, but God: Stories of Hope and Grace from an Alabama Jail A 31 day Devotional

"Ashley's fi rst book is a powerful testament to divine intervention andredemption. Through raw, honest stories of brokenness and restoration,she reminds us that no life is beyond God's reach and no circumstancebeyond His power to redeem."MAXIE DUNNAMMinister-at-Large, Christ Methodist Church Memphis,Fifth President of Asbury Theological Seminary,and author of over forty booksWhen you're playing hide-and-seek, you look for the best hiding spot, soyou won't be found. And when it's time to run to the base, you scan the pathahead, hoping it's clear. Sometimes, however, the seeker comes from behindand catches you before you ever see them coming.Julie had been playing a real-life version of hide-and-seek with the police.She knew there were at least three active warrants out for her arrest. Sheran away from home; and soon, her world became one of buying, selling, andusing drugs. At one court hearing, she was told she had been in and out ofjail twenty-one times. Even that extraordinary discovery didn't stop her.Then came the night everything changed. Julie walked out of a motel aftera drug deal, heading for her car, when, suddenly, black SUVs swarmedthe lot. A helicopter hovered overhead. She jumped in her car, desperateto escape, but it was too late. Surrounded by offi cers, she was pulled fromher car through the window. One of them looked at her and said, "We've gotyou now." And in that moment, Julie thought, It's fi nally over. I can stoprunning. She had been unaware when or where she would inevitably becaught, but God knew it was time for her to stop running from the policeand start running toward Him.