Jessica Strawser Libri

When two strangers are linked by a mail-in DNA test, it’s an answered prayer―that is, for one half-sister. For the other, it will dismantle everything she knows to be true.But as they step into the unfamiliar realm of sisterhood, the roles will reverse in ways no one could have foreseen.Caroline lives a full, happy life―thriving career, three feisty children, enviable marriage, and a close-knit extended family. She couldn’t have scripted it better. Except for one thing:She’s about to discover her fundamental beliefs about them all are wrong.Sela lives a life in shades of gray, suffering from irreversible kidney failure. Her marriage crumbled in the wake of her illness. Her beloved mother and lifelong best friend passed away. She refuses to be defined by her grief, but still, she worries about what will happen to her two-year-old son if she doesn’t find a donor match in time.She’s the only one who knows Caroline is her half-sister. That Caroline may be her best hope for a future. But Sela’s world isn’t as clear-cut as it appears―and one misstep could destroy it all.After all, would you risk everything to save the life of the person who turned yours upside down?From the moment Caroline meets Sela, both must reexamine what it really means to be family, the depths of a mother’s love, and the limits and the power of forgiveness.

A musician facing the end of his career and an end-of-life doula with everything to lose collide in this powerful novel. Nova Huston, an end-of-life doula, dedicates herself to helping terminally ill individuals find peace with their impending deaths. Unlike her methodical business partner, Nova embraces challenging clients, including those who are young, difficult, or in desperate need of companionship. When Mason Shaylor, an indie singer-songwriter who has vanished from the spotlight, arrives at her door, Nova only knows that his life as he knew it is over. His deteriorating health renders playing guitar impossible, leaving him feeling as if he is already dead. Struggling to say goodbye, Mason presents Nova with her toughest challenge yet. Despite her instinct to maintain distance from clients, she discovers that she and Mason share unexpected connections, and their meeting may become the most transformative experience for both. This emotional story explores the power of human connection, love in unexpected places, hope against the odds, and what it truly means to live life without regrets.

The secrets it exposes threaten to change their lives forever...

A woman in search of a new beginning is put to the test in ways she never imagined in an empowering and provocative page-turner by the author of Not That I Could Tell. Katie's divorce was, in a word, humiliating. So when her friend Bess offers a fresh start--a resident caretaking job at a nature preserve--Katie accepts. No matter that she's not exactly a "nature person." How hard can it be? But from day one, something feels off. Katie's new farmhouse looks as if the last caretaker barely moved out at all. When a frantic, terrified woman arrives late at night, expecting a safe place to hide, it's clear caretaking involves way more than Katie bargained for. Suddenly, Katie is no longer sure who she can trust: the brooding groundskeeper, the daily regulars--hikers, dog walkers, bird-watchers, photographers--even Bess. As Katie digs deeper for clues in what the last caretaker left behind, she must discover courage she never knew she had--and decide how much she'll risk to do the right thing.

The church often lacks maturity and missional impact because discipleship is at its periphery. To get discipleship to the center, leaders need a locally rooted, culturally contextual discipleship pathway. This gutsy, practice-based guidebook is for leaders doing the hard work turning spectators into missional, mature followers of Jesus.