Ladies Book Club

2nd Tuesday each month,10:00 AM

️The LightHouse (2nd floor), East Building

Tuesday, April 9 -- The Unmerciful Thief: 

Addiction through the eyes of a parent by Mary M. Causey 

“Mary Magwood Causey and her husband always wanted a big family. They felt blessed by the Lord for their amazing children. Causey, like any proud mother, remembers the most important moments in the lives of her kids. She also remembers the agony she felt as she watched her son Richie struggle with addiction. As a mother, she wanted to do whatever she could to help her child. But [Mary] couldn’t have expected or anticipated everything that would happen. [She] details this emotional journey through vivid poems, biblical insight, and personal narrative.” (Christian/Nonfiction) Mary Causey is a member of The Church at LifePark.

For those who like to read ahead, here are the selections for May and June.

Tuesday, May 14

When I Lay My Isaac Down: Unshakable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances by Carol Kent 

“You’re never ready for calamity to strike. Carol Kent and her husband Gene were devastated by the news that their son killed his wife’s ex-husband. Gene and Carol were buoyed in their faith by eight principles, gleaned from the story of Abraham and Isaac: Over the course of eight chapters Carol explores the power of unthinkable circumstances, relinquishment, heartache, community, hope, faith, joy, and speaking up.” (Christian/Nonfiction)

Tuesday, June 11

The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate 

“When Lola Anne Poole, an old-timer on Hatteras Island, passes away in her bed at ninety-one, the struggling young mother in her rental cottage, Tandi Jo Reese, finds herself charged with the task of cleaning out Iola's rambling Victorian house. Running from a messy, dangerous past, Tandi never expects to find more than a temporary hiding place within Iola's walls, but everything changes with a very captivating discovery of eighty-one carefully decorated boxes.” (Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction)