Over Coffee: We Shared Our Secrets [Paperback]

Julie Surface Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2008

Over Coffee: We Share Our Secrets

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Winepress Publishing (August 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157921973X
• ISBN-13: 978-1579219734
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,270,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Julie Surface Johnson is an inspirational speaker and writer drawing from her personal and professional experiences to illustrate God's unfailing love. Her approach is story-telling, offering non-judgmental solutions to problems women encounter.

Julie and her husband Dick live in Milwaukie, Oregon, and have been married for over 40 years. Their two married daughters and four grandchildren live nearby. Julie is currently at work on her sixth novel. For more information about Julie Surface Johnson and her books, visit www.johnsonsforlife.com or her blogs http://JulieSurfaceJohnson.blogspot.com and http://pro-lifetribe.blogspot.com

A known figure in the pregnancy center movement, Julie represented Care Net as their National Medical Services Consultant and, as such, enjoyed the privilege of working with leaders in other national and international organizations such as Heartbeat International, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA), and Focus on the Family.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coffee & A Candle, November 27, 2008

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Susan H. Bradley (CHATTANOOGA,TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Over Coffee: We Shared Our Secrets (Paperback)

Grab your coffee, add some hazelnut and light a candle because you are in for a journey of healing and forgiveness shared with friends you've just met.
Thank you Julie for dealing with such a delicate, unspoken topic with insightful truths and attainable hope. God has designed us to grieve over past mistakes but not remain stuck there rendering us useless in His plan and purpose for our lives.
So have a great read then "Arise and Go" and be about the Father's business of bringing hope and healing to others!!!

Sue Bradley
Chattanooga, TN

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of "Over Coffee We Shared Our Secrets", October 30, 2008

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Anne Paden (Gladstone, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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I thoroughly enjoyed, "Over Coffee We Shared Our Secrets." I felt part of the group of women who met and ultimately opened their lives to each other within the warmth of a coffee shop. They shared the circumstances and choices of their lives as well as the hurts and desires of their hearts. Their journey from regret to redemption is portrayed as each woman found the healing power of God working within the security of honest friendships. As each story unfolded and I was drawn in, I found something in each woman's life that touched my own. Julie Johnson has dealt with sensitive issues with compassion and wisdom in the context of a good story.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaches how to be forgiven and set-free, January 13, 2009

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Gail Welborn "Review Columnist" (Sedro-Woolley, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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Over Coffee We Shared Our Secrets, by Julie Surface Johnson, 2008 Winepress Publishing, 2008, 224 Pages, ISBN-13: 978-1579219734, $12.95

When her last "chick flew the coop," Julie opened a coffee shop in Oregon. Regulars soon asked her for motherly advice. Liz served her counsel like her coffee: "strong, like a French Roast, somewhere in the middle, like a good Colombian, or mild as Costa Rican."

Mother of two grown daughters, Liz recognized pain in some expressions when children were nearby. Her best friend Annie told her post-abortive women view children as painful reminders. It wasn't until Annie joined H.E.A.R.T, an abortion support group that she learned how to be forgiven and set free from anniversary dates and tormenting sounds.

In this nonfiction book, join Liz and six women on their personal journeys of repentance, healing and forgiveness. You'll get to know Liz, who struggles with a bitter secret, Mariah, an abuse victim, and Emma, influenced by her peer group. You'll also meet Susan, a mom with broken dreams, pregnancy center director, Annie, and Carly, who believed Planned Parenthood's lies.

Johnson's honest, sensitive writing style reveals the personal heartache of abortion. I recommend it without reservation for schools, churches, and home libraries.