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Stronger than the Storm
Christian women's fiction
Stronger than the Storm
Book 1 of the The Holbrook Family series
Beth Holbrook has built a respected parenting ministry, a strong marriage to youth pastor Kevin, and a public message about helping families thrive. Her carefully ordered life begins to collapse when their eighteen-year-old daughter Leesa runs away after a conflict and refuses to explain where she has gone. The crisis exposes a devastating secret Beth has carried since a troubled season in her marriage nineteen years earlier. Emotionally intense and explicitly Christian, this family drama suits readers who appreciate multiple perspectives, runaway-teen stories, imperfect ministry families, and narratives about confession, forgiveness, and grace surviving the gap between public expertise and private failure.
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Family crisis · Runaway teenager · Marital secrets and conflict · Faith and Christian themes
Alcohol-Free Pour
Mint Lemonade
A bright, refreshing sip suits an unhurried afternoon between the pages.
What you'll need
- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz simple syrup ↗
- 6 mint leaves ↗
- 4 oz cold water
- Ice
How to mix it
- Combine the noncarbonated ingredients in a glass or shaker and stir or shake until mixed. Pour over ice, top with any carbonated ingredient, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Use a matching citrus wheel, berry, or herb from the recipe when available.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Cucumber Mint Gin Cup
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
Cucumber and mint give this gin cup a fresh, garden-side sparkle.
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How to mix it
- Gently muddle cucumber and mint with lemon juice. Add gin and ice, shake briefly, strain over fresh ice, and top with soda water.
- Garnish: Cucumber ribbon and mint sprig.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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