My Sunday Best

Pearls of Wisdom, Wit, Grace, and Style

My Sunday Best

Pearls of Wisdom, Wit, Grace, and Style

by La Verne Ford Wimberly

Pub Date 21 Mar 2023

Nelson Books, Thomas Nelson

Christian

Netgalley and Nelson Books have provided me with a copy of My Sunday Best for review

She made us smile with her hats.

It was her smile that gave us hope.

Early in her career as an educator, Dr. La Verne Ford Wimberly helped desegregate the Tulsa school system, served as its superintendent, and had a high school library named after her. It was her determination to remain positive and stay connected during the first year of the COVID pandemic that made Dr. Wimberly a household name.

As a result of posting selfies in her Sunday best for fifty-two consecutive weeks during one of the most difficult periods in our country’s history, Dr. Wimberly became a viral sensation-for her hats, her smile, and most importantly, her joy.

Underneath Dr. Wimberly’s elegant church finery lies a wise, warm, and witty octogenarian who is still committed to the values she learned as a child: