Featured book · January 26, 2027
Faith for the chapters we didn’t choose
Words for women who are still becoming.
Deana Varnell writes with honesty and hope about faith, waiting, grief, infertility, and discovering that God is near—even when life does not look the way we imagined.
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You are not lost in the waiting.
Held While Becoming is for the woman who is tired of trying to hold it all together—for the one walking through waiting, uncertainty, heartbreak, or unanswered prayers and wondering if God sees her.
Through honest stories, biblical truth, and gentle encouragement, these pages invite you to trust God in the quiet places of your life. You are not who you were, and not yet who you will be—but you are held by the One who is faithful.
Paperback · $16.99
“Sometimes the most beautiful thing God does is hold us in the in-between.”
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A warm story that helps young readers see that courage can begin with one small, brave step.View on Amazon ↗
Meet Deana
Writing from the middle, not just the other side.
Deana Varnell is a Christian author, speaker, psychology and Christian counseling student, wife, mother, and grandmother. Her writing grows from lived experience with grief, infertility, chronic illness, faith, and the complicated work of becoming.
She writes for women who need more than a polished answer—offering a compassionate place to wrestle honestly, grow spiritually, and recognize God’s presence in chapters they never would have chosen.
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Faith in seasons of waiting
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