BOOK RELEASE:
You’re suddenly single again…What do you do now? Where do you turn? Starting From Scratch When You’re Single Again carries the voices of 23 women who lost their spouse due to death or divorce. Let each woman’s story and the guidance she offers be an encouragement to you as you rebuild your life and equip yourself to minister to others. The book excerpt below is entitled, “Telling.” It is a poignant picture of having to “tell” friends and relatives what has happened–watching their faces turn to shock and then finding yourself in a situation where you have to comfort them. (After you open the pdf, be sure to scroll down.)
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TITLE: Starting from Scratch When You’re Single Again
AUTHORS: Sharon Knudson and Mary Fran Heitzman
PUBLISHER: Strang/Christian Life
RELEASED: September 2008 PAPERBACK: 214 pages
ISBN: 978-1599792545 PRICE: $14.99
This book serves as a gentle but compelling way to minister to your single friends. It is available wherever books are sold, and can also be ordered at www.StartingFromScratchBooks.com. As Julie Barnhill, bestsellng author of One Tough Mother says, “Someone you know needs this book!”
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The book is also available in bookstores nationwide, and at Amazon.com.
ANTHOLOGIES:
Did You Get What You Prayed For? by Nancy Geng-Sullivan and Jane Kise. “Those Cherry Macaroons…” is the story of how homemade cookies were instrumental in seeking God’s guidance. Multnomah Publishing House, 2003.
God Answers Prayer: Inspiring True Stories of Faith and Hope by Allison Bottke. “Hands Around the Bed” tells about a member of our Small Group who died a few hours after we met with him. Harvest House, March 2005.
Finding and Following God’s Will by Jane A. Kise. “Searching for Relationship” came from my interview with Jill Samuelson-Omath when she faced the biggest crisis of her life. Bethany House, April 2005.
The Embrace of a Father by Wayne Holmes. “Everywhere, Always” recalls memories of growing up on a Wisconsin farm and having long talks with my dad while we milked the cows. Bethany House, April 2006.
PERIODICALS:
Sharon has been published over 400 times in 50 periodicals and newspapers. Of these, at least 90 are interview articles. Some of the venues where articles have appeared:
- Guideposts Magazine and website (circ. 3 million)
- Avenues and the Highland Villager, St. Paul, MN newspapers (circ. 30,000 and 50,000)
- Minnesota Christian Chronicle, Twin Cities bi-weekly newspaper (circ. 20,000)
- Metro Lutheran newspaper, Twin Cities monthly newspaper (circ. 40,000)
- MINNESOTA, alumni magazine for the University of Minnesota
- Up-To-Date and In-Motion, North Heights Lutheran Church publications (circ. 8,000)
- The Gathering, IMF quarterly magazine
- The Lutheran Message, national Lutheran magazine
- The Lutheran, national magazine for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (circ. 620,000)
- The Lutheran Ambassador, AFLC Synod magazine
- The Evangel, AALC Synod newsletter
