Imagine sitting at the dining room table of a treasured friend—a creator of hospitable, soul-nourishing spaces. She eyes you over the rims of her glasses and breaks into the stories of her life, always leaving you to make your own applications. This was Ginger Lawrence’s clear call—to comfort in the same way she had been comforted, her steady cadence lending the wisdom of her years. These stories of her journey of faith are always carefully interwoven with healing and hope.

Ginger has now chosen to share her precious stories with a broader audience. Reading In the Silver Maple Tree is like spending time around her memorable table. These anecdotes—a veritable time capsule of her formative youth—allow her readers to conjure up her calming voice and settle into her healing space whenever they like.

This book will appeal to varied audiences and genres. It’s like an uplifting and encouraging devotional but packed with the exciting adventures of a young girl from another era—from age two when she was adopted into a new family through her experiences in Young Life as a teen. It can be read alone, shared with a family, or enjoyed in a group setting. Read all at once or savored just a chapter at a time.

As you read In the Silver Maple Tree, you, too, will experience Ginger’s zeal for life as her heavenly inspired words sing and jump off the pages. Whoever reads and hears these stories will be blessed and encouraged in their own walk of faith.