Who do we become when our untreated traumas speak on our behalf? How do we address the broken places in our lives if we never recognize their existence? Most people that knew me or knew of me hardly knew anything about me. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, I grew up with my eyes wide open to the world, but my heart closed off to its humanity, not because I was taught this but primarily because of the effects of untreated trauma. I grew up knowing God but not experiencing Christ, there is a big difference. Throughout my life, I was known by many things--an athlete, a businessman, a gym rat, a player, an alcoholic, a womanizer, a violent offender. But no one saw that I was broken. They saw my circumstances but not my condition.This book exposes and edifies what hides behind the veil of our broken pieces and what happens when those pieces go undetected. I Was Broken in All the Right Places encourages us to find purpose among the pieces.

Many of us struggle with God, especially when we are overwhelmed, disappointed, or angry. The Bible is full of people who had questions, complaints, and laments to God. Their stories were shared through inspiration from the Holy Spirit to encourage suffering souls that there is a good God in heaven who wants us to seek Him wholeheartedly. Relying on her Christian background and teaching experience, Pamela Saletri-Parron offers insight into her struggle decades earlier to take God at His word as her life fell apart. While examining the foundations of her faith, Pamela revisits the spiritual, emotional, and physical challenges that first pushed her to the breaking point and eventually strengthened her walk of faith. Throughout her experiences, Pamela provides a testament to God’s loving faithfulness to those seeking His guidance and grace during times of trouble and uncertainty. Broken in All the Right Places shares inspirational essays that detail a Christian woman’s spiritual journey to seek divine guidance as life provided her with seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

Using biblical, historical, and contemporary examples of brokenness, this practical and theoretical look at the process of being spiritually broken as a part of God's character-building process shows that true servanthood is not built on skills or position, but on those very character traits God has built through brokenness.

NOW A NETFLIX FILM, STARRING ELLE FANNING AND JUSTICE SMITH! The New York Times bestselling love story about two teens who find each other while standing on the edge. And don’t miss Take Me with You When You Go, Jennifer Niven’s highly anticipated new book with bestselling author David Levithan! Theodore Finch is fascinated by death. Every day he thinks of ways he might kill himself, but every day he also searches for—and manages to find—something to keep him here, and alive, and awake. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her small Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school—six stories above the ground— it’s unclear who saves whom. Soon it’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink. . . . “A do-not-miss for fans of Eleanor & Park and The Fault in Our Stars, and basically anyone who can breathe.” —Justine Magazine “At the heart—a big one—of All the Bright Places lies a charming love story about this unlikely and endearing pair of broken teenagers.” —The New York Times Book Review “A heart-rending, stylish love story.” —The Wall Street Journal “A complex love story that will bring all the feels.” —Seventeen Magazine “Impressively layered, lived-in, and real.” —Buzzfeed

Maybe you do not want to hear that in order to find the right person God has for you, all you simply need to do is to wait on him. There is a saying that has been coined from the solution-focused model of counseling. It states, “If it’s not working, try something else.” In this same vein, I submit that if dating has left you emotionally bankrupt with a broken heart and feelings of discouragement, consider an alternative. Give up dating. Embrace a season of waiting on God and trust his timing concerning the right person he has for you. You see, finding love in all the right places is imperative if you want the right kind of love to find you. As you wait on God and trust his timing, you may find beautiful treasures in your season of waiting.

In the third gripping crime novel in Ace Atkins’s New York Times bestselling series, small town sheriff Quinn Colson takes on deadly criminals and even deadlier weather... A year after becoming sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, Quinn Colson is faced with a pardoned killer’s return to Jericho. Jamey Dixon now preaches redemption and forgiveness, but the family of the woman he was convicted of killing isn’t buying it. They warn Quinn that his sister’s relationship with Dixon could be fatal. Others don’t think the new preacher is a changed man, either—a couple of dangerous convicts who confided in Dixon about an armored car robbery believe he’s after the money they hid. So they do the only thing they can: break out and head straight to Jericho, leaving a trail of bodies in their wake. Colson and his deputy, Lillie, have their work cut out for them. But they don’t count on one more unwelcome visitor: a tornado that causes havoc just as the manhunt heats up. Communications are down, the roads are impassable—and the rule of law is just about to snap.