The Blue House

<p>This inspiring memoir by Michael Simmons highlights his mother’s efforts to protect her children from her alcoholic abusive husband. After a DWI results in him losing his job Michael’s father moves his family from Arkansas to Missouri where losing another job means the family moves to a small house in the Arkansas countryside. His mother takes on picking cotton to earn money for the children’s Christmas presents. Another job loss another move: the stress and uncertainty in his family’s life creates insecurity and loneliness for Mike. He is finally befriended by a woman who takes him to church with her and introduces him to God.</p><p>The Blue House places Mike’s experiences alongside insightful commentary by Dr. Daniel Middlebrooks who observes the life lessons Mike learns in a manner that guides readers to examine their own lives and find answers to their questions in scripture and self-reflection.</p>