What's New at Cross Reference Library? Finding the Patience of Job

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Views from the Spectrum - Raising a child with autism is both a challenge and an adventure--and there can also be wonderful potential for blessings, no matter where he or she is on the spectrum. Views from the Spectrum shares the inspiring stories of twenty neurodivergent young adults and how their family’s unwavering support and faith in God helped them accomplish what was thought impossible. As a thriving adult with autism himself, Ron Sandison is determined to help the world understand the gifts that can emerge from autism--even when they differ from the expectations of typical success. Sandison weaves narrative with Scripture, sharing his journey throughout the book. Full of anecdotes, scientific research, perspectives from top experts in the field, parenting tips, prayers, devotions, and more. Views from the Spectrum is a celebration of neurodivergence, faith, and the possibilities at their intersection. 

A Promise To Protect - Acting Sheriff Ben Logan hasn’t heard from Leigh Somerall in a very long time, but it doesn’t mean he can get her--or their whirlwind romance of ten years ago--out of his head. When she calls out of the blue, it is with a strange request to protect her brother, Tony. But all too soon, Ben is charged with a different task--protecting Leigh from the people after her brother. With Leigh doing everything in her power to avoid Ben, it’s no easy task. And the secret she is keeping just may change their lives forever. 

Footsteps of Hope - The unexpected loss of her only child and much-loved daughter launched Sara Nelson on an unwanted journey into the darkness of grief. She discovered how easily the pain, purposelessness, and loss of a way of life that could never be recovered can pull a person into a quagmire of despair. Her path to recovery began with recognizing the importance of perspective, the power of positive choices, and finding personalized therapeutic strategies for difficult days. Sara tells her story with honesty and raw vulnerability as she worked through the emotional, physical, and spiritual perplexities of grief. She reveals footsteps to guide readers through the dark maze of their own grief journey to renewed light, life, and hope. 

What I have found when looking through these books, is how amazing these people must be to conquer the challenges presented to them. The kind of patience and strength they must have to make it to the end of the day seems extraordinary. So, what does it mean to be patient? According to The New Compact Bible Dictionary, the definition of patience is the quality of endurance under trials. These three selections show how crazy our trials in life can be and how easy it can be to walk away from those trials. In Views from the Spectrum Ron Sandison goes through his personal experiences with autism and other inspiring stories from many others who live in the Spectrum. Even though it is a fictional book, Sheriff Ben Logan in A Promise To Protect finds that he needs quite a bit of patience of his own. Trying to protect the woman who trusted him to keep her brother safe, proves to be quite difficult when she seems to avoid him like the plague. Finally, in Footsteps of Hope Sara isn’t telling us how to have patience and strength for others, but for ourselves. When we lose someone who is important to us, a piece of ourselves seems to go away for a while. But through an extremely long journey to recovery, Sara Nelson discovered that the best way to keep the memory of her daughter alive is to stay strong and to keep moving toward the light. The true light of Jesus Christ, as the Lamp at our feet guiding our paths. So maybe there is such a thing as having the patience of Job, which is proven by the people and characters in these books. Learn how you can too by stopping by the Cross Reference Library and checking out these unforgettable page-turners.