Description:
This is not a book about martyrdom, just getting by, or even suffering bravely. It is about overcoming tragedies and losses and still living a pleasant, God-honoring, victorious life.
Brief description: Shelvie Hutchinson Smith shares her heart in writing this book that reveals some of the most difficult times of her life. Herstruggles included depression, spiritual warfare, and the loss of her husband and two sons. Through the victory over these battles, God has given her wisdom to help others find hope.Women throughout the country have been renewed through her women's conferences and one to one counseling. She served as the director of the local pregnancy crisis center in Oxford, Mississippi and taught Bible classes in the women's ministry of her church.She now makes her home in Aiken, South Carolina with her husband Herschel Smith. She is the grandmother of Landon and Christin Hutchinson and the great grandmother of Eason James.
Review Quotes:
"Seldom in life are we privileged to know someone who permeates the very presence and essence of Christ so strongly that when you are with them, His Peace comes over you like a warm fragrant bath. Well, I have had the honor. Shelvie Hutchinson is one of those precious few.
"By observing her patience in dealing with the intense emotional and physical pain she has endured, I am assured of God's unfailing grace to sustain His children during troubled times. I have watched her walk before God blamelessly, humbly, in newness of life, by faith not sight, in love, worthy of the Lord, and in truth.
"Shelvie has experienced firsthand the victory that has over- come the world, her faith in Jesus Christ. The genuineness of her faith is overwhelming and has certainly been a source of strength for me and I know she has truly walked with God."
- Dianne Davidson
"Once in a lifetime, if we are blessed, we meet someone like Shelvie Hutchinson. It is even more rare when that person be- comes our friend, our mentor, our big sister, or all of the above.
"When I first met Shelvie in 1987, I was a young mom in desperate need of discipling. Shelvie first entered my life as my Sunday School teacher, but what she taught me wasn't con- fined to a church building. She taught me about life and loving God unconditionally. She taught me about spiritual warfare and surviving heartbreak. She modeled for me what I wanted to become-a woman after God's own heart.
"Shelvie's "salt and light" gave me a passion to minister, to teach, to write, to council women through crisis pregnancy centers and simply hunger and thirst more for Jesus. God's providential hand brought Shelvie into my life, those twenty plus years ago. God knew I needed her, for without her investment in my life, I would not be in ministry today.
"The book of Job says that in all of Job's sufferings, he never once said anything against God. He simply accepted his losses and blindly lived out his faith. I've often thought that Shelvie's life mirrored that of Job. I have seen her survive seemingly insurmountable tragedies, yet never once heard her blame or get mad at God. How could anyone possibly live through such pain and still have peace and joy? The only explanation is Jesus.
"Shelvie has chosen faith over fear and victory over victimization. She has become a beautiful reflection of Christ to all who know and love her. I have often thought that her valuable words of wisdom could fill a book. Now they do. May you be blessed as you read them for yourself."
"God can do anything, far more than you could ever imagine or request in your wildest dreams." Paraphrase of Ephesians 3:20
- Bridgett Taylor, Bridgett Taylor Ministries