This new Christian memoir reveals how faith transforms suffering into purpose
PITTSBURG, Texas – Glenda Holdridge invites readers into a lifetime shaped by hardship, resilience, and unwavering faith in “My Life’s Journey of Miracles, Heartaches, and Spiritual Warfare” (published by WestBow Press). In this deeply moving and unfiltered memoir, the author offers a season-by-season account of how God redeems pain, restores identity, and turns life’s greatest trials into testimonies of grace
The book follows Holdridge from her early years in Oklahoma and Texas through multiple relocations across the United States, including Georgia and Houston, and years spent traveling the country in a motor home before settling again in Pittsburg, Texas. Structured as a series of life “seasons,” the narrative explores her journey from a self-righteous young woman who believed her life plan was set — marriage, ministry and stability — to a believer shaped by profound trials. Those trials include divorce at a time when it was widely condemned in churches, single motherhood, having a child out of wedlock, a second marriage, years of intense church involvement, extended seasons of intercessory prayer, and spiritual warfare involving a wayward child. Through each experience, the author underscores a consistent truth: God takes suffering and turns it into miracles and ministry when a life is fully surrendered to him.
“My greatest desire for this book is for each reader to develop a personal relationship with God and they will be able to KNOW He is always with them every step of the way,” Holdridge states. “I want them to come away knowing that God is working everyday, that Jesus is their best friend, they can count on Him, that the Holy Spirit still talks to us and guides our steps if we will only be willing to seek Him, surrender to God and let Him be God in our lives.”
“My Life’s Journey of Miracles, Heartaches, and Spiritual Warfare” speaks directly to readers facing church hurt, broken families, fear, spiritual warfare and the belief that God is distant or absent. The book serves as a gentle reminder that while people are powerless on their own, God remains all-powerful and actively at work in every life that seeks him.”
“My Life’s Journey of Miracles, Heartaches, and Spiritual Warfare”
By Glenda Holdridge
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 204 pages | ISBN 9798385051823
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 204 pages | ISBN 9798385051816
E-Book | 204 pages | ISBN 9798385051830
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Glenda Holdridge is a Christian ministry leader, mentor, and speaker with decades of service in church and recovery ministries. She led Celebrate Recovery in Pittsburg, Texas, helping countless individuals find healing, salvation, and renewed purpose. After suffering a stroke in 2021, Holdridge entered a new season of life that led her to reflect on her journey and share how God transformed her deepest wounds into ministry fuel. Her writing reflects a lifelong commitment to faith, surrender, and pointing others toward the hope found in Christ.
