Fiction that Encourages the Heart, Expands the Mind and Empowers the Spirit
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Author: Wendy Jo Cerna
Genre: Christian Family Life, Christian Fantasy Publication Date: March 26, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-957293-16-5 Happy birthday dear Mom- Grammy, Tora, Auntie, Happy birthday to you!” The people that fill my screen – each in their own little box – sing and smile once more before disappearing, one by one. Blowing them kisses I say, “Thank you all. I love you!” As I reflect on this sixty-fifth birthday of mine, filled with the forced distances of our pandemic era, the phone rings, jarring me back into the moment.
“Hello Billy,” I say. “Hey, Tor.” My cousin’s tone is serious. His words clipped. “What’s going on? Everyone okay?” I ask. “Yes, we’re fine but… well, I was just driving by your Uncle Einar’s place… I hate to tell you this, Tora, but somebody broke in. The sheriff is coming out in the morning. It’s quite a mess in there. Looks like every drawer and cupboard was emptied out.” Uncle Einar’s home stands empty much of the year, and is the original family homestead my grandparents built in Solbakken, Minnesota, in the early 1900’s after immigrating from Norway. “What? Are you kidding? Who would do that?” I spout. “You need me to come up there?” A house. A mess. A mystery. Amongst the scattered papers and photographs, intriguing questions lay unanswered in the Anderson family lineage, hidden for decades. When a stash of ancient coins is found, and a gifted stranger moves in next door, windows are opened to incredible possibilities that transcend imagination and transport Tora throughout her family’s generations. |
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Praise for Solbakken: A Tale of Generations
"Solbakken: A Tale of Generations took me places I absolutely wasn't expecting. I loved the characters and found myself loving the journey I was on to understand the previous generations of family members! ... I couldn't wait for the next chapter, the next page, the next line! Definitely recommend!" Susan "Although very entertaining, this story makes you question what is possible and why things happen in our lives and along our family history. Solbakken is a story that will keep you entertained, connected with the characters, and thinking about what is possible in your family tree. Enjoy." Carol B "This story gives me an example of what immortality, as Yeshua restored to us, could look like. Don't take my word for it regarding that, Ask Him YOURSELF. Even if you don't know Him, ASK. BE BLESSED as I have been mightily BLESSED by this amazing book, SOLBAKKEN!" Regina "I so love Wendy's books and this one is no exception! The generational connections, the synergy of the ages, is so very beautiful! We truly are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses!" Geode |
Praise for The Baby Catcher Gate
"In the wee hours of the morning, I finished The Baby-Catcher Gate. Wow! Your book made me laugh, cry, cheer, empathize and wonder. I couldn’t put it down." Heidi S. "I loved this story! Normally I speed through books, but for some reason I paced myself so I could really enjoy the story and ponder it. It has brought me comfort and given my imagination a jolt!" Chad I. "Thank-you for sharing this sweet story. It touched my deeply. I had to get the tissues out near the end. It’s been a while since I read a book that brought on a good cry." Kristen P. "I cried many times and felt the Lord’s presence so strongly. I truly love this story and all that unfolded between the front and back covers. " Candice P. |
Author: Wendy Jo Cerna
Genre: Coming of Age, Inspirational Fantasy Publication Date: December 2017 ISBN: 978-1979995061 About the Book:
The muggy silence that hung outside my bedroom window that August night in 1982 was pierced by the telephone ringing. A baby call. My mother was a baby-catcher (a mid-wife) and whenever the call came, she went. Too young to stay at home by myself, I went with her although I wanted nothing to do with the business of labor and delivery. I planned to draw or sleep as Mother worked. But on that night, as storm clouds burst overhead knocking power out for miles around, nothing went as planned. “Pearl, I need you. Now,” Mother called me to the birthing bedside where she carefully placed a tiny baby in my arms. “Wrap him nice and tight and hold him,” she said urgently. “But Mother,” I protested, “he’s not…I can’t…” “Pray Pearl. Just pray,” was all she said. I settled into a chair and stared into his perfect little face. I was captivated. The storm outside and the room around me faded away. All of a sudden, I felt myself falling, tilting, slipping sideways. Unable to stop, my only thought was, “Hold on to the baby. Hold on…” What happens next is Pearl’s astonishing journey into the heavenly realm and back again - an experience that not only transforms her life but that of her family, her friends and her entire town. As you read this incredible tale, you will discover the beautiful consequences of getting a glimpse into eternity. And maybe, just maybe, your life will be transformed as well as you discover The Baby-Catcher Gate. |
Praise for The Agreements
"Fantastic story line of how life , good or bad, is part of what we agreed to before we came to earth. The joy set before us trumps the temporary pain and heartache." Lorraine "This book helps open you up to the many possibilities life has and a new way of looking at your calling. Wendy Jo is so visionary and intuitive in her writing." Denise W. "You are a beautiful writer. Descriptive where I didn’t know I needed details until I read them. I cried my way through The Baby-Catcher Gate and loved this one just as much." Chrisi D. "Prepare to have your heart & mind stretched, pulled and transformed! Thank you Wendy Jo for your labor of love!” Cheryl S. |
Author: Wendy Jo Cerna
Genre: Inspirational Fantasy Publication Date: June 2020 ISBN: 979-8647510952 About the Book:
Carlyle is a heavenly being who works as an agreement facilitator in the time outside of time. Here human beings are allowed to read the scrolls of their lives prior to their births. His first clients Julia and Nellie Jolicoeur – twins destined to be born on the cusp of the millennium in New York City - readily agree to their scrolls. When Carlyle is given the opportunity to read them, he is shocked. Who would agree to such things? And why would the Designer require it of them? In answer to his questions Carlyle is sent down to earth to observe the twins live out their scrolls. This will take him into the workings of imperfect families, through the trauma of 9/11, across the United States and into the depths of human trafficking. He will experience Julia and Nellie’s losses, loves, traumas and triumphs as they grow from infants to children to young women and beyond. The Agreements is an unforgettable saga stretching across eternity and dipping into time to explore the divinely breathed depth of the human spirit and the unfathomable intricacies of our connections to one another and to God. |
