Beauty for Ashes: The journey -- and ministry -- of Renée
If you're talking about the old adage of life is a small percentage what happens to you and a much larger percentage of how you react to it, then Renée Beavers is a true illustration of walking in victory. She has overcome a lot, and she shines the light of the Lord throughout her life. She and her husband Gil have a ministry called Rich Relationships Refuge , where they help strengthen marriages. They've been married themselves for 37 years now -- an eternity, it would seem, in this turbulent age. And Renée is an accomplished author. Two of her books are above. I'm in the process of reading the one on the left, " From Tragedy to Majesty ," which is a devotional and journal. It features a series of brief (three or so pages long) devotional messages, each on a different topic with a couple Scripture verses to look up and ponder, then space for journaliing. It has lovely illustrations, as well. I have already been blessed by it: "Change and waiting are woven...
