Gabby Fairbanks moves with her family to Chicago, where she finds a fulfilling job working at a women's shelter, but when her husband threatens her with divorce unless she quits, Gabby must call on her faith to get her through a difficult time.

You can only walk forward when you learn how to lean.

Just months after her husband threw her out of their penthouse and sent their two sons away, Gabrielle Fairbanks is finally getting back on her feet. She has a job she loves at the homeless shelter, an apartment for her and the boys, caring friends, and even a new love interest. Best of all, an unexpected windfall has given her a brand-new dream—a House of Hope for homeless mothers

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When Jodi Baxter signs up for the Chicago Women's Conference, she doesn't have high expectations; she just wants to get through the weekend and return to the safe haven of her husband and kids. However, the moment she meets her assigned prayer group-- twelve diverse and wack women-- Jodi's life begins to change. This ramshackle collection of cross-cultrual women, ranging from a former drug addict to a successful real estate agent, is not the one Jodi...