Allison Bottke’s openess when addressing painful topics allows her to reach into hearts and change lives with a powerful message of hope and healing. Affectionately known as the “God Allows U-turns poster girl,” Bottke’s story is one of triumph over tragedy on many levels. As the founder of God Allows U-Turns, she shares her testimony of a changed life, one that has been highlighted over the years by Guideposts Magazine, The 700 Club, Praise the Lord, and CBN.com. Bottke’s writing career began with God Allows U-Turns. The compilation book series is available globally with books in the U-Turns brand currently available for adults and youth. A frequent guest on national radio and TV pro- grams around the country, she has appeared on the covers of such national magazines as Writer’s Digest, BOND, The Christian Communicator, CWO, and O.H. Magazine. Bottke writes “Boomer Babes Rock,” a monthly column for baby boomer women in Christian Women Online. Her international outreach includes over two- dozen non-fiction and fiction books, as well as blogs, e-zines, tracts, greeting cards, and logo merchandise. Bottke’s personal testimony is threaded throughout all of her talks and is the foundation of her outreach. She shares her life’s journey with honesty, integrity, passion and poise. In 2006, Allison added fiction to her writing repertoire with the completion of A Stitch in Time and One Little Secret released from Bethany House Publishers. Both are being considered for adaptation into major motion pictures. One Little Secret was nominated as Book of the Year 2007 by the American Christian Fiction Writers organization. A trilogy of novels based on three baby boomer entrepreneurial women will follow, with You Make Me Feel Like Dancing releasing in 2009 from David C. Cook Publishers. Her novels are being called: “Contemporary women’s fiction with an attitude.” Bottke has a passion to reach baby boomer women and does so via her international outreach www.BoomerBabesRock.com. Her first non-fiction project, I Can’t Do it All – Breaking Free From the Lies That Control Us, was written with co-authors Tracie Peterson and Diane O’Brian. Bottke’s newest non-fiction book is being heralded as a landmark resource for parents and grandparents. Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children – Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents, is the first book in a series of four boundary books to be published by Harvest House Publishers. Bottke can seamlessly cross between writing non-fiction and fiction and has built a dual audience of readers for both genres. Allison Bottke, author and speaker will be the Weekend in the Pines’ featured presentation.