Hope Springs is the epitome of small-town life—a place filled with quiet streets where families have been friends for generations, a place where not a lot changes . . . until now.
Janelle Evans hasn’t gone back to Hope Springs for family reunions since losing her husband. But when she arrives for Christmas and learns that her grandmother is gravely ill, she decides to extend the stay. It isn’t long before she runs into her first love, and feelings that have been dormant for more than a decade are reawakened.
Becca Anderson is finally on the trajectory she’s longed for. Having been in the ministry trenches for years, she’s been recruited as the newest speaker of a large Christian women’s conference.
But her husband feels called to become the pastor of his late father’s church in Hope Springs. Will small-town living affect her big ministry dreams?
Stephanie London is married to a doctor in St. Louis and living an ideal life. When her cousin Janelle volunteers to stay in Hope Springs and care for their grandmother, she feels compelled to do the same. It’s a decision that will forever change her.
As these women come together, they soon recognize that healing is needed in their hearts, their families, and their churches that have long been divided along racial lines. God’s plan for them in Hope Springs—and for Hope Springs itself—is bigger than they ever imagined.
“Kim Cash Tate draws us into a world where the dreams, desires, missteps, and matters of the heart we discover mirror our own. She is a master at crafting characters who make you forget you’re reading fiction. By the end of Hope Springs, you’ll feel as if you’re cheering on members of your extended family.” —Stacy Hawkins Adams, bestselling author of Coming Home and The Someday List
Kim Cash Tate is the author of Cherished, Faithful, He
Find out more about Kim, her other books and read her blog at www.kimcashtate.com.avenly Places and the memoir More Christian than African-American. A former practicing attorney, she is also the founder of Colored in Christ Ministries. She and her husband have two children.
My Review:
I really enjoyed reading this book. Hope Springs tells the story of two families that have been neighbors for a couple of generations. So they have a long history together. Even though one family is black and the other is white, in a town that still has a black church and a white church, their families have been close over the years. Their stories are intertwined. Even more so than the younger generation realizes.
As one family helps their matriarch during her illness, the family is drawn closer together. The family next door, going through their own difficulties, is there to help them with whatever they need.
The women start a Bible study in the local diner, that crosses racial and church lines. This Bible study unites the churches and the town, while while gathering around their hurting members.
Hope Springs is a story of love, forgiveness, and unity in Christ’s church, regardless of skin color.
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