Orphaned before he can remember, Josh grew up on his uncle's farm in northwestern Nebraska. With his deep love of the land of his birth, he can imagine no other life than living with Uncle Fred and Aunt Beatrice - until three successive years of drought cause Uncle Fred to move his sister and nephew to Western New York State to live with relatives while he tries to save the family farm.
Trapped between his love for his uncle and his love for his home, Josh must cope with this unexpected and unwelcome change while at the same time growing from a boy into a man. As he learns to trust God with his future and accept the circumstances that he has been thrust into, he also begins to unravel the purpose for which he has been sent to New York. But his world seems to continually be shifting, and he must navigate forgiveness - or fall into bitterness that will destroy his soul. Comparing a Nebraskan storm to the storms that life so often throws at us, Whiting takes the reader on her own journey of learning to trust despite adverse circumstances. With a light tone and deep authenticity, After the Rain is a perfect novella for readers of all ages. Buy on Amazon |
Seventeen-year-old Lynlee Olson has never known anything besides a polygamous, Fundamentalist Mormon existence in the desert of northern Utah. When she and her older half-sister, Eliza, escape their compound, they find themselves in an alien "gentile" world with no one and nothing except Lynlee's brother. Since leaving the compound himself, Brigham has found a new faith...a faith that challenges all that Lynlee has ever known.
When the unforeseen consequences of an underage escape from polygamy threaten to end with kidnappings and worse, Lynlee comes face to face with the meaning of truth - and finds herself growing from faith to faith. Buy on Amazon |