The Hope Tree by Amy Harbour

Imagine having to confront your darkest fears as a mother: your children are being sexually abused by their father, your husband. You turn to Family Court with trust and faith that they will protect your children. Instead, they facilitate the ongoing sexual abuse of your children, ripping them from your hands, and handing them over to their abuser.
The Hope Tree is the horrific true story of a mother who believed that Family Court would protect her children when she made her concerns known as the reason for her divorce. Despite the mounting evidence and the numerous mandatory reporters advocating for her children, she lost them anyway. Her only hope was God.
The Hope Tree recounts God's miracles and His army of angels whom He gathered to help win the battle between good and evil. It is heartbreaking and deeply unsettling, shedding light on the horrific abuse suffered by two children, not only at the hands of their father but also through the failures of the very system meant to protect them.
The Hope Tree is a call to action. The family court system is corrupted with the tools of the enemy; parental alienation, coaching, he-said, she-said, all are used to confuse and defuse the truth. Reform is not only necessary, it is imperative, if we are to save our children from the enemy. Roughly two-thirds of all children who were sexually abused grow into adolescents and adults who self-medicate with substance abuse. This book aims to shed light on the darkness so that honest conversations and reformative actions can take place, without judgment against the victims.
Most importantly, The Hope Tree is a testimony of faith and God's unending grace, power, and love. No matter how big your mountain is, God can, and will, meet you where you are and fight your battles with you. You need only to look up.
NOTE: Each chapter starts with a verse from the Bible.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amy Harbour is a mother, a fighter, and a woman of unshakable faith. As a single mom of two in Houston, Texas, Amy never imagined she'd have to battle the very system meant to protect her children. When they were taken away and placed with their abusive father, her world shattered — but she refused to let it stay broken.
Her debut memoir, The Hope Tree, is the soul-baring story of a mother's relentless love and the quiet strength God gives in the middle of the storm. Through endless court hearings, sleepless nights, and moments when she could barely breathe, Amy held on to her faith, to her children, and to the hope that somehow God would redeem what had been lost.
The Hope Tree is more than a legal journey — it's a cry from the heart, a whispered prayer in the dark, and a reminder that even in the bleakest seasons, God is still writing the story! Amy's words are for every mother who's been silenced, every child who's been forgotten, and every soul waiting for rescue.
A proud child of God and West Virginia, she now lives in the south with her two children — their laughter, love, and restored bond the most beautiful evidence that God is faithful.