About the Book

Book: A Second Chance at Love

Author: Shirley Quiring Mozena, co-authored with James P. Mozena

Genre: Non-fiction

Release Date: July, 2020

Whether your marriage was blissful or challenging, lengthy or short, it didn’t end the way you imagined. Regardless of how you found yourself without a life partner, you may be at a point where you’d like to experience the love of a spouse again. Authors Shirley and Jim Mozena experienced devastating losses and then struggles in their relationships before finding renewed love with each other, and in Second Chance at Love they offer their insights to these difficult questions:

Are you really ready?
Is now the time?
How do you know if you’ve found the right one?
Is the potential pain of losing another spouse worth it?

The authors approach their answers with practical reality and their own vulnerability. They share the experiences of their first marriages, their second marriages, their journeys through what seemed like devastating losses, and the gifts of finding love and another chance to share their lives with a spouse after death and divorce.

In addition to the down-to-earth guidance on the situations you face when considering marrying again, Shirley and Jim have created valuable questionnaires to identify issues and facilitate discussions with potential mates. The information contained in this book will give you confidence and peace as you navigate these hopeful waters.

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About the Authors

Shirley Quiring Mozena is a speaker for Stonecroft Ministries and publishes a weekly blog on encouragement and hope. She and her husband, Jim, facilitate GriefShare, where they work with those grieving the loss of a loved one in death. Shirley has also written Second Chances at Life and Love, with Hope and Beyond Second Chances: Heartbreak to Joy.

James (Jim) P. Mozena was owner and president of Mozena Consulting Group (MCG Inc.) for thirty years. He has taught university business classes and authored four books on improving organizational performance.

More from Shirley and Jim

Did you know remarriage is on the rise for Americans aged 55 years or older—widowed or divorced? Author Shirley Quiring Mozena, with her husband Jim, know the demands of remarriage, blending families from divorce and being widowed. They came from long and enduring marriages and found marriage to be fulfilling. They discovered that in spite of their love for each other, there were challenges before their wedding took place.

Together they wrote Second Chance at Love. Join them as they share their joys, sorrows, and even misfires in pursuing a marriage partner. This book will show you through their own experiences through divorce and widowhood what’s important in what a couple might face in second or third marriages.

My Thoughts

This book is most definitely geared toward those that are older then me. I am not a widow. However, this book is a great book to read if you have lost a spouse. This book is full of personal joys and sorrows that go along with the loss of a spouse and the paths you will navigate. I love how they use their personal experiences. It always makes me feel closer to the author when they share their real life experience. The book opens up with Shirley sharing her experience losing her husband. She also shares how she was widowed a 2nd time. I cannot imagine losing my husband, but then losing the man I married afterwards also. Jim also shares his experience of losing his wife. My heart broke when I read about their spouses final moments. It felt real. I liked how the authors share their story about ones they met that did not work out. How the red flags were there. There is even a questionnaire you can take to see if the person you are dating is right for you. This book would be a good widows study book. There is a lot to unpack and can really speak to those who have lost spouses (no matter what state they are at)

I received a copy of this book through the Celebrate Lit Blogging program - all thoughts are my own.