A New Life from the Ashes is a Christian memoir and personal testimony that combines life-story storytelling with reflections on faith. The narrative includes childhood memories, family struggles, military service with the 101st Airborne, personal loss, and the author's continuing effort to live according to his understanding of the Bible.
• Childhood memories and family life
• Difficult parent-child relationships
• Friendship, humor, and ordinary memories alongside hardship
• Military service and the 101st Airborne
• Marriage, parenthood, and family responsibility
• Christian faith, prayer, Scripture, and salvation
• Grief, death, forgiveness, and reconciliation
• The Armor of God and spiritual resilience
The manuscript contains an Introduction, 29 numbered chapters, and a conclusion section. Chapter titles include Looking in the Past; Our House on Willow Lane; Our Room Gets Nuked; The Trouble with Tents; Pork and Beans; Frankenstein's Big Moment; The Kool-Aid Caper; Screams in the Night; In the Sand with Grandma; Our Carnival on the Green; Hamburgers Floating in the Ocean; The Final Meltdown; From Bad to Worse; Sirens and Soap Suds; Radio Silence; The Curse; Camp Sunshine; Dad Moves On; The 101st Airborne: Screaming Eagles; The Prodigal Son; From Bombs to Bibles; My Miracle Children; Dripping Oil and Frozen Children; Worship in Spirit and Truth; The Full Armor of God; I Tried, Dad; Mom Goes Home; and My Mansion in Glory.
