A Place Called Blessing: Where Hurting Ends and Love Begins
Dr. John Trent is president of StrongFamilies.com and founder of The Institute for the Blessing at Barclay College. John is a sought-after speaker and an award-winning author of more than twenty books, including six books for children. He has been a featured guest on numerous radio and television programs and leads The Blessing Challenge, a joint partnership with Focus on the Family and StrongFamilies.com. John and his wife, Cindy, have two grown daughters, Kari and Laura.Annette Smithis a novelist, nurse, and a master storyteller. She has written five volumes of original short stories, two parenting books, and five novels, all set in small towns. Her fourth novel,A Bigger Life, was named byLibrary Journalas one of the best novels of 2007 and was a finalist in the American Christian Fiction Book Awards. Annette and her husband, Randy, have two adult children.