God is not distant when we're facing difficult days. In fact, it is precisely when we struggle to see and hear him, when we're crushed under life's disappointments, that God is nearer than we often know.

Life is blessed when we can name what's most difficult to see-like trusting God's heart when you can't see God's hand. And we can best cultivate that capacity to see God's hidden work during those tough times in our lives.

A guidebook for long days and difficult seasons, Shear Gifts is a kind of farmer's almanac for growing our faith, pruning our expectations, and nurturing our spiritual lives.

Shear Gifts will help the reader:

• Narrate the story of one's life, evaluate it, and revise it
• Sit in God's presence again, rather than dodging quiet time
• Practice habits that foster faith and hope in complex and ambiguous times
• Apply biblical truth to immediate situations
• Recognize God's work in any season of life

The Reverend Christy Foldenauer is a speaker, pastor, poet, and business coach who elicits connections between faith and life, the personal and the professional. An expert in team performance and facilitation, Christy excels in identifying dynamics beneath the surface and guiding people to increased awareness, deeper relationships, and higher levels of achievement. This is her first book.