title: Stand at the Cross Roads: A True Story of an Imperfect Woman, An Uncertain Future, and A Mission That Would Change Lives Forever
author: Hilda Hellums Baker
description: In addition to being the founder, volunteer director, and chairman of the board of Cross Roads Retreat, Hilda Hellums Baker also shares her passion for spiritual formation as a founding member of Area 3:16, a new church started in her adopted hometown of Caldwell, Texas. Hilda is also active in the Brazos Valley Emmaus Community, a program for spiritual renewal and the development of Christian leaders.
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  Copyright © 2018 by Jessica McQuaid
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  Published by Someday Lady Publishing, LLC
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
  mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without
  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
  a book review.
  
  This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real
  people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places
  and events are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblances to
  actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  ISBN-13: 978-0-9984192-6-8
  
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   _There have always been three women in the Black family who inspire: Lady
  Jane, Nora, and Jane._
  
   _There have always been three women in my family who inspire me: Grandma
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