Shirley Brosius

Turning Guilt Trips into Joy Rides was written by Shirley Brosius and two friends, Janine Boyer and Kim Messinger and released on December 14, 2011. Each day offers a personal inspirational story including a "Guilt Trip to Avoid" and a way to "Take the Joy Ride." The book includes six months of readings so that readers may develop a habit of connecting with God on a daily basis. To order an autographed copy, click on our Friends of the Heart website to the right. The book comes in three formats: soft cover retails for $17.99 ($15 on our website); hardback for $35.95 ($26 on our website); and e-book for $3.99 (the latter at Amazon.com only).

Shirley loves to encourage Christians to use their spiritual gifts. Whether she’s writing, speaking or just chatting across the back fence, she’ll challenge you to "Look what you can do—at any age, at any stage!" Visit her newsletter page to sign up for her bi-monthly newsletters.

Shirley's book Sisterhood of Faith: 365 Life-Changing Stories About Women Who Made a Difference received the 2009 Gold Award in the category of Inspirational/​Spiritual from Young Voices Foundation.

After reading Shirley's profiles of inspirational women, no woman will feel she’s not good enough, not skilled enough or not gifted enough for God to use. God delights in using women in many different--and sometimes surprising--ways.

With a gift for memorization, Shirley moves audiences as she offers dramatic presentations of the book of Philippians or the first 106 verses of the Gospel of John from memory. She and two friends lead women's retreats and speak at women's events as Friends of the Heart.

God has used Shirley herself in many ways as she has raised her family, taught school and served her church, both as a volunteer and for ten years as a director of Christian education. Now new avenues have opened as she writes and speaks to a wider audience.

Shirley loves reading, walking and taking day trips with her husband Bill. They have two sons (plus a daughter waiting in heaven). She also enjoys playing board games with five grandchildren.

The Evangelical Theological Seminary in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, named Shirley the 2007 Alumnus of the Year. Her publication credits include Angels on Earth, Country Journal and Living With Teenagers. She is a CLASSeminar graduate,a Stonecroft Ministries speaker and a member of The Authors Guild and Pennwriters.