Allison Bottke's transparent vulnerability 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," Allison's story is one of triumph over tragedy on many levels. As the Founder of God Allows U-Turns, she unashamedly shares her testimony of a changed life...a life highlighted over the years by Guideposts Magazine, The 700 Club, Praise the Lord, and CBN.com. Her writing career began with God Allows U-Turns, an inspirational book series many have called "the Christian Chicken Soup." The true-story compilation book series is available around the world with books in the U-Turns brand currently available for adults, kids and youth.
A frequent guest on national radio and TV programs 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. Allison 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.
Captivating audiences with a mesmerizing tale of hope and healing, Allison's journey from decades of New Age searching to a faith-filled life as a Christian, enables her to connect with her audience in a very real and down-to-earth way. Her overall goal is to inspire and encourage men and women to make new direction life choices that will bring them closer to God. Allison speaks in a refreshingly transparent and vulnerable style, addressing controversial topics in a non-confrontational way. Uncommonly candid, Allison's personal testimony is threaded throughout all of her talks and is the foundation of her outreach. Her ability to impart transformational change within the hearts of audience members comes from her ability to share an incredible life journey with honesty, integrity, passion and poise.
In 2006 Allison added fiction to her writing repertoire. A Stitch in Time and One Little Secret released in 2006 and 2007 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." Allison has a passion to reach baby boomer women and does so via her international outreach www.BoomerBabesRock.com.
Watch Allison's personal story as told on "The 700 Club"
Diane Viere's Bio
With a BS in Psychology from Northwestern University, Diane Viere is a compassionate speaker and teacher. She writes for LifeLine, an online devotional published by Woodridge Church and is the author of the blog ministry, Partners in Prayer for Our Prodigals. With a Certificate in Christian Counseling, she is active as a group facilitator and with her husband, Gordy, has foster parented 21 children. As the new Director of Communications for the Setting Boundaries outreach, Diane utilizes her skills to communicate directly with church and ministry leaders to introduce the international SANITY Support Group Network. She is also in charge of group leader training and curriculum development.
In 2009, Partners in Prayer for Our Prodigals will launch the SANITYnow!Setting Boundaries by Allison Bottke syndicated news column. Make sure to visit Diane's blog to post your questions and review Allison's answers to the epidemic issue of enabling.
Cheryll Hutchings joined the Setting Boundaries team as its full-time Internet Communications Director in mid-2008. She is now the part-time Director of Operations while holding down a full-time job in Corporate America. However, she has been working with Allison since 1999, as co-editor of several books in the God Allows U-Turns and God Answers Prayers compilation series. Cheryll utilizes her extensive skills in business administration, finance, and organization, to handle all aspects of the administrative and financial work for the Setting Boundaries outreach. Married to Robert (Bob) Hutchings for 33 years, she resides in Medina, Ohio. Aaron, her 27 year old son lives close by, while Scott, 24, a Staff Sergeant in the US Marine Corp, is married to Sarah and resides in Quanitco, Virginia.
About Allison's Son
Thank you for keeping Christopher in your prayers throughout the years he was in prison. Your prayers and written communication made a difference in his life. To read an update on Christopher and to find out how you can contact him, please click here.
About Allison Bottke
Writing from firsthand experience, Allison Bottke identifies the lies that kept her, and ultimately her adult son in bondage-and how she overcame them. Setting Boundaries with your Adult Children is the landmark book that introduced the world to the Six Steps to SANITY and to the acclaimed book series. (Read More)
Allison Bottke's transparent vulnerability 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," Allison's story is one of triumph over tragedy on many levels. As the Founder of God Allows U-Turns, she unashamedly shares her testimony of a changed life...a life highlighted over the years by Guideposts Magazine, The 700 Club, Praise the Lord, and CBN.com. Her writing career began with God Allows U-Turns, an inspirational book series many have called "the Christian Chicken Soup." The true-story compilation book series is available around the world with books in the U-Turns brand currently available for adults, kids and youth.
With a BS in Psychology from Northwestern University, Diane Viere is a compassionate speaker and teacher. She writes for LifeLine, an online devotional published by Woodridge Church and is the author of the blog ministry, Partners in Prayer for Our Prodigals. With a Certificate in Christian Counseling, she is active as a group facilitator and with her husband, Gordy, has foster parented 21 children. As the new Director of Communications for the Setting Boundaries outreach, Diane utilizes her skills to communicate directly with church and ministry leaders to introduce the international SANITY Support Group Network. She is also in charge of group leader training and curriculum development.
Thank you for keeping Christopher in your prayers throughout the years he was in prison. Your prayers and written communication made a difference in his life. To read an update on Christopher and to find out how you can contact him, please 
