She Builds a Vineyard: A Single Parent's Transformational Journey

Dr. Willie Mae Hawkins shares her inspirational story that exemplifies the struggle of a single parent who makes a stable life for herself and her son, with God on their side. After leaving college because of her pregnancy, the author descended to a life of poverty and welfare. She paralleled her life experiences with the Biblical account of Hagar, a story that holds similarities with the experience of a single mother. Determined to succeed in her own way, it was through faith and redemption that she gained divine insight and direction to improve her life beyond her own efforts as she built her vineyard. As her story unfolds, we see God gradually transforming her life into one of peace with herself, her child and the world.