Turtles in the Road

Sometimes a detour takes you exactly where you need to be. Piper Cope was sure the Lord called her to be a pastor’s wife. So when her pastor/fiancé breaks it off, she’s every kind of puzzled. Does God even have a purpose for her anymore? On the road, halfway between the bridges she’s burned and some kind of new start, she encounters the most unexpected detour. She swerves on a rainy road to miss a turtle and ends up in a ditch with an airbag to the face. Now stuck in this little town, she wonders how in the world she could’ve gotten her God-signals so crossed. And how in the world is she supposed to know what He wants her to do now? In the meantime, at least the community center guy, Jay Marler, has her working a temporary job there. Problem is, somehow, she’s coaching a children’s basketball team. She does not…basketball. And she certainly does not children.

Mother/daughter writing duo, Rhonda Rhea and Kaley Rhea, are TV personalities for Christian Television Network’s KNLJ. Rhonda is also a nationally-known speaker, humor columnist and author of 11 other books, including Fix Her Upper co-authored with Beth Duewel. Rhonda is married to her pastor/husband, Richie Rhea, and they have five grown children Kaley and Rhonda both live in the St. Louis area.