read these books, you have to! They are called The Redemption Series by Karen Kingsbury. I am in love with this series. I am not a crier by nature, I can go months without crying, but these books can make me cry.......or at least bring tears to my eyes! The books are about a tight knit family (The Baxters) that go through the same struggles as most families--easy to relate to. The thing that I love is that they are purely entertaining but have some scripture woven through too. YOU HAVE TO READ THEM.....soooooo good:)