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Sarah Hanks

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Sarah Hanks is a multi-award-winning author of split-time Christian fiction. Her background in teaching and children’s ministry prepared her for exercising her creativity as a writer, now her full -time job. She and her husband have ten children, a couple of whom seem to have inherited their mother’s love for playing with words and crafting stories. Though Sarah dreams of a cabin by the beach, the family lives jammed together in beautiful chaos near St. Louis, Missouri. She buys earplugs in bulk.
You can follow her on Facebook or Instagram @authorsarahhanks. Check out the freebie page of her website at www.sarah-hanks.com.
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Sarah Hanks I am currently working on a three book series. Mercy Will Follow Me releases soon! Mercy's Song is nearly finished. I'm almost ready to begin working…more I am currently working on a three book series. Mercy Will Follow Me releases soon! Mercy's Song is nearly finished. I'm almost ready to begin working on Mercy's Legacy. These three books (The Mercy Series) have dual modern day and historical fiction story lines, both of which are deeply impacting. I can't wait to introduce you to these characters that I've come to love so deeply. Natassa, DeAndre, Bethany, Breanna, and of course, Mercy. To learn more about them, check out my Facebook Page (Sarah Hanks- Author). You can also download a free eBook of the beginning of Mercy's Journal (the historical fiction portion of Mercy Will Follow Me) at www.sarah-hanks.com/ebook. (less)
Sarah Hanks I get tons of writing ideas from the children's section of our local library. You can often find me there while my children are looking for books to c…moreI get tons of writing ideas from the children's section of our local library. You can often find me there while my children are looking for books to check out. I'll be sitting cross-legged on the floor with a dozen non-fiction picture books sprawled out around me searching for my next story idea. (less)
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Phenomenal! Sherry Shindelar once again brings the Texas frontier to life with her vivid descriptions and indelible characters. An excellent Christian historical romance that will leave you riveted until the last page.
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Oh my goodness. This is now my favorite book by this author. I don't have the words to describe how much I loved it. It's one I wanted to savor. One I'm sure I will think on for a long time to come. It highlights both the cost and the beauty of being ...more
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“We must never run from the light. Truth is worth the cost.”
Sarah Hanks, Every Voice Heard: Three Novellas About Church Hurt and Abuse

“Her mother was like a gentle breeze, soothing all the places her father chafed.”
Sarah Hanks, Fall Back and Find Me

“What is it that I’m facing? What shape or form will it take? How do I fight it, and what will it cost me? It’s a dark, foreboding presence hovering over me, and I’m without defenses.”
Sarah Hanks, Fall Back and Find Me

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“Jesus came for all of this,” he finally breathed. “He came for all the hurt and sadness and He redeems it, He makes it new. He makes us new. The gospel is still true, Kellie. It never stops being true.”
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“It’s so much easier to hate people from a distance, much harder when you get close enough to see your own reflection in their eyes.”
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“We got to worship Him through the pain. But you know that by now, don’t you? That we can’t try to skirt around all that hurt. We gotta walk straight into it and feel it all so God can heal it all.”
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“Pain is pain. Hurt hurts. It won’t hurt you any less by claiming you have more of it.”
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“That spark in me grew as I tried to put a name to what was filling up inside me. Hope. Maybe it was hope.”
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