The Grace Shawl

Grace Shawl is a glimpse behind the curtain of the Christian façade, a look at the reality of daily struggles. The balance of faith and freedom with doubt and compulsions. This, this perspective, is what sets the book apart from all others. Anna lives the backslide. She endures the setbacks. She doesn’t do it with grace and dignity. It’s dirty. It’s hard. And it’s raw. Anna doesn't feel worthy. She struggles with addiction. She lacks purpose and wallows in regrets from her past. She battles mental demons and bombards herself with negative self-talk. We see her pain and experience her inner turmoil. Then she meets Katie who is vibrant, full of life and laughter. Katie introduces Anna to a new way of thinking, a new family, and a new perspective. And God. Soon, Anna is changed. She is saved. She turns to Jesus. She finds value. She finds worth. Life. Meaning. Purpose. The sun shines brighter and the birds chirp just for her.Honestly, not atypical of any other Christian fiction story... but then Anna falls again. After she's "good" she's not good. Thankfully, she once again finds her way on the right path, but after more scars and more poor choices. After consequences. Grace Shawl highlights the ups-and-downs that so many people live but so few talk about. Anna’s story illustrates how the past is not magically erased when she decides to follow Christ. Anna loses herself, and the battle against her addiction, more than once, but always finds her way back to grace.