Lift Up Mine Eyes — John Shivers

Readers who have journeyed with Margaret Haywood through the shadow of domestic violence will not necessarily find that “they all lived happily ever after”. That only happens in fairy tales. Instead, they will meet a woman made stronger by the ordeal and children with a different outlook. This mother, whose rediscovered faith in her Heavenly Parent has revitalized her faith in self, confronts and overcomes the demon that would destroy her family. The conclusion isn't wrapped in gold foil and scarlet ribbon, but in faith, hope, and love.

“When will we know the rest of ‘Margaret's Story'?” readers of Hear My Cry and Paths of Judgment have demanded of author John Shivers. “What happens to her husband?” John's readers identify with his stories and especially with Margaret Haywood, the main character in the Create My Soul Anew trilogy. It's easy to understand why John is called the “word-weaver”. He and his wife, Elizabeth, share a mountaintop home called “BearNekkid” in Georgia as well as a rural Mississippi get-away with their cocker spaniel, “Miss Maddie”, and the many characters he creates.