Bonnie Startup 
Unexpected Peace 

Walking with Christ over thirty-five years now has its advantages; namely, remembering how God has given me His unexpected peace during many hard trials of life. I know many Christian women love to read about the experiences (joys and sorrows) of other Christian women and the victory in Christ theyve had. This is why I wrote about a few of mine, but most of all to give God all the glory due Him for proving Himself faithful time and time again.Im an ordinary Christian woman with some extraordinary events to share. I began my walk with Christ at the age of twenty-three. This ongoing relationship has had so many blessings, I wanted to share them with other women who may need reassurance in a personal God who never fails.

About the author

I’ve been married to my husband, Richard, for forty-one years in 2012. We moved from Nashville, Tennessee, to Mount Juliet, Tennessee, over twenty years ago now and have loved living here ever since. The Lord’s grace has kept us together despite being polar opposites, especially in the area of personality types. I’m a definite type A, super talkative, “let’s get it done” woman, and he’s a definite type B, super quiet, “let’s wait awhile” kind of guy! It’s been surreal, but God is good!