Michelle Czarnecki

49 yrs and here I am...

Revisado: 05-08-25

This is the first book that I have completed from Kimberly Stuart. I am honored to have read it and I feel lucky that my first reading (listening) was this one.
Kimberly has the most beautiful way with words. I laughed, I cried, I reflected, I had Ah-hah moments and through the last two chapters and even the credits(ur credits made me cry),and open heart, in tears, have accepted God's grace.
I have claimed to be a Christian since I was 13. I was saved at a Bible summer camp. Pastor Ron Lewis sang a pentecostal version of Its Because of You and delivered a powerful sermon about never being alone. I grew up in a lower middle class home with one alcoholic parent and always felt alone. It was the perfect sermon, at the perfect time. Now FF>> to now, turning 50 this year, I have been working on my relationships and leaning into my faith. I have always said "if only I was more graceful and understood how to give grace life would be so much easier" I always thought of myself as the Tasmanian devil in a specialty glass store (like the one at the end of the Sweet Home Alabama movie). I have never understood grace. and until today I realized I've never been open to receiving it either.
My biggest takeaway is when she states independance is not the way of Jesus.
I started crying. I have always thought of myself as honorable even noble for being independent and boasting how I can do so many things alone.
turns out Kim taught me in this book that God's favorite currency is those who admit poverty. God moves when we acknowledge the need of him.
49 years...and here I am. dedicating my days going forward to accepting God's grace, acknowledging I need him and pouring grace on others. It's gonna take practice and me holding his hand under his umbrella of love to get the giving grace part down, but I am excited for the opportunity to live my life going forward with new perspective.
Thank U Kim! what a true treasure, this book! 💜💜💜💜🌞🌞🌞🌞 thank you for being obediant to write it! I KNOW this will change others lives as it has mine.

also I love listening to the authors read their books ESPECIALLY when they read with such entertaining appeal! Kim reads phenomenally!

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