Quaker Summer

Heather Curridge has everything - a large house with an in ground pool, a husband who is a doctor and a darling son who attends a private school. But does she really have everything? Quaker Summer is a story about suburbia and the drive to be accepted by everyone. In the process of gaining acceptance in her social circle, she loses herself. She fills her time with shopping sprees and then feels guilty about her purchases once she is home. She justifies her spending by giving away her "old" items, like deck furniture, to her friends.

Then events happen in Heather's life that challenge the way she thinks and acts. She starts to see that there really is more to her life than shopping. She reaches out to others by serving the poor, the drug addicted, the alcoholics, the lonely and the homeless. The void that Heather was trying to reach by shopping is now filled by serving. Quaker Summer will leave you feeling blessed and inspired to serve the "least of these." There is no excuse to avoid God's calling if He has tapped you on the shoulder after reading this book. Lisa Sansom, the author, had the foresight to add a list of places to volunteer at the end of the book.