There are moments in life that change everything—not because the pain disappears overnight, but because God begins revealing purpose in the middle of it. For years, I believed prayer could change circumstances. Then life challenged everything I thought I knew.
My marriage was falling apart. Separation became my reality. Divorce papers were filed. The future I had envisioned was slipping away, and I found myself asking the same question so many women silently ask: “God… what now?”
Rather than allowing disappointment to define my story, I made a decision that would forever alter the course of my life. I chose to pray. Not perfect prayers. Not polished prayers. Just honest prayers. Those prayers became journals. Those journals became lessons. Those lessons eventually became my Amazon bestselling book, The Chronicles of a Praying Wife. But the book was never meant to be the destination. It was only the beginning.
More Than a Book
The Chronicles of a Praying Wife isn’t simply a story about marriage. It’s a story about surrender. It’s about discovering that sometimes God works on us before He works on our circumstances. It’s about learning that prayer doesn’t simply change situations—it transforms the woman who is praying.
Page after page, readers walk beside me through heartbreak, hope, waiting, healing, forgiveness, restoration, and ultimately, God’s amazing grace. Women from every stage of life have shared that they saw themselves within the pages. Some were praying for marriages. Others were praying for healing. Many were simply trying to remember who they were after disappointment. Because every woman eventually finds herself in a “Week 40.”
What Is Week 40?
For years, Week 40 on my Massanutten Resort timeshare calendar was simply a date. Nothing special. Nothing significant. In fact, I remember wondering why I had been assigned Week 40 at all. I had no idea that God already knew.
During one of the most difficult seasons of my life, I found myself driving to Massanutten Resort alone. The dream of what I thought my life would be had changed. The future looked uncertain. Yet somewhere between the mountains, the quiet, and God’s presence, He began rebuilding what life had tried to break.
Today, Week 40 is no longer just a week on a calendar. It has become a symbol of waiting on God, rising in faith, and discovering purpose after pain. Inspired by Isaiah 40:31—“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles…”—Week 40 represents every woman who refuses to allow heartbreak, disappointment, divorce, loss, illness, rejection, or fear to have the final word.
When Your Story Becomes Someone Else’s Hope
What began as private journal entries has become a movement. Women are gathering not because they have perfect lives, but because they’re ready for God to write a new chapter.
At the Week 40 Retreat, you’ll experience more than inspirational speakers. You’ll encounter a sacred space intentionally created for women to release the weight of yesterday, strengthen their relationship with God, rediscover their identity, heal emotionally and spiritually, build meaningful connections with women who understand the journey, and leave equipped to soar into the next season of purpose.
Whether you’re married, divorced, separated, widowed, or single, Week 40 is about allowing God to prepare you for what comes next.
Your Journey Isn’t Over
Perhaps you’ve been carrying burdens no one knows about. Perhaps you’ve prayed prayers that seem unanswered. Perhaps you’ve wondered whether God still has a plan for your life.
He does.
My story is proof. The woman who once cried through uncertainty now has the privilege of helping other women find hope beyond their own. That is the grace of God. That is the power of prayer. That is the journey from The Chronicles of a Praying Wife to Week 40.
And maybe… just maybe… your Week 40 is waiting too.
Begin Your Journey Today
Purchase your copy of The Chronicles of a Praying Wife and discover how God can transform your prayer life, renew your faith, and prepare you for restoration.
Then join us for the Week 40 Retreat at Massanutten Resort on October 2–3, 2026, for two life-changing days of worship, teaching, healing, reflection, and sisterhood.
Reserve your place today at www.phankins.com/week40.
Your story isn’t ending. It’s only entering Week 40—the season where God renews your strength, restores your hope, and reminds you that His plans for your life are greater than anything you left behind.
Take the time to unleash the divine in you.
