It’s a beautiful day for a stroll in the park, until one critical word threatens to rip a friendship apart.
Phyllis isn’t Janna Day’s favorite neighbor, and her two grandsons are aggravating. But when Janna’s friend, Marian, criticizes Phyllis, Janna defends her. After the boys cause serious trouble, and Janna forgives them, the rift between Janna and Marian widens. Gossip about Phyllis and the boys infiltrates the book club at church, and Janna takes a stand. It may fracture her friendship with Marian totally, but she has to do what’s right. And all she can do is hope and pray that God’s wisdom will prevail.
But will God’s wisdom prevail when Janna’s son, Dann, announces he may have to move out of state to escape the clutches of a designing woman? Will God answer Janna’s prayer that Dann stay? Come join Janna and her family as God molds and shapes them in order for His will to be done.
When Audra Knight's gynecologist says, "I need to do a biopsy," it numbs her to the core of her being.
She's young, single, and suddenly a potential cancer victim. It's really not the time to notice Dann Day, the handsome new band-orchestra teacher at Chandler's Grove Academy---and Audra's new co-worker. And why should he want anything to do with her? With her unresolved anger issues, the way she's strayed from God, and the fact that Heather Easton already seems to have claimed him for her own, getting involved would be stupid. Even if he was able to see past all of that, it could too easily end in heartbreak if she does end up having cancer. She doesn't want to put a man through that. But when Dann asks Audra's help on a school project, Heather's jealousy flares. It's the catalyst that amplifies Audra's anger, sending her back to God and church to find peace and the courage to truly live. However, there's on thing that can't be stopped---Audra's growing feelings for Dann. But how can she tell a man who wants a family that he might not be able to have one with her? As the pressure mounts, it becomes clear that the only one who can answer the question is God.
Trouble ahead! As a new school year begins at Chandler’s Grove Academy, everyone’s facing turmoil.
A startling thought nags Audra Day—She’d rather teach piano than English! Newly married, she dare not indulge in this impossible dream but can’t shake its constant pestering.Besides, Dann and her friends, Tamina and Heather, have weightier matters to cope with. Belittled by arrogant Christopher Chandler on the first day back at work, Dann foresees a clash of personalities developing. Tamina’s romance with Franklin teeters on the verge of a breakup, and Heather confides a secret that’s going to keep Audra on her knees in prayer.But God’s in the business of transformation, so in his love and grace, will he create a metamorphosis in each of these people through their predicaments?
Sometimes sisterhood comes as a gift, and all you can do is embrace it.
Thirteen-year-old Rosa Espinosa can't imagine a better birthday present than having her pen pal, Myra Moss, visit Chandler's Grove for the summer. But sharing a room just like sisters isn't easy, especially when she suspects Myra caused her to crash on her bike. When Rosa discovers her guardians, Dann and Audra Day, want to be Myra's guardians also, it presents a problem. They want to do this only if Rosa truly wants her for a sister. Myra's future suddenly rests on Rosa's shoulders. Does she really want a sister? Will it result in unavoidable sibling rivalry? Will the girls recognize the gift of sisterhood God has waiting for them?
Becoming Sisters is a coming-of-age story about two teenage girls facing the possibility of both of them coming under the guardianship of a loving Christian couple. Both girls must overcome adversity and their own insecurities before they can bond and become true sisters. The whole family's faith is stretched as they learn and grow.