About the Book

Book: Embers of Endurance: Rising Above Chronic Pain and Illness

Author: Carolyn Dale Newell

Genre: Christian Devotional

Release Date: February 17, 2026

When chronic pain invaded Carolyn Dale Newell’s life, it didn’t just attack her body—it attacked her faith.

Through crippling sciatica, major spinal fusion surgery, and countless complications that left her in agony, Carolyn found herself in the darkest valley she’d ever known.

But in that darkness, she discovered something powerful: God’s grace truly is sufficient, even when it doesn’t feel like it.

In this raw, honest 30-day devotional, Carolyn walks alongside you through the unique spiritual battle of chronic illness. She shares the biblical truths that sustained her through the fire and will sustain you too.

Like embers rising from ashes, you can find beauty again.

Begin your journey from surviving to thriving in chronic pain now.

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"In Embers of Endurance: Rising Above Chronic Pain and Illness" by Carolyn Dale Newell, the author writes from her own experience of severe chronic pain from scoliosis. She shares her struggles with doubt, depression and discouragement. There are 30 devotions. I read the book in one setting. There is lots of scriptures and practical advice for those who have chronic pain. Each day has a question that could be answered in a journal if you do journal writing. She also uses Biblical characters as examples.

I am sharing this quote because it really made me think (page 22) God gives us more than we can bear because He helps us bear it. Otherwise, we would never need Him. Many people, including myself, make our focal verse sound like God never gives us more than we can handle. If that were the case, we wouldn't cry out to Him for help so often. When we look at this verse with that perspective, we are taking the verse out of context.

The verse she's talking about is, No temptation has overtaken you except such this common to man, but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. I Cor 10:13 NKJV

She goes on to explain why she says this, that this is talking about a temptation to sin. I hope you are curious enough to read more, at least about her thoughts on this verse, to get yourself a copy of this book.

I received a complimentary copy from the author and Celebrate Lit and these opinions are my own.

Carolyn Dale Newell is a bestselling and award-winning Christian author, certified speaker, Aw man OK andcontributor to iBelieve.com. Despite living with chronic pain, she empowers women to break free from emotional strongholds and embrace lives transformed by faith. She resides in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with her husband and their two loyal Black Labrador Retrievers.

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The Reason I Wrote Embers of Endurance

While discouragement had its tentacles wrapped tightly around me, it seemed easier for doubt to chisel away at my faith. Before I realized it, I was depressed, living without joy and peace. Life seemed hopeless because surgery changed my life forever.

Once God brought me out of the darkness, I began finding Scriptures I’d never given much attention. Job and the psalmist felt like I did. Elijah gave up and couldn’t resist the threat in his life. I was in good company, and so are you, my friend. I realized I walked a horrific journey of pain due to scoliosis to share my experience with you.

These devotions aren’t filled with one victory after another, but rather a slow steady pace to living like the conqueror God has made each of us to be.

I felt like my life was a pile of ashes, but then embers began to rise above that pile. Something new began to spark in my life. God gives us beauty for ashes, and I want to help you find beautiful again.