Stanley Holstein was raised in the home of Christian parents who loved Jesus and made him the center of family life. As a young adult, Stan discovered a passion for teaching and writing. Experiencing the past thirty years of significant, detrimental changes in America, while attempting to walk faithfully with Christ, has prompted the writing of several books: Hope Through the Truth - Standing in the Gap in America; Twelve Gifts of Christmas - From Our Heavenly Father; and Twelve Gifts of Christmas - From Our Heavenly Father Study Guide. Stan and his wife Susie, the parents of three grown children, live in a small farming community, enjoying the leisurely pace of rural life and retirement.