How to Deal: A Skeptic’s Walk with Christ Through the Wilderness, is a skeptic or new believer’s scripture-based guide to experiencing the hardships of life, discovering purpose in them, walking through them by faith, and being led by the Spirit of God to get the victorious end the Lord promises to those who believe. Desiree L. Jones is an American Author born in Tennessee and raised in Northern Minnesota. After living twenty-seven years as a strict atheist, she had an encounter that changed the trajectory of her life, forever. After meeting her husband, Dr. CJ Jones, who was a believer and raised in the church, tragically they suffered a devastating house fire. Had it not been for the direction of the Holy Spirit leading her husband that fateful morning, she would not be here today. The peaks and valleys of the journey that ensued, as difficult as it seemed, brought her to have a relationship with God that she never could have known had it not been for this tragic series of events. Today, she is devoted to sharing her story and His goodness with the world, specifically those who do not yet have faith in God the Father. Having felt the sting of religious Christians herself, she has a passion for the lost, the misled, and those who have been rejected. She knows what it is to be made to feel less-than and see the hypocrites in the church and mistakenly take them to be the representation of God and the church. She and her husband co-founded Crown & Cloth Co., a home decor & lifestyle brand, to bring Jesus into everyday life creating conversational pieces for the home. It is a passion of hers to create with her hands, something for others to bring a little Jesus into their homes.