Here I am at a CBA annual convention in 2002 with Greg Buick, the (former) Vice President of Barbour Publishing’s Promise Press imprint.
Greg is now the owner and president of MDiv Creative Services LLC with his own professional studio in the Grand Rapids area of Michigan. Check out his services as a producer, audio engineer, and musician on his Linkedin Bio.
There are 710 God Allows U-Turns Authors in 13 Volumes!
With a surprise 2001 cover story feature in Writer’s Digest Magazine (calling us the next “Chicken Soup,”) a major publicity campaign launched by Barbour Publishing, and a serious website presence, we hit the ground running. A second cover story feature appeared in BOND Magazine, followed by a whirlwind of radio and TV interviews.
We received literally tens of thousands of submissions over the course of time that we were accepting true short stories for the God Allows U-Turns series. There were many months when over one thousand new stories would fill our email in box. Stories came from established, well-known authors, as well as from many first-time authors. It was an honor and a blessing to publish the powerful true stories of hope and healing from 710 authors in 13 volumes from 2001 to 2006.
Although most of the U-Turns books are now sadly out of print, you can still find them online at Amazon from time to time, and occasionally at Half Price Book stores nationwide. We have digital eBooks available of the first four volumes and will be offering these as free gifts on Facebook, as Flash Give-aways, and also as incentives when you join our Private Online Membership Only Groups for writers and readers.
ATTENTION GOD ALLOWS U-TURNS AUTHORS: Scroll through the list below to see new and familiar names—and if you are one of our family of God Allows U-Turns authors, please take a moment to visit Facebook and post a comment about your U-Turns experience. And make sure to “Like” my Facebook Author Page so you’ll receive notices of Flash Giveaways and special author events and interviews. Also, be sure to subscribe to my SANITY Support Newsletter for updates about U-Turn Author Reunions and special online events featuring interviews with our family of contributors.
Volume One – God Allows U-Turns
By Allison Gappa Bottke with Cheryll Hutchings and Ellen Regan
© July 2001 by Promise Press, a Division of Barbour Publishing
| Peter Adotey | Addo | The Night Before…An African Christmas Story |
| Charlotte | Adelsperger | On a Mountain Top in Norway |
| Cindy | Appel | The Nativity Scene at Easter |
| Tammera | Ayers | A Love Not Forsaken |
| Esther | Bailey | Laughing with God on a Bad Hair Day |
| Esther | Bailey | When Faith Conquered Fear |
| Pat Toornman | Bales | I Remember |
| Corey | Ball | A Shot in The Dark |
| Tracy | Bohannon | Michelle |
| Peggie | Bohanon | Walking on Water |
| Allison | Bottke | God Allows U-Turns – Introduction |
| Lanita Bradley | Boyd | Handcrafted with Love |
| Claudia | Breland | A December Story |
| Gilda | Bryant | The Wrong Road |
| Stephanie Welcher | Buckley | Time of My Life |
| Darlyn | Bush | The Ivory Quill |
| Sandra J. | Campbell | Who’s The Mama Now? |
| Marlene | Capelle | Without Question |
| Candace | Carteen | In God’s Eyes |
| Joan | Clayton | Footprints on My Heart |
| Jan | Coleman | Miracle in the Rain |
| Charleen | Cook | Alice |
| Jacque | Day | Tuslog Det 66 |
| Marlene | Depler | Tribute to an Old Woman |
| Gerry | DiGesu | Kevin |
| Gerry | DiGesu | Reunion |
| Gerry | DiGesu | The Fig Tree |
| Dawn & Alex | Edwards | The Garden |
| Gerald | Eisman | A Simple Act of Faith |
| Bernis | Elverum | Out of the Depths |
| Lowell “Duke” | Embs | A Dentist Made Me a Fighter Pilot |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Nicholas |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Daddy Hands |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Make a Wish, Mommy |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | The Tattooed Stranger |
| Malinda | Fillingim | Bathroom Blessing |
| Nancy B. | Gibbs | In His Time |
| Karen | Goodman | The Bad Day |
| Heather Collins | Hamilton (aka) | Brown Paper Bag |
| Cathy | Herholdt | Unplanned Blessing |
| Carlin | Hertz | Salvation Through Death |
| Joel | Holtz | God’s Plan–Not Mine |
| Shanna | Hoskinson | Sometimes There Are No U-turns |
| Michele | Howe | Laundry Lines & Broken Clothes Pins |
| Sheila | Hudson | Lesson for a Lifetime |
| Matthew | James (aka) | The Cross |
| Amy | Jenkins | The Stand of Cedar |
| Sara | Jordan (aka) | A Sign from God |
| La Rose | Karr | No Morning is Just Like Another |
| Linda | Knight | Angel of Kindness |
| Linda | Knight | Grandma |
| Kathryn | Lay | Twice Blessed |
| Kathryn | Lay | A Simple Prayer |
| Eunice | Loecher | Winter Bubbles |
| Martha | Lusk | Dave’s Apple Tree |
| Lea | MacDonald | Everybody Knows Everybody |
| Paul | Madison | My Buddy Jules |
| Michelle | Matt | Smile God Loves You |
| Michelle | Matt | Ready to Meet the Rider |
| Charles | McKinstry | Mabel’s Miracle |
| Linda | Nathan | From Beleaguered to Blessed |
| Jan | Northington | The Hug Fund |
| Jan | Northington | The Big Things, Like Legos |
| Jan | Northington | Looking for God at Charles DeGaulle Airport |
| Cheryl | Norwood | An Encouraging Word |
| Cheryl | Paden | A Lesson on Prayer |
| Linda | Parker | The Rules of Life |
| Michelle | Pearson | A Tribute to a Life Hero |
| Lt.Col.Harry | Phillips | River Ride |
| Marilyn | Phillips | Crowns Worth Seeking |
| Rose | Plicik | The Long Road Home |
| Michael | Powers | A Father’s Love |
| Vivian | Preston | The Missing Casserole |
| Harry | Randles | Love’s Power |
| Dorothy | Rieke | A Young Man Called Clinton |
| Pastor John | Roberts | She’s Probably Singing Right Now |
| Pastor John | Roberts | Sometimes Life Just Isn’t Fair |
| Pastor John | Roberts | When You Know Where You are Headed |
| Kathy | Semon | Into God’s Hands |
| Dianne | Smith | Remember the Cross |
| Laura L. | Smith | The Perspective of a Pansy |
| Gil | Stadley | No One is Ever Truly Broken |
| Philip | Steele | Wake Up Call |
| Ronda | Sturgill | A Mom Who Uses a Wheel Chair |
| Lynn Roaten | Terrell | A Hard Winters Prayer |
| Lynn Roaten | Terrell | The Permission Slip |
| Janice | Thompson | Someone Else’s Child |
| Elizabeth | Turner | Crossing the Bridge of Friendship |
| Maryella | Vause | Children Are a Gift |
| John | Walker | The Wedding |
| Peggy | Whitson | A Journey to Meet the Lord |
| Candice Lee | Wilber | A Knock at Heart’s Door |
| Nicole | Winter | Coming In to the Light |
| Maxine | Wright | Broken Angel |
| Maxine | Wright | Sweet Jesus and The Ice Storm |
| D.L. | Young (aka) | Roses and Silver Maples |
| D.L. | Young (aka) | Our Angel |
Volume Two – More God Allows U-Turns
By Allison Gappa Bottke with Cheryll Hutchings and Ellen Regan
© September 2001 by Promise Press, a Division of Barbour Publishing
| Charlotte | Adelsperger | The Bridal Bouquet |
| Jon | Alessandro | The Day I Lost My Dad’s Fishing Hat |
| Cindy | Appel | Cyber Witness |
| Esther | Bailey | Time Management |
| Richard | Bauman | Does God Move Away From Us? |
| Amy | Beres | In My Weakness He is Strong |
| Mildred | Blankenship | Powerful Prayers |
| Judi | Braddy | The Vernal Pool |
| Claudia | Breland | The Soup Ladle |
| Ginger | Broslat | Fall Therapy |
| Stephanie | Brown | The Matchless Gift |
| Renie | Burghardt | The Guardian Angel |
| Renie | Burghardt | A “D.P.” School Girl |
| Debbye | Butler | The Privileged Life |
| Janice | Byrd | A Severe Mercy |
| Joan | Clayton | Love First, Teach Second |
| Joan | Clayton | Jeremy, My Teacher |
| Joan | Clayton | It’s the Size of Your Love |
| Leanne | Cloudman | Chicken Wings and Collard Greens |
| Jan | Coleman | Gramma Jan |
| Denise | Courtney | A Heavy Load to Carry |
| Elaine | Cunningham | The Pre-Dawn Test |
| Barbara | Curits | Getting Out of God’s Way |
| Robert | Diacheysn, Jr. | Giving Christmas |
| Ron | DiCianni | 1951 |
| Gerry | DiGesu | Split Screen |
| Cyd A. | Donaldson | God Opens Windows |
| Sharon F. | Doorasamy | Extraordinary Faith of a Dung Catcher |
| Ellen | DuBois | The Angel In The Dumpster |
| Sara | DuBose | A Secret Code |
| Wendy Ann | Dunham | Burning Bushes |
| Thesesa | Durden | Yes, No, Not Yet |
| Eva Marie | Everson | Sixty-Six Poinsettias |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Lessons From My Angel |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Live |
| Malinda | Fillingim | Joy in D-7 |
| Carolyn | Fox | In the Midst of a Blessing |
| Karen L. | Garrison | Smiley |
| Michael Adair | Gibbs | Do Not Be Afraid, Little Flock |
| Mary Ellen | Gudeman | The Cross on the Chalkboard |
| Nelum | Haththella | From Buddha to Christ |
| Sharon | Haynes | The Song |
| Elaine | Hogg | A Day in a Life |
| Michele | Howe | Good Words and Reflectful Pauses |
| Carol | Jackson | My Spiritual Bulletproof Vest |
| Sallly | John | License Plates from Heaven |
| Louise Tucker | Jones | A Heart to Give |
| Sara | Jordan (aka) | In the Spirit |
| LaRose | Karr | Lily the Clown, Rests Today |
| Muriel | Larson | The Arrogant Nuclear Scientist |
| Carman | Leal | Flight to Forgiveness |
| Aaron | Lewis | Searching for Solutions |
| Delores Christian | Liesner | Surprise Us for Dinner, God! |
| Marita | Littauer | Love Extravagantly |
| Eunice | Loecher | Eye of the Storm |
| Connie | Lounsbury | God’s Flying Flowers |
| Susan | Lynn (aka) | Can Jesus See? |
| Meriam | Matthews | My First Easter as a Christian |
| Merrie | Maurer/Root | Dear Mr. B. |
| Lucinda Secrest | McDowell | Just a Regular Old Lady |
| Carrie | Mikolajczyk-Russell | The Gift — Confessions of a Surrogate Mother |
| Kathy Collard | Miller | I Don’t Really Want to Hurt My Child |
| Karen | O’Connor | Chicken and Checks |
| Linda | Parker | Go Fish! |
| Debra | Peppers | Teaching with Class |
| Bob | Perks | The Thankful Chair |
| Lauren | Perotti | Finding Our Way Home |
| Mary | Pierce | Mama Schwarzeneggar |
| Kim | Pullen | Letting Go |
| Carol | Rehme | Crossings |
| Carol | Rehme | Gethsemane |
| Pastor John | Roberts | I’m Trying to Tell Them, Roy |
| Carol | Russell | Sweet as Strawberries |
| Suzy | Ryan | Growing Pains |
| Joe | Seay | Don’t Hold a Grudge |
| Brette | Sember | The Write Force |
| Lucy | Sennett | Forgiveness |
| Margaret | Shauers | Building Blocks |
| Sandy | Sheppard | Are You Sitting Down? |
| Dianne | Smith | Rising from the Dead |
| Jennifer | Smith-Morris | Trash to Treasure |
| Brenda | Sprayue | Moving Day |
| Gloria Cassity | Stargel | From Poolroom to Pulpit |
| Karen | Strand | The Neighbors Next Door |
| Ronda | Sturgill | Whine or Shine |
| Tamara | Swinson | Angel On Earth |
| Margie | Wellman | My “Great” Aunt |
| Jill | Zimanek | Five Minutes to Live |
| Jeanne | Zornes | The Giver |
Volume Three – God Allows U-Turns – A Woman’s Journey
By Allison Gappa Bottke with Cheryll Hutchings and Ellen Regan
© July 2002 by Promise Press, a Division of Barbour Publishing
| Charlotte | Adelsperger | My Secret Sanctuary |
| Nancy | Bayless | Valentine Dance |
| Angela Keith | Benedict (aka) | Night of Terror |
| Allison | Bottke | Bull’s-Eye |
| Allison | Bottke | My New York Angel |
| Melanie | Bowden | The Cliff |
| Lanita Bradley | Boyd | What Was I Supposed to Be? |
| Robin | Brisbin | Empty Arms, Full Heart |
| Leone A. | Browning | Honey, Will You Come Here? |
| Debbye | Butler | The Long Miracle |
| Sandra J. | Campbell | Midnight Serenade |
| Candace | Carteen | Clown Love |
| Joan | Clayton | A Lesson in Forgiveness |
| Lisa | Copen | Lessons from the Floor |
| Ruth Lerdal | Cummings | The Right Hour |
| Barbara | Curtis | His Little Girl |
| Kris | Decker | One Small Loaf of Bread |
| Eva Marie | Everson | The Grasshopper |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Internet Angels |
| Malinda | Fillingim | Warmed by God’s Love |
| Rusty | Fischer | Love Thy Neighbor |
| Barbara Jeanne | Fisher | It Isn’t the End of the World |
| Karen L. | Garrison | The Birthday |
| Carol | Genengels | Miracle on Mercer Street |
| Nancy B. | Gibbs | A Whirlwind Way of Life |
| Amy | Givler | Please Forgive Me |
| Anne | Goodrich | On My Honor |
| Elizabeth | Griffin | Fruit in Every Season |
| Diane | Gross | My Daughters March to the Sea |
| Patty Smith | Hall | The Wal-Mart Missionary |
| Gail | Hayes | Tea and Crackers |
| Ruth | Hess | A Fathers Love (by Mildred Hussey) |
| Margaret | Hoffman | Mae |
| Michele | Howe | Standing on Shaky Ground |
| Ellen | Javernick | Angel in a Snowsuit |
| Amy | Jenkins | Friendship Bread |
| Linda LaMar | Jewell | Press On |
| Jennifer | Johnson | The Smiles of Children |
| Lindy | Johnson | All the Pianos |
| LaRose | Karr | The Eyes Have Spoken |
| Maie | Kellerman | A Matter of Perspective |
| Brandi | Lentz | The Sewing Machine |
| Delores Christian | Liesner | Sweet Surrender |
| Eunice | Loecher | Celebrate the Gift |
| Alyse A. | Lounsberry | Bandaging and Bailing |
| Sandra | McGarrity | An Unexpected U-Turn |
| Lynn D. | Morrissey | Hope Blooms |
| Cheryl | Norwood | Treasure Hunting |
| Karen | O’Connor | Wisdom and Wrinkles |
| Linda | Parker | E-Mail from God |
| Sheryl | Pellatiro | The Provision |
| Ginger | Plowman | The Name on the Card |
| Mark L. | Redmond | Arthur’s Alterations |
| Timothy Michael | Ricke | Christmas Bear |
| Pastor John | Roberts | Wanted: A Grandma to Pray |
| Julie | Saffrin | Mercy’s Time |
| Bea | Sheftel | A Mustard Seed of Faith |
| Linda Evans | Shepherd | Recipe for a Good Cry |
| Debbie | Skinner | Putting Away the Pity Party |
| Laura L. | Smith | My Anthill Mountain |
| Gloria Cassity | Stargel | Finally, a Father’s Love |
| Rose | Sweet | The Ring |
| Jo | Upton | Milk Money |
| Rev. Michael F. | Welmer | Doing the Dishes with Mom |
| Betty | Winslow | Not Just Any Serviceman |
Volume Four – God Allows U-Turns – American Moments
By Allison Gappa Bottke with Cheryll Hutchings
© September 2002 by Promise Press, a Division of Barbour Publishing
| Bonnie | Alba | Terror in the Night |
| Mary Emma | Allen | Uncle Al’s Flag |
| Michael A. | Anderson | The Day I Became a Man |
| Miriam | Aneses | In the Midst of Tears |
| Sandy | Austin | Shots Echoed ‘Round the World |
| Sandy | Austin | Courage That Changed the World |
| Tammera | Ayers | Surrounded by the Enemy |
| Lanita Bradley | Boyd | Saved for Service |
| Mary Ralph | Bradley | Miss Ralph Goes to Washington |
| Angel | Brown | Faith Under Fire |
| Renie | Burghardt | An Angel in the Closet |
| Melissa | Chavez | Recovering at Ground Zero |
| Ann | Coogler | Finding Faith |
| Nancy | Cripe | Faith at Iwo Jima |
| Karen Harper | DeLoach | Covering Concern with Prayer |
| Margo | Dill | Finding Strength |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Forgiveness at Pearl Harbor |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke (brother) | Twilight Prayer |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke (Farrell) | The Promised Reunion |
| Robert | Fox | Escape From Tower II |
| Cay A. | Gibson | The Pregnant Pause |
| Charles | Gibson | Faith in Geometry Class |
| Tony | Gilbert | The Universal Language |
| Glenn | Grady | Pentagon Plane Crash |
| Grace | Graziano | A Reminder to Love |
| Elizabeth | Griffin | One Lost Sheep |
| Patty Smith | Hall | The Greatest Soldier of All |
| Don. J. | Hanson | Battlefield Promises that Last |
| Carlin | Hertz | The Wake-up Call |
| Sara | Houy | Safe Again |
| Kathryn K. | Howard | Mr. J. |
| Marie | Jones | Foundation of Faith |
| LaRose | Karr | Freedom March |
| Kathy Coudle | King | Grace Lake |
| Marcia | Knoblock | The Ultimate Challenge |
| Mary | LaClair | Guardian Angel on Duty |
| Trina | Lambert | We Are All Columbine |
| Pat | Laye | God Rewards Good Deeds |
| Carman | Leal | A Matter of Perspective |
| Mary Dixon | LeBeau | From Numbers to Nelly |
| Mary Dixon | LeBeau | From Gridiron to Ground Zero |
| SuzAnne | Martin | The Slap |
| Iris E. | May | The Wall |
| Sandra | McGarrity | The Vocabulary Lesson |
| Janet Lynn | Mitchell | Plum Purple Prayer |
| Jennifer Smith | Morris | When No Jobs Existed |
| Marilyn | Morsch | Tour of Duty |
| Joyce Anne | Munn | Schoolroom Lessons in Love |
| Kirsten | Oschwald | Embers of Love |
| Michelle | Pearson | A Child’s Explanation |
| Rhonda Lane | Phillips | Perfect Timing |
| Marilyn | Phillips | Task at Hand |
| Diane H. | Pitts | A Legacy |
| Stephanie | Plank | From Columbine to Comfort |
| Gary | Plourde, Sr. | The Crossing |
| Michael | Powers | The Flag Raisers at Iwo Jima |
| Norka Blackman | Richards | When the World Became One |
| Robert | Robeson | Aloft and Afraid |
| Robert | Robeson | Mine Field Miracle |
| Margaret | Sayler | Civil War Friends |
| Maureen | Schmidgall | Survivor’s Blood |
| Gail | Schuit | From Fear to Faith |
| Gayle Team | Smith | The Bomb that Launched our Hearts |
| Gloria Cassity | Stargel | Devastation at Dawn |
| Tamara | Swinson | Faith in a Foxhole |
| Lynn Roaten | Terrell | Escape from Ground Zero |
| Lynn Roaten | Terrell | Pride and Prejudice |
| Linda | Tinker | Out of the Whirlwind |
| Lydia | Ure | The Prairie Dwellers |
| Kristine | Vick | Triumph Over Tragedy |
| Kristine | Vick | He Loved That Truck |
| Kristine | Vick | The Lesson of Light |
| Kristine | Vick | Kacey’s Trust |
| Kathy | Wahling | Unexpected Tragedy, Undeserved Grace |
| Rev. Michael F. | Welmer | Body Count |
| Kari | West | Building Dreams on Shaky Ground |
| Kari | West | Nazi P.O.W. #2458 |
Volume Five – God Allows U-Turns – Journeys of Friendship
By Allison Gappa Bottke
© July 2004 by Barbour Publishing
| Cindy | Appel | Cyber Witness |
| Allison | Bottke | My New York Angel |
| Darlyn | Bush | The Ivory Quill |
| Nancy | Cripe | Faith at Iwo Jima |
| Jacque | Day | Tuslog Det 66 |
| Sara | DuBose | A Secret Code |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Forgiveness at Pearl Harbor |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Nicholas |
| Rusty | Fischer | Love Thy Neighbor |
| Karen L. | Garrison | Smiley |
| Carol | Genengels | Miracle on Mercer Street |
| Mary Ellen | Gudeman | The Cross on the Chalkboard |
| Patty Smith | Hall | The Wal-Mart Missionary |
| Carlin | Hertz | Just Keep Up with Me |
| Kathryn K. | Howard | Mr. J |
| Ellen | Javernick | Angel in a Snowsuit |
| Amy | Jenkins | Friendship Bread |
| Jennifer | Johnson | The Smiles of Children |
| Linda | Knight | Angel of Kindness |
| Paul | Madison | My Buddy Jules |
| Jan | Northington | The Hug Fund |
| Michael | Powers | A Father’s Love |
| Norka Blackman | Richards | When the World Became One |
| Julie | Saffrin | Mercy’s Time |
| Margaret | Sayler | Civil War Friends |
| Karen | Strand | The Neighbors Next Door |
| Janice | Thompson | Someone Else’s Child |
| Elizabeth | Turner | Crossing the Bridge of Friendship |
| D.L. | Young (aka) | Roses and Silver Maples |
| Jeanne | Zornes | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (was The Giver) |
Volume Six – God Allows U-Turns – Journeys of Hope
By Allison Gappa Bottke
© July 2004 by Barbour Publishing
| Esther | Bailey | Laughing with God on a Bad Hair Day |
| Stephanie Welcher | Buckley | Time of My Life |
| Renie | Burghardt | The Guardian Angel |
| Lisa | Copen | Lessons from the Floor |
| Barbara | Curtis | Getting Out of God’s Way |
| Barbara | Curtis | His Little Girls |
| Wendy Ann | Dunham | Burning Bushes |
| Gerald | Eisman | A Simple Act of Faith |
| Lowell “Duke” | Embs | A Dentist Made Me a Fighter Pilot |
| Eva Marie | Everson | Sixty-Six Poinsettias |
| Tony | Gilbert | The Universal Language |
| Patty Smith | Hall | The Greatest Solder of All |
| Sara | Jordan (aka) | In the Spirit |
| Carman | Leal | A Matter of Perspective |
| Mary Dixon | LeBeau | From Numbers to Nelly |
| Iris E. | May | The Wall |
| Jennifer Smith | Morris | When No Jobs Existed |
| Jan | Northington | Looking for God at Charles de Gaulle Airport |
| Cheryl | Paden | A Lesson on Prayer |
| Linda | Parker | Go Fish! |
| Linda | Parker | The Rules of Life |
| Linda | Parker | E-mail from God |
| Timothy Michael | Ricke | Christmas Bear |
| Carol | Russell | Sweet as Strawberries |
| Sandy | Sheppard | Are You Sitting Down? |
| Laura L. | Smith | The Perspective of a Pansy |
| Lynn Roaten | Terrell | A Hard Winter’s Prayer |
| Lynn Roaten | Terrell | Pride and Prejudice |
| Jo | Upton | Milk Money |
| Candice Lee | Wilber | A Knock at Heart’s Door |
Volume Seven – God Allows U-Turns – Journeys of Joy
By Allison Gappa Bottke
© July 2004 by Barbour Publishing
| Petter Adotey | Addo | The Night Before…An African Christmas Story |
| Charlotte | Adelsperger | My Secret Sanctuary |
| Miriam | Aneses | In the Midst of Tears |
| Mildred | Blankenship | Powerful Prayers |
| Claudia | Breland | The Soup Ladle |
| Stephanie | Brown | The Matchless Gift |
| Leone A. | Browning | Honey, Will You Come Here |
| Debbye | Butler | The Long Miracle |
| Sandra J. | Campbell | Midnight Serenade |
| Joan | Clayton | A Lesson in Forgiveness |
| Gerry | DiGesu | Split Screen |
| Sharon F. | Doorasamy | Extraordinary Faith of a Dung Catcher |
| Malinda | Fillingim | Joy in D-7 |
| Karen L. | Garrison | The Birthday |
| Nancy B. | Gibbs | A Whirlwind Way of Life |
| Elizabeth | Griffin | Fruit in Every Season |
| Joel | Holtz | God’s Plan – Not Mine |
| Shanna | Hoskinson | Sometimes There Are No U-Turns |
| Linda LaMar | Jewell | Press On! |
| Lindy | Johnson | All the Pianos |
| Delores Christian | Liesner | Sweet Surrender |
| Sandra | McGarrity | An Unexpected U-Turn |
| Charles | McKinstry | Mabel’s Miracle |
| Bob | Perks | The Thankful Chair |
| Stephanie | Plank | From Columbine to Comfort |
| Bea | Sheftel | A Mustard Seed of Faith |
| Debbie | Skinner | Putting Away the Pity Party |
| Rev. Michael F. | Welmer | Doing the Dishes with Mom |
| Kari | West | Building Dreams on Shaky Ground |
| Kari | West | Nazi POW #2458 |
Volume Eight – God Allows U-Turns – Journeys of Love
By Allison Gappa Bottke
© July 2004 by Barbour Publishing
| Jon | Alessandro | The Day I Lost My Dad’s Fishing Hat |
| Pat Toornman | Bales | I Remember |
| Tracy | Bohannon | Michelle |
| Lanita Bradley | Boyd | Handcrafted with Love |
| Lanita Bradley | Boyd | What Was I Supposed to Be |
| Candace | Carteen | In God’s Eyes |
| Joan | Clayton | Love First, Teach Second |
| Jan | Coleman | Gramma Jan |
| Kris | Decker | One Small Loaf of Bread |
| Gerry | DiGesu | Reunion |
| Dawn & Alex | Edwards | The Garden |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Daddy Hands |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Make a Wish, Mommy |
| Malinda | Fillingim | Bathroom Blessing |
| Malinda | Fillingim | Warmed by God’s Love |
| Elizabeth | Griffin | One Lost Sheep |
| Diane | Gross | My Daughter’s March to the Sea |
| Gail | Hayes | Tea and Crackers |
| Ruth | Hess | A Fathers Love (by Mildred Hussey) |
| Sara | Jordan (aka) | A Sign from God |
| Alyse A. | Lounsberry | Bandaging and Bailing |
| Carrie | Mikolajczyk-Russell | The Gift – Confessions of a Surrogate Mother |
| Cheryl | Norwood | Treasure Hunting |
| Karen | O’Connor | Wisdom and Wrinkles |
| Michelle | Pearson | A Child’s Explanation |
| Harry | Randles | Love’s Power |
| Lydia | Ure | The Prairie Dwellers |
| Maryella | Vause | Children Are a Gift |
| John | Walker | The Wedding |
| Jill | Zimanek | Five Minutes to Live |
Volume Nine – God Answers Prayers
By Allison Gappa Bottke with Cheryll Hutchings
© February 2005 by Harvest House Publishers
| Candy | Abbott | Beulah’s Bull Calf |
| Andrea | Boeshaar | Heaven in My Dreams |
| Kevin | Bottke | Bull Attack |
| Renie | Burghardt | The Voice of God |
| R.T. | Byrum | No Small Miracle |
| Penelope | Carlevato | A Nurse’s Prayer |
| Joan | Clayton | Life is Precious Where There’s Love |
| Roger Allen | Cook | The Prayer |
| Michael | Dandridge | With Sighs Too Deep for Words |
| P. Jeanne | Davis | Not Impossible with God |
| Wendy | Dellinger | Do You Trust Me? |
| Iris Gray | Dowling | A Life Saved |
| T. Suzanne | Eller | The Rest of the Story |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Angel with an Attitude |
| Sharon | Fawcett | A Mission of Love |
| Rusty | Fischer | Fireplug No More |
| Susy | Flory | Drive-By Blessing |
| Susan | Foster | A Night of Peril |
| Nancy B. | Gibbs | Be Still with God |
| Barbara | Haley | A New Heart |
| Clement | Hanson | Cliff Hanger |
| Bob | Haslam | A Day of Miracles |
| Sharon | Hinck | Missionary Miracle |
| BJ | Jensen | Dance for Me |
| Anne | Johnson | P.O.W. |
| Bob | Kelly | Miracle Behind the Iron Curtain |
| Sharon | Knudson | Hands Around the Bed |
| Nan McKenzie | Kosowan | Getting Lost, Getting Home |
| Muriel | Larson | Simple Faith |
| Jan | Ledford | God is Good…All the Time (by H.P.) |
| Delores | Liesner | Strangers No More |
| Deanna | Luke | One Child’s Prayer |
| Pastor Lowell | Lundstrom | My Precious Prodigal |
| Emory | May | My Wife’s Answered Prayer |
| Sandra | McGarrity | What Does Anna Need? |
| Jennifer | McMahan | For Better or Worse…with Boxing Gloves |
| Cheryl | Norwood | Sunday School Lesson on the Front Porch |
| Karen | O’Connor | The Healing Power of Forgiveness |
| Ann | Oliver | CoCo Comes Home |
| Dr. Tom | Rakow | Meeting in a Snow Bank |
| Sandra | Snider | Answered Prayer-on-a-Stick |
| Gloria Cassity | Stargel | Angels Watching Over Little Naomi (by M.W.) |
| John (Stargel) | Stewart | The Day the Cheering Stopped |
| Suzan | Strader | God and the Map |
| Dennis | Van Scoy | All Things for the Good |
| June | Varnum | No Is An Answer |
| Phyllis | Wallace | Get on Your Knees… |
| Thelma | Wells | A Marriage Made in Heaven |
| Rev. Michael F. | Welmer | Roy, Trigger and God |
| Lou Killian | Zywicki | Kassie’s Kittens |
Volume Ten – God Answers Mom’s Prayers
By Allison Gappa Bottke with Cheryll Hutchings
© February 2005 by Harvest House Publishers
| Nancy | Anderson | Timmy’s Ring |
| Peggie | Bohanon | A Blue-Ribbon Bundle for Mom |
| Martha | Bolton | Beside Still Waters |
| Vicki | Caruana | My Son, Humpty Dumpty |
| Jennifer Lynn | Cary | A Legacy of Giving |
| Joan | Clayton | Ruth and Naomi – An Answered Prayer |
| Sheila | Corey | A Divine Misprint |
| Charlene | Davis | A Child to Love |
| Mary Ann | Diorio | The Power of Faith |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | P.S….Pray |
| Pam | Farrel | MVP |
| Carleta Goodwin | Fernandes | Mine Story |
| Lana | Fletcher | Meredith and the Mop Heads |
| Cheri | Fuller | God Answers a Prayer of Release |
| Lynette | Galisewski | The Artful Dodger |
| Judy | Gann | A Spiritual Mom |
| Carol | Genengels | A Roommate for Mom |
| Nancy B. | Gibbs | The Gift of Life |
| Carol Davis | Gustke | Eight-Years Worth of Love |
| Anne | Johnson | A Smile to Remember |
| Eileen | Key | Dancing in Red Velvet |
| Muriel | Larson | Prayer for Gideon’s Bride |
| Lucinda Secrest | McDowell | When God’s Answer is “No” |
| Sandra | McGarrity | However the Lord Leads |
| Marcia | Mitchell | One Quick Prayer |
| Paula | Moldenhauer | A Blizzard, a Baby and a Swimming Pool |
| Tofia | Morales-Calkins | God’s Unlikely Expert |
| Jessie Ann | Moser | All Things Work Together for Good |
| Marilyn | Naseth | Angel Kisses |
| Ginger | Nelson | Day of No Ashes |
| Jeanne | Pallos | Mom, I’m Moving Out! |
| Vickie | Pape | A Pair of Sunday Shoes |
| Susan | Peabody | Power of Prayer |
| Debra | Peppers | The Power of Praying Parents |
| Gloria | Plaisted | Full Circle Prayer |
| Shirley | Rose | Mom, I’m Pregnant |
| Carolyn | Ruch | Chocolate Prayers |
| Tonya | Ruiz | To Err is Human; to Forgive Divine |
| Kim | Sawyer | Sometimes God Says “No” |
| Patricia | Sheets | A Birthday Present from God |
| Debbie | Skinner | An Unexpected Package |
| Cori | Smelker | Shattered Dreams |
| Dee | Smith | Heaven’s Special Child |
| Karen | Strand | Hezekiah and I |
| Kathleen | Szitas | Pray the Impossible |
| Amy | Wallace | For This Child |
| Anne | Watkins | An Urge to Pray |
| Sharen | Watson | The Dreaded Piggy-Back Ride |
| Peggy Sue | Wells | What I Didn’t Pray For |
| Kari | West | When the Only Language is Tears |
| Patricia | Wolf | My Mother’s Floral Quilt |
Volume Eleven – God Answers Prayers – Military Edition
By Allison Gappa Bottke with Cheryll Hutchings and Jennifer Devlin
© February 2005 by Harvest House Publishers
| Jean | Adams | Cool Breezes |
| Charlotte | Adelsperger | The Prayer Card |
| Nancy | Anderson | Each Letter Was a Prayer |
| Linda Mae | Baldwin | God said Yes |
| Rachel | Blevins | The Mourning After |
| Cynthia Hope | Clark | Air Force Brat |
| Maryanne | Coronna | Military Brat |
| Ginger | Cox | On Empty |
| Rona | Cunningham | One More Night |
| Glen | Dabbs | Jesus Loves You |
| Jennifer | Devlin | Beautiful |
| Rev. Patricia | Duncan | My Only Son |
| Eva Marie | Everson | One Lifetime and Five Miles Apart |
| Susan Farr | Fahncke | Twilight Prayer (Story by Daniel Fahncke) |
| Carleta Goodwin | Fernandes | The Locket |
| Wendy | Fil | Divine Assignment |
| Mark | Gerecht | Bitter, Beaten and Made Better |
| Tricia | Goyer | The Hand of God |
| Caron | Guillo | All the Fullness of Heaven |
| Pamela | Hallal | A Gift of Peace from Iraq |
| Glen | Hambrick | My Own Pilgrim’s Progress |
| Audrey | Helbling | Faith and Hope in a Land of Heartbreak |
| Shawn | Helgerson | Into a Hot, Lonely Place |
| Cynthia | Hinkle | Presence of Mine Enemies |
| Norman | Holland | Daily Prayers for Survival |
| Pamela | Johnson | My Brother, My Only Brother |
| Nelda | Jones | My Grace is Sufficient |
| Ellie | Kay | The World’s Greatest Fighter Pilot |
| Ronie & Brian | Kendig | Man on Fire |
| Pat | Knox | I Thank God You Come Home Safe |
| Steven | Manchester | Miracle in the Sand |
| Sandra | McGarrity | Simultaneous Answers |
| Christy | Miller | The Walk |
| Janet Lynn | Mitchell | A God Thing |
| Gloria | Penwell | Basic Training |
| Jim | Pillsbury | God’s Word a Reality |
| Teresa | Puckett | Belief, Doubt, Belief |
| Kayleen | Reusser | Lesson from Desert Storm |
| Heather | Ruppert | Rising Starr – Underwater Prayer |
| Jerzy | Rzasowski | For God and Country (Father George) |
| Judy | Spolarich | Quest for Carl |
| Gloria Cassity | Stargel | Flight for Freedom (by Major Oscar Cassity) |
| Gloria Cassity | Stargel | No Leftover Courage |
| Jerry | Thomas | Out of the Mud and Mire or Safe Conduct |
| Christine | Trollinger | A Solder for Christ |
| Mike/Carlo | Warren/Serrano | Power of Effective Prayer |
| Toinette | Welch | Right Next Door |
| Steven | Wickstrom | When God Says No |
| Jean | Wise | Mail from Mosul |
| Kimlee | Worrell | The Eyes of the Lord |
| Candy | Zarcone | A U-Turn from Panama |
Volume Twelve – God Allows U-Turns for Women #2
By Allison Gappa Bottke with Cheryll Hutchings
© February 2005 by Bethany House Publishers
| Nancy | Anderson | I Am Woman |
| Candy | Arrington | The Choice of Forgiveness |
| Esther | Bailey | God’s Surprises |
| Nancy | Baker | How God Spoke to Me |
| Pat Toornman | Bales | Purpose of Life |
| Shelly | Beach | A Miracle Named Larry |
| Rita | Billbe | Eagle’s Note as told by Cheryl Taylor |
| Debbye | Buttler | The Long Miracle |
| Connie | Cameron | Righting a Wrong |
| Janet | Carpenter | Two Carloads from Peru |
| Elena | Chevalier | Bold as a Lion |
| Jennifer | Devlin | No One Will Know |
| Jan | Eckles | His Reflection |
| Kriss | Erickson | Why Now, Lord? |
| Anita | Estes | A Tidal Wave of Hope |
| Eva Marie | Everson | I Will Not Be Afraid |
| Phyllis | Farringer | Unrecognized Blessings |
| Sharon | Fawcett | Dying for a Crown |
| Linda | Ferris | Watching Over You |
| Sharon | Fink | My Family’s Hands |
| Susan | Foster | Victory Over Anxiety |
| Tammy | Gehman | My Favorite Color is Red |
| Carol | Genengels | The Bride |
| Nancy B. | Gibbs | Walking the Walk |
| Anne | Goodrich | A Gift of Memories |
| Dianna | Graveman | Saving Babies |
| Cheryl | Haggard | Lessons from Monteray Street |
| Pamela | Hallal | First You Ask Why |
| Renee | Hixson | The Homeless Heart |
| Elaine | Hogg | Lessons of a Lifetime |
| Betty | Johnson | Living in the Faith Zone |
| Venice | Kichura | God Used Baby Booties |
| Karen | Kosman | On Wings and a Prayer |
| Margie | Lang | A Wreath and a Cup of Tea |
| Marcia Krugh | Leaser | The Doll in the Attic |
| Jaye | Lewis | When Love Held My Hand |
| Julie | Mathiason-Bendel | Emma |
| Carol | McGalliard | Conquering Silence |
| Geri | Moran | Meeting Kelly |
| Darla | Noble | Precious Emma |
| Maggi | Normile | No Title |
| Pamela | Norton | From New Age to the Cross |
| Marie Golen | Partain | Was Blind But Now I See |
| Diane H. | Pitts | For Better or Worse |
| Connie | Pombo | Living the Passionate Life |
| Cindy | Powell | Do You Want to Get Well |
| Kathy | Pride | Julia |
| Carolyn | Ruch | Ever After |
| Tonya | Ruiz | Dinner with Sinners |
| Margaret | Shauers | Johnny’s House |
| Susan Kelly | Skitt | A Test of Faith |
| Brenda | Sprayue | The Woman Next Door |
| Betty | Walker | A Definite Answer |
| Sharen | Watson | Waiting at the Crossroads |
| Gayle | Zinda | The Lemonade Stand |
Volume Thirteen – God Allows U-Turns for Teens
By Allison Gappa Bottke with Cheryll Hutchings
© February 2006 by Bethany House Publishers
| Genetta | Adair | When Missy Rejected God |
| Eva | Allen | Six Months to Live |
| Nancy | Anderson | Yes, Daddy, I Promise |
| Esther | Bailey | A Casual Witness |
| Esther | Bailey (att) | Boomerang Blessings |
| Mary | Brown | High on Jesus |
| Sandra J. | Campbell | First Love |
| Christy | Carlson | Dating God |
| Candace | Carteen | Through God’s Eyes |
| Kitty | Chappell | Free At Last |
| Joan | Clayton | Traci’s Brave Stand (ATB) |
| Ann Jean | Czerwinski | Jonny’s Gift of Life |
| Jennifer | Devlin | A Night with the Band |
| Gail | Dickert | A Genuine Soldier |
| Wendy Ann | Dunham | Giving from the Heart |
| Sharon | Dunn | The Help Wanted Ad in the Bible |
| Ann | Eide | The Hidden Blessing |
| Laura | Farrar | Extreme Makeover: Life Edition |
| Lynette | Galisewski | Fingertip Faith Under Fire |
| Carol | Genengels | A Handle on Our Prayers |
| Nancy B. | Gibbs | A Teen Shall Lead Him |
| Charles | Gibson | Leaving Luggage in France |
| Rebekah | Hamrick | An Ordinary Kid, Story of Jeremy Bliss |
| Tyrice | Harrell | Proud to be Me |
| Christy | Heitger-Casbon | 15 Months |
| D. Marie | Hutko | The Story With No Ending |
| Jan | Kern | Beautiful, Beautiful, Scars |
| Candice | Killion | Perfectly Imperfect |
| Karen | Kosman | The Truth Will Set You Free (ATB) |
| Karen | Kosman | The Cop that God Sent |
| Helen Grace | Lescheid | It’s Not Fair by Cathy Lescheid |
| Helen Grace | Lescheid | God Forgives by Susan Houle |
| Lynn | Ludwick | Two Cups |
| Steven | Manchester | First Prize |
| Sandra | McGarrity | Just Different Enough |
| Amber Renee | Medrano | Turning Point |
| Michelle | Newhouse | He Lives With Me, But We’re Not … |
| Lauren | Nixon | Bob’s About Face |
| Carol | Oyanagi | Journal to a Friend |
| Jeanne | Pallos (att) | Winning is More Than a Score |
| Cara Symank | Parker | The Price of Acceptance |
| Michael | Powers | A Father’s Love |
| Carolyn Byers | Ruch (att) | Sentence Overturned |
| Bonnie | Scheid | Where There is Hope |
| Linda Evans | Shepherd | Close Encounters |
| Laura L. | Smith | Fire on the Mountain Tonight |
| Gloria Cassity | Stargel | Sweet 16 |
| Gloria Cassity | Stargel | The Day the Cheering Stopped (ATB) |
| Joyce | Stark | Kaleidoscope |
| Heather | Tomasello | Just Trust Me |
| Shelley Anne | Wake | Accepting Without Understanding |
| Amy | Wallace | If Only I Were Beautiful |
| Sharen | Watson | My Daddy’s Lap |
| W. Terry | Whalin | Two Words that Changed my Life |
| Sydney Tate | Williams | Special Agent |
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