Beyond DNA

About the Book

Beyond DNA: Inheriting Spiritual Strength from the Women in Your Family Tree

Who is your hero? Is she a politician? An actress or artist? Is she a spirited evangelist at your church? We all have strong, female role models that we look up to, admire, and respect; however, most of those role models exist outside the framework of our families. What about our own mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and beyond? What heroic traits exist in our own hereditary lineages, and why aren’t we more aware of them?

Author Selena Post spent seven years researching her ancestry; Beyond DNA: Inheriting Spiritual Strength from the Women in Your Family Tree is the culmination of her findings. Post looked at fifteen women in her lineage, and by observing their lives—and the historical events in the background—she was able to understand their spiritual strengths and weaknesses, as well as how both affected their lives and the lives of their offspring.

It’s important to gain insight from those we know and love. Although not a guidebook for family tree research, Beyond DNA shows Post’s process as she discovered the inspirational lives of her ancestors. Post’s newfound knowledge changed her life and taught her how to live as a godly woman. What spiritual gifts exist in your family, and how will your legacy affect the young women to come?

About the Author

Two years before men walked on the moon, Selena Post began her career in aerospace at Houston’s Johnson Space Center. Three decades later, she had specialized in computer security and managed a program that received national recognition. With each job assignment, her tasks increasingly included motivating coworkers toward excellence. Career achievements, even in rocket science, benefit mankind in this earthly, temporal life where everything will end.

A Christian since the age of ten, she sought a unique venue to inspire women toward more eternal goals. Women can influence countless generations by attaining personal spiritual strength, then providing positive spiritual leadership for their children and grandchildren.

Seeking role models for her own spiritual journey, she discovered evidence of faith among her ancestral women. By studying the lives of her ancestors, and seeking evidence of their worship, Bible study, and prayer habits, she learned how they endured life’s challenges. By evaluating the evidence of faith in previous generations, Selena found successful women to emulate. Inspired by what she found, Selena insightfully motivates women to supplement traditional genealogical research to identify their own spiritual history.

With this book, documenting stories of fifteen women in her own ancestry, she describes an engaging process for women to learn of the spiritual giants in their past, then provide spiritual guidance for the eternal benefit of future generations. Selena provides insights to facilitate genealogical research while encouraging spiritual stamina among her readers.

Selena has retired from aerospace four times, and lives in Houston, Texas, where she attends Second Baptist Church.