Beautiful in Your Heart

I am so excited to finally be sharing the story of Bumper with all of you! The Lord has been so gracious in opening doors to make it a reality, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to share my heart. Getting it published has been almost 70 years in the making, so let me go back to the beginning of how this little tale came about: Maggie Prowell Whitlow was my grandmother, who I called my "Moe." She loved family more than anything and shared with us often about her two sisters, who she loved dearly. One of them, Newell, lived in California, and we saw her a couple of times over the years. But the other, her oldest sister Hazel Prowell Thompson, had tragically passed away at the young age of 38 in 1949.  Hazel, as it would have it, was a teacher with a bug for writing. She submitted numerous stories to publishing houses throughout the 1940's, but to no avail. Her last one was a short chapter book about a little frog named, you guessed it...Bumper. U...

"I'm not worth anything." Those were the words an amazing young woman believed...until about a year ago. I listened as she shared the heartbreaking words that had been spoken and actions that had been taken to hurt her throughout her life. I watched her tears stream down her face as she remembered those hard times, but then saw her demeanor change to one full of hope as she told the other women in the room how she prays scripture over her daughter each night, in hopes that she will know her worth as she now does...in the Lord. My heart felt like it might burst because I was so thankful for what the Lord is doing in my friend's life, but even more thankful for the way He is using her pain for His glory as she shares hope with others...even while still in the midst of her own trials. But my heart also hurt...because I know that there are those who still don't know...really know...the truth in their own hearts yet. And tonight, maybe that someone is you...or some...