The author Alice Hein Schiel, the tenth child of Nora Mae and Hugo Hein, grew up in Somerville, Texas. In University Interscholastic League writing competitions she won a four year college scholarship in journalism, but opted to pursue Biblical studies. She worked as a proofreader and "headline setter" for the Somerville/Burleson County Tribune and graduated from Midwest Bible Institute with a two-year degree in Bible and ministry. She obtained Bachelors and Masters degrees in education from Sam Houston State University. Alice and her husband Bill Schiel who reside in Decker Prairie, Texas...

This is the inspiring, true story of a woman who lived 95 years. Walk with her as she encounters rejection, searches for God, picks cotton to help provide for her family, overcomes tragedy, receives miracles, rebukes the spirit of death, and abruptly transitions from a busy life to life at a snail's pace. The book invigorates the reader with a sense that one can securely face all of life's challenges because, although we don't always know it, God is with us. Nora Mae transformed from a rejected child into a Sunday School teacher, and then into a community servant. Her life demonstrates how to...