Their bags are packed and waiting at the front door. Jillian
and Jackson Galloway are leaving for a five week promotional
tour of her new book / vacation to the west coast. Standing
at the door, Jackson drops a bomb on Jillian. He is not
going on the trip, and he wants a divorce. He just simply
states that fact with no explanation and no emotion. Then he
rushes her out of the house, into a waiting cab and walks
back inside.
Jill's world just exploded! There was no forewarning, and it
is so out of character for Jack. She rides in stunned
silence to the airport, goes through the motions of boarding
the place and flies to California. It is not until she meets
her publicist, Gretchen, at the airport that she releases
all of her emotions and completely falls apart. What is she
going to do when people learn the truth about her marriage?
Jack and Jill were the poster couple of a healthy marriage,
as least until Jack dropped his bomb. Had they been living a
lie?
Jill is scheduled for several speaking engagements,
interviews, and book signings. Can she get through this? She
has more questions than answers. Among those questions are:
Where is God in all of this? Has He put her in this
situation for a reason? Can she one day share some insight
because of it? Can she just keep breathing?
Jack refuses to talk to Jill about his decision. He
proclaims that he doesn't know why he wants a divorce, he
just does. He wants this time alone to think through his
quick decision. It wasn't something he had planned for days
on end. It just spilled out.
When Jill can no longer put up a front on her tour and
finally snaps, she goes to her sister's in San Diego and
spends a few days. He sister, Vivian, talks her into going
to their parents' home in the desert, Sweetwater Springs,
and spend some time away reflecting on her situation. In
Sweetwater Springs, the quiet of the desert helps her shed
tears of surrender to God. She encompasses the regret and
confusion, the pain and the loneliness and frees up God to
do a major work in her. Scales fall from her eyes and she
sees the ugly things about herself, the garbage, the
judgmental attitude. She lets go of the hurt and accepts the
truth that she did not have all the answers. But can her
marriage be restored? Will Jack discover the reason he could
not continue to live with Jill? Will he want to continue?
DESERT GIFT is truly a gift of inspiration to anyone going
through a similar situation. It speaks of doing some real
soul searching and getting the garbage out of our lives and
letting God take control. Sally John has penned another
masterpiece. This story will touch your heart.
A nationally known expert on marriage, Jillian Galloway is
at the pinnacle of success. The ratings for her syndicated
radio show have skyrocketed and her first book is about to
release. But just as she's leaving for her West Coast
publicity tour, Jill's faithful husband of twenty-four
years drops a bombshell: He wants a divorce.
As her world crashes down around her, Jill flees to her
parents' home in the California desert, wondering if
everythig she's built her career on - indeed, everything
she's built her life around - is a sham. She thought she'd
done everything right. She's always followed her own
advice. So how did her marriage slowly slip away? And will
she ever get it back?
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