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Genre:
RELIGION / Christian Life / Inspirational
Publication:
Feb 20, 2009
Pages:
198
Books by Mary Singer Wick
"My Hearts Desire: A Journey Toward Finding Extravagant Love"; is a powerful story of the author's struggle to find everlasting love that its readers will easily identify with. With honesty and emotion, Mary Singer Wick walks you through seven years of heartbreaking trials beginning with the diagnosis that, as an otherwise healthy single woman, she may never have children. Desiring to be a wife and mother more than a career woman, she begins her desperate search for a cure. Healing eventually comes, but not in a way she expected.
By God’s grace, Mary is drawn into the most powerful love relationship of all—the one with her Savior who heals her broken heart. Joining an evangelical Baptist church, she becomes involved in a women’s Bible study, programs for adult singles/single again, and the women’s mentoring program. As her soul is nourished by these relationships, and God’s Word, she begins to discover where true satisfaction is found.
Mary’s story is a perfect blend of personal experiences coupled with practical biblical advice for successful Christian living. This book contains a wealth of wisdom to be shared in counseling, teaching, and mentoring sessions. The reader will witness Mary’s transformation from loneliness and despair, to hope and renewed faith. As you follow her journey from single-hood to marriage life, you will profit from the lessons Mary and her future husband, Jon, apply to their dating relationship.
It’s an excellent read; full of hope and encouragement for the over-thirty-five single or single again woman. You’ll find yourself relating to Mary’s frustrations and heartbreaks, and smiling brightly as you cheer her on to succeed. This book does not guarantee anyone a spouse, but offers the promise of an extravagant life, beyond your wildest dreams, that can only be found in a deep and loving relationship with Jesus Christ. Your heart will be blessed as you read this precious love story that celebrates a life learning to surrender to God’s will above its own.
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Have you ever made a promise you really didn’t think you’d have to keep? You know--something you say in passing that you’ll do someday, but you’re not exactly making a sincere commitment to do it. You don’t really believe it will ever be brought up in conversation again, and you’ve forgotten yourself that you even said it. But what if that person you made a promise to was God and not only did He not forget what you said, but He wouldn’t let you forget it either.
In the summer of 1997, shortly before turning 39, my struggle with singleness reached new heights. I’d been engaged before, but never married. With the ominous big “4-0” looming in my future, I wondered if true love would forever remain an elusive dream. Often a topic of intense discussion among close girlfriends; we’d analyze every new relationship hoping to make this one work out. For many of my friends it didn’t seem to be as difficult; they married relatively young. But for those of us in the over-thirty-five group the statistics were grim; encouragement was scarcely found.
Searching for evidence to silence the critics claiming my prime had passed, I began reading love stories of other people’s triumphs. Unfortunately, the books I read in 1997 failed to inspire me. Instead, their stories frustrated me because the people sharing them were in their twenties. They hadn’t experienced two decades of the singles scene like I had. Many married their first or second boyfriend or girlfriend. As I read their reflections on loneliness, and all they had suffered in their struggle to find love, I closed the book loudly proclaiming, “You have no idea!”
That’s when, flippantly, I promised God if He ever blessed me with a good husband, and a happy marriage, I’d write our story offering middle-aged singles hope. This promise was never shared. On the contrary, it was quietly buried below my consciousness until recent years when God resurfaced it. My first response was to dismiss its significance, and question my own sanity! But the Lord would not let me off the hook so easily. While praying for confirmation, He ignited my passion to share this love story; refusing to give me rest.
So here I am in 2008, approaching my sixth wedding anniversary, as I place before you my journey from single-hood to married life. This story is so much more than that. It’s a tale of first falling in love with Jesus, and becoming His bride, before I met my future husband, Jon. As you read this book, I pray you will find hope and encouragement as you travel the paths the Lord took me on that led me to my heart’s desire.
About Mary Singer Wick
Mary is a speaker and writer committed to using her gifts of exhortation and encouragement to draw women into a deeper relationship with Christ. She desires to see lives transformed as she passionately shares the work of God’s Holy Spirit in her life, and the power that is available to all believers. Mary’s zeal for God’s Word, and her ability to communicate this love, has earned her the nickname of “Miss Enthusiasm” by those closest to her.
Mary was born and raised in the suburbs of Syracuse, New York where she attended the State University of New York at Cortland earning her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. She spent 11 years working and attending school in Boston, Massachusetts where she received her Master’s degree from Boston College in Higher Education Administration. Upon graduation in 1995, Mary relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina to begin a new career in technical recruiting. She never dreamed she’d be a speaker and author of a published book, but God had other plans.
In 2002, shortly after becoming a first-time bride at the age of 44, Mary sensed the Lord asking her to share her story of hope with other women. Over the next few years she wrestled with God’s call on her life; finally stepping forth in obedience in 2008 when she began writing "My Heart’s Desire: A Journey Toward Finding Extravagant Love".
Mary and her husband, Jon, live in Raleigh, North Carolina. They are members of Providence Baptist Church where Mary serves in the women’s mentoring program. She operates her speaking ministry under the name of Extravagant Life, LLC. For more information please visit www.extravagantlife.net.
"My Hearts Desire: A Journey Toward Finding Extravagant Love"; is a powerful story of the author's struggle to find everlasting love that its readers will easily identify with. With honesty and emotion, Mary Singer Wick walks you through seven years of heartbreaking trials beginning with the diagnosis that, as an otherwise healthy single woman, she may never have children. Desiring to be a wife and mother more than a career woman, she begins her desperate search for a cure. Healing eventually comes, but not in a way she expected. 
Mary is a speaker and writer committed to using her gifts of exhortation and encouragement to draw women into a deeper relationship with Christ. She desires to see lives transformed as she passionately shares the work of God’s Holy Spirit in her life, and the power that is available to all believers. Mary’s zeal for God’s Word, and her ability to communicate this love, has earned her the nickname of “Miss Enthusiasm” by those closest to her.