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Amazon bestselling Christian novelist Jessica Brodie is an award-winning author and journalist with thousands of articles to her name and a huge heart for people and their inspiring redemption stories.

The author of The Memory Garden, Tangled Roots, and Hidden Seeds, she holds a master’s in English and a bachelor’s in communications. A native of Miami, Florida, she now makes her home in South Carolina with her husband Matt, four children, three cats, and one giant German Shepherd.

Learn more about Jessica’s writing ministry and read her faith blog at http://jessicabrodie.com. She has a YouTube devotional, and you can also connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, and more.

She is also the editor of the South Carolina United Methodist Advocat ...more

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Something Beautiful in Suffering

By Jessica Brodie

If there’s anything constant in life, anything we should expect, it’s suffering. It’s one of those universal experiences. I know of no person alive today, regardless of age or how kind or seemingly blessed they are, who hasn’t experienced a moment of wretchedness. Perhaps it was debilitating sickness. A moment of gut-wrenching fear. Dreadful loss or heartbreak. Violent pain

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	The Memory Garden (The Dahlia #1) 4.65 avg rating — 379 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tangled Roots: A Contemporary Small-Town Christian Novel (The Dahlia Series Book 2) 4.60 avg rating — 247 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hidden Seeds: A Contemporary Small-Town Christian Novel (The Dahlia Series Book 3) 4.74 avg rating — 106 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Preparing Our Hearts: An Advent Devotional to Draw Closer to God at Christmas it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	A God-Centered Life: 10 Faith-Based Practices When You’re Feeling Anxious, Grumpy, or Stressed 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkness to Light: Finding Jesus in the Valley of Mental Illness by Jessica Brodie (Goodreads Author), Kelly Black (Goodreads Author), Bill Barnier 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Memory Garden: A Contemporary Small-Town Christian Novel (The Dahlia Series, Book 1) by Jessica Brodie (Goodreads Author), Nicole Halton (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Called By God: 30 Inspiring Call Stories from South Carolina United Methodists 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Like Jesus: A Devotional Journey: Forty Days of Self-Reflection as We Strive to be Followers of Christ 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cindy Sproles remains one of my all-time favorite authors, and this book proved once again why. Her characters come alive on the page, so vivid and genuine that I felt like I knew them personally, and her descriptions of the mountains are so rich I c ...more
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This book completely won me over. The writing is just stunning — lyrical and poetic in a way that made me want to reread certain passages just to enjoy the beauty of the language all over again. You can tell the author has a real gift with words. This ...more
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