I don't pray fancy. Never have.

I don't use big words or long speeches when I talk to God. I just talk to Him the way I'd talk to a friend sitting across from me at my kitchen table.

And that's exactly how I wrote these prayers.

Simple. Honest. Real.

A prayer for when you can't sleep. A prayer for when your heart is broken. A prayer for when you're angry at someone you still love. A prayer for when you don't have any words left and all you can say is help me.

Whatever you're feeling right now, there's a prayer in here for that.

You don't need to know the right words. You just need to open the page and let Mama Bettie pray with you.