheat and Tares continues the story of every woman. Whether you're a wife having husband-wife strain, a mother having mother-child conflict, a woman having sisterhood-friend clashes, a woman having self-esteem dilemmas staring loss, depression, guilt and loneliness in the mirror - it's all in there. An excellent read for women's book clubs and those yearning for a closer walk with God. Wheat and Tares is fiction with a fusion of Spiritual journaling that mirrors the struggles of women everywhere, while infusing God's Word into every crisis we face.