Lysa TerKeurst

American Author

Date of Birth	:	21 Jul, 1969
Place of Birth	:	Medford, Massachusetts, United States
Profession	:	Author
Nationality	:	American
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Lysa TerKeurst is an American speaker and author of Christian non-fiction. She has written more than a dozen books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely and Forgiving What You Can't Forget. She is president of Proverbs 31 Ministries.

Career

TerKeurst is president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, which started as a small newsletter published in 1994 by Jennifer McHugh but expanded in 1995 when TerKeurst and Marybeth Whalen got involved.[6][7][8] After growing the organization, TerKeurst led the way for the newsletter to be transformed into Proverbs 31 Ministries reaching millions of women daily with Biblical truth and wisdom.

TerKeurst published her first book, Living Life on Purpose: Discovering God's Best for Your Life, in 2000. Several of her books have been New York Times bestsellers, including It's Not Supposed to Be This Way, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions, Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely, Forgiving What You Can't Forget, and The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands. It's Not Supposed to Be This Way was on the New York Times bestseller list for 13 weeks. Uninvited was on the New York Times bestseller list for 31 weeks. The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands was on the New York Times bestseller list for six weeks.

Personal Life

TerKeurst is a native of Tallahassee, Florida. Her parents divorced when she was in middle school. She was raised a Christian, but gave up on her faith when her 16-month-old sister died. She graduated from Furman University in South Carolina.

In 2008, TerKeurst published an essay about an abortion she had before her marriage. She has five children. Terkeurst reconciled with her husband Art TerKeurst, who she said was repeatedly unfaithful and abused substances. In December 2018, TerKeurst and her husband renewed their vows near their home in Waxhaw, N.C.

In January 2022, TerKeurst announced on social media that she had finally decided to end their marriage saying that he had since broken those vows again. "I now believe the wisest (and hardest) choice I can make is to stop fighting to save my marriage of 29 years and, instead, accept reality."