Homeless for the Holidays

What is your biggest fear? Loss of income? Damaged reputation? Becoming homeless?

Homeless for the Holidays, by bestselling author, PeggySue Wells, is a newly released novella that bravely explores some of our greatest fears through the life-giving message of hope. Because the most important things in life are not things at all.

In Homeless for the Holidays,Christmas is coming, and Jack Baker’s finances, friends, and future are as gone as last year’s holiday. One year ago, Jack Baker had it all—a beautiful family, a lucrative career, and a generous bonus to spend on the annual Baker family Christmas extravaganza.

Now the Bakers are homeless and clueless about what to do next. Amidst the holiday traditions and trappings, one family learns what is truly important when they lose all they have and find they have everything.

“Most of the world is one paycheck from poverty,” noted Pam Farrel, author of Men Are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti.“If you have been to the brink, skated near to losing it all, or wondered how someone ended up in such a hard place, you will cheer, cry, and feel with each member of the Baker family. Homeless for the Holidays helps you think through, pray through, and navigate your own life’s priorities.”

Unemployed and Desperate

And Homeless for the Holidays feels real because it is – mostly. The book is the hope-filled novelization of a film with the same name, based on the real life experiences of producer George Johnson.

Unemployed and desperate, Johnson penned the screenplay in three weeks. Expecting fifty people might show, open auditions were announced in the Auburn, Indiana newspaper. Eight hundred actor-hopefuls auditioned including the woman who played main character, Sheryl Baker, who was herself, unemployed, homeless – and desperate – at the time.

During desperate times of challenge and trials, a sense of humor is priceless. “Adam, the Baker’s son in Homeless for the Holidays, is my favorite character,” PeggySue said.

“As the mother of seven, I mined Adam’s sense of humor and quick wit from quips made by my own young adults. In the midst of extended times of sadness, laughter and humor were anchors for our family. The first time we laughed–really belly laughed–months after their father left, reminded us that God is greater than our pain.”

“Homeless for the Holidays updates the timeless script from the classic film, It’s A Wonderful Life, in a way that is bluntly honest, deeply moving, and scary,” said Ace Collins, author of In The President’s Service series.

“Because what happened to the Bakers happens to hundreds each week across the country, this novel is not just inspiring and uplifting, it is an important testament to the fragile times in which we live and why the love of family is more vital now than ever.”

Hopeful Tool

The holiday season can be a poignant reminder of hurts and loss. “Homeless for the Holidayswarms the heart, and reminds us where joy comes from and how to share that joy with others,” said Carol McLeod, author of Pass the Joy.

“The world needs hope more than advice,” PeggySue observed. “Throughout Homeless for the Holidays, hope shines bright. If you or someone you know is grieving, Homeless for the Holidayscan be paired with Moving From Broken to Beautiful Through Griefby Yvonne Ortega.

Buy copies for the people in your life who are struggling with finding the joy of the season. The novella and the handbook are gifts of grace and joy, hope and healing for the spirit.”

Homeless for the Holidays, said New York Times bestselling author, Richard Paul Evans, is, “Gladdening and humorous assurance that the best things in life have nothing to do with things. Add this heartwarming story to your favorite holiday traditions.”

Available in ebook and paperback, order Homeless for the Holidaysthrough your local bookstore and on Amazon at https://amzn.to/2yoVVN9.

 

 

 

Author bio

PeggySue Wells parasails, parachutes, snorkels, and scuba dives. Wells is the bestselling author of 28 books including The Slave Across the Street, soon to be a Netflix film, andBonding With Your Child Through Boundaries.

PeggySue is the mother of seven and “Mimi” to her grands, otherwise known as her “Grammy Awards.”

Connect with PeggySue Wells at

Website: PeggySueWells.com

Twitter: @PeggySueWells

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peggysue.wells