Her Strength Within
The lush, green hills of Poland and Czechoslovakia are all that Alzbeta Holeva has ever known. Yet, as a nineteen-year-old peasant girl in 1921, her life is on the brink of a drastic upheaval. Papa plans to send her to America for a better life. The very thought of severing ties with her family, abandoning her homeland, and facing the frightening unfamiliarity of a new country fills her with an overwhelming dread.
Although her aunt and uncle are willing to sponsor her and have already braved the journey successfully, the thought of venturing alone to a distant land makes her stomach roil. Still, with the haunting memories of German military planes menacing the skies of her childhood and her brothers later embroiled in the horrors of the Great War, she must summon every shred of courage to embrace Papa’s plan. She would pave the way for the rest of her family to follow.
At last, Alzbeta steps onto the SS La Touraine, the mighty vessel that will carry her across the perilous Atlantic waves to an uncertain future. The grueling trials awaiting her in steerage passage will forever change the course of her life and shape her path toward America.
Inspired by a true story.
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What’s In Your Purse?: 52 Weekly Devotions for Everyday Living
After my mother died, my family had to go through her purse and sort through the items. And among them was a small red notebook full of quotes, Scriptures, and notes from Bible studies and sermons. Oh what a legacy of a godly woman our mother left us in these final words that we could read over and over and still be under her teaching and seeing what was important in her life. In What’s in Your Purse? these jottings have been expanded on and made into weekly devotions to encourage another generation of women to live close to God and leave behind words to be embedded in the hearts of other beloved women. Easy to carry in your own purse, easy to read through and ponder one devotion per week, easy to journal your musings, may these words be an impetus to walking closer with God throughout each week of the year.
So, what legacy will be found in your purse one day? Or the better question might be, what’s in your heart?
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