Renaissance Belle: A Memoir about Love, Loss and Finding Beauty in Every New Beginning

Life is a series of new beginnings. Each morning brings with it an opportunity to start over. Renaissance Belle means just that, beautiful new beginning. Most beginnings are embraced with great joy - falling in love, a wedding, the birth of a child. These transitions all bring hope for a new season of life. But what about the unexpected or painful ones? Can treasure be found in tragedy? Purpose in pain? Beauty in brokenness? After suddenly losing her husband David, Jackie wondered how it could be possible to move forward without the love of her life. How would she be able to face the future and somehow find beauty in ashes? This memoir invites you to walk with Jackie as she shares her life journey and the lessons learned along the way. Her love story is told with raw honesty to bring hope and encouragement to others. God doesn't ignore our pain or the circumstances that have left us in a million pieces. Instead, He takes our hand and helps us to beautifully begin again.