Watercolored Pearls
by Stacy Hawkins Adams

List Price: $12.99
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780800731687
Publisher: Revell Books

Three friends. Three paths. One journey to beautiful.

Serena never thought she’d have children. Now she has two active two-year-old boys. But instead of being overjoyed, she’s overwhelmed. Did she make the wrong choice in giving up her successful career to be a stay-at-home mom?

Tawana, an ambitious new lawyer, is trying to pull her life together, but her past keeps getting in the way. An incredible opportunity at a prestigious law firm forces her to confront her demons. Can her new responsibilities fit with her growing faith?

Erika’s estranged and once-abusive husband wants her back. He says it will be better. He’s even going to church. But has he truly changed? Or is he just smooth talking her back into a bad situation?

Watercolored Pearls is a story of three women who discover that, though their pasts aren’t perfect, their God will make things right.

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1. What does the book’s title convey about the characters?

2. What issues did the characters struggle with that, if openly addressed, could have strengthened their character and their relationships with each other?

3. What themes resonated throughout the story?

4. Was Serena’s dislike of Bethany valid, or did it show her own weaknesses and insecurity? As a pastor’s wife, was it wrong for her to feel this way?

5. Was Serena’s guilt about being overwhelmed with motherhood and her desire to return to work valid? Can you relate?

6. Why was it hard for Tawana to open up to Serena, someone she knew loved her unconditionally?

7. How did the characters stifle one another’s growth? How did the characters help each other grow?

8. Did any of these characters use their faith as a crutch, to keep them from growing and developing as they could have?

9. Think about the process of becoming a pearl. Can you recall times in your own life where you grew through a situation that strengthened your character? Are there other areas of your life that are “pearls to be”?

10. What role does faith play in helping one become a pearl?

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“This book has everything I love: real people of faith trying to cope with problems and doubts . . . and by the end, a faith made tangible and accessible to everyone. I started reading this in the morning and I couldn’t put it down until I finished it. You’ll do the same thing.”

—Sharon Baldacci, author of A Sundog Moment

“Speak to My Heart foretold Stacy Hawkins Adams’s potential and giftedness as a writer and storyteller with longevity. Watercolored Pearls is the confirmation. And it is such a beautiful confirmation.”—

—Robin Caldwell, GospelCity.com

“Watercolored Pearls is a delightful . . . read. Stacy’s story, driven by three loyal girlfriends, reminds us of where true peace and beauty lie. Grab a glass of cold lemonade, curl up under a shady tree, and enjoy!”

—Sharon Ewell Foster, Christy Award–winning author of Passing by Samaria and Abraham’s Well

“Through Watercolored Pearls, Stacy Hawkins Adams tells a captivating story that takes readers through the life journeys of three different women facing three separate issues, trying to find who they are in Christ. During the process, they learn that they will struggle, endure, and triumph, becoming greater and stronger women of God than they ever thought they could be.”

—Kendra Norman-Bellamy, #1 Essence bestselling author