Shelly Pettibone
Author
Spiritual Director
Speaker
Flowers in Spring
How God miraculously healed my depression and anxiety
Just Released!
May 2026
Six months after publishing my book Flowers in Winter, the true story of living with depression and anxiety for 43 years, I had a life-altering encounter with Jesus. I experienced a miraculous healing that changed everything. Ongoing struggle was not the end of my story, it was just the beginning of a life set free. In Flowers in Spring, I share my powerful testimony of God’s transforming touch and the beauty of life renewed. With honesty and grace, I reflect on my decades of struggle, the moment of divine intervention, and the joy and vibrant life that now fills my days. Through vivid stories and heartfelt insight, I invite readers to see that no life is beyond God’s reach and no suffering beyond His power to heal.
For anyone walking through pain, Flowers in Spring is a beacon of hope that new spring life can bloom again, even after the longest winter. This is a radiant story reminding every reader that Jesus is still making all things new.
Flowers in Winter
My story of hope and help in the midst of depression and anxiety
April 2021
Suffering with depression and anxiety can be debilitating. I know first hand, dealing with them for 43 years of my life. Yet, through it all, I have found hope and help in the midst of depression and anxiety. Detailed descriptions of what it’s like to have these illnesses are provided.
With honesty, I seek to take you through my darkest days as well as my days of joy and peace. This book is very personal for me, and I walk you through ways I have leaned on my faith and learned practical self-care strategies as a means to cope. I also give supportive ideas for those trying to help others with depression or anxiety. My hope is you find the goodness of God and His hope in many forms as you read my story.
The Two of Us
Intimate conversations in my quiet time with God
This book is meant to help you cultivate a deeper love relationship with God. It is about my many years of journaling my conversations with Jesus.
I would spend hours in quiet places with God during my formative years learning how to pray and listen for His voice. I would write down my thoughts when I felt God responding either through Scripture or a revelation in my heart. After years of journaling, my writings became the basis for this book.
Jesus takes me from the age of nine through adulthood on a heart journey through beginnings, praise, confession, struggles, thanksgiving, endings, and new beginnings. You can read it as a story or as individual devotionals. Included with these journal entries are poems, song lyrics, quotations, Scripture, and beautiful artwork, adding color and life to my story. All of these mediums are gathered and designed in a way to give you the space to be able to enter into an experience with God.
My First Book!
