Broken

By Peggy Blann Phifer

Description:

Fifteen months a widow, Rozene Gentry, bitter, broken, and lonely, has lost her zest for life. All she has is her home and property in Sullivan, Arkansas, along the banks of the Sweetwater River, including the family restaurant she inherited from her late husband and his father. But things change when Rozene encounters a sixteen-year-old girl in the foster care system. Half Cherokee like Rozene herself, Misty Keyes steals her heart. Through Misty, Rozene meets three other teen girls in the foster care group home, and her life takes on new meaning and purpose. But Rozene soon learns that God isn’t through with her when, at a gathering of grieving men and women who’ve also lost spouses, she is captivated by the sparkling blue eyes of Mike Carson, the pastor of Sullivan’s Assembly of God church.

Book Takeaway:

No matter how alone and broken life feels, God has something good in store for us

Why the author wrote this book:

As a widow myself, this story came to me when I was looking for something to write about. Seemed natural to write about another widow struggling with being alone.