Matthew Herp

Finding God at a young age was a beautiful thing for 60-year-old author and homesteader, Debbonnaire Kovacs. It taught her reconciliation, forgiveness, and the sacred art of living. With God’s abundant love and grace, Debbonnaire learned how to heal all the breaches in her life and also the breaches in others&#8217; lives.
“Because my breaches have been repaired . . . by my relationship with God, I have always sought to help other people heal the breaches they have,” Debbonnaire says.
Although Debbonnaire had a deep foundation with God, she never found it easy to find a true home. Moving from state to state throughout her childhood and into her adult years, Debbonnaire never put down roots. When she arrived in Berea in 2006 with her husband, Les Kovacs, Debbonnaire wanted to become a friend of the community. She began attending women’s Bible studies and also joined the Union Church choir. Shortly after the move, though, Les, was diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration, a brain disease.
As he struggled, so did Debbonnaire. She found psychological scars from her childhood she had never noticed before. Debbonnaire sought counseling from Union Church pastor Rev. Kent H. Gilbert, who over time guided Debbonnaire out of her anger to a place of peace and wholeness.
During Les’ sickness, Debbonnaire made lasting bonds with many people in Berea. They came to her aid when she was in need. In 2011, Les died, but by then Debbonnaire was prepared to live her life in peace. With breaches in her own life repaired, Debonnaire was once again able to help other people repair theirs.
Debbonnaire decided to be a positive example of God’s light in her community. Through her writing, community involvement, lifestyle and faith, she tries to show others how to live a self-sufficient life in oneness with self, God and creation.
On her four-acre Holly Creek Farm, Debbonnaire believes God continues to grow the seed he has planted within her. As a farmer, Debbonnaire grows food and raises animals in harmony with nature. And as an author, Debbonnaire teaches her readers about God’s love.
“My goal in my writing is for people to see there really is a God that loves them,” Debbonnaire says.

Repairing breaches