Shades of light - sharon garlough brown

I was desperate.

I couldnt turn off the dark thoughts, no matter how hard I tried or how much I prayed.

And then I spent a whole weekend in bed, and the crying wouldnt stop, and I got really scared.

Ive had bouts with depression before--its kind of a cloud Ive learned to live with--but this time was different.

I felt like I was going under, like Id never feel hopeful again, and then that just made my anxiety worse and it all spiraled from there.

Wren Crawford is a social worker who finds herself overwhelmed with the troubles of the world.

Her lifelong struggles with anxiety and depression are starting to overcome her.

She finds solace in art, spiritual formation, and pastoral care along with traditional therapeutic interventions.

But a complicated relationship from her past also threatens to undo her progress.

Fans of Sharon Browns bestselling Sensible Shoes Series will be delighted to discover some old friends along the way.

As Wren seeks healing in this beautifully written novel, readers are invited to move beyond pat answers and shallow theology into an experience of hope and presence that illuminates even the darkness.

I was desperate.

I couldnt turn off the dark thoughts, no matter how hard I tried or how much I prayed.

And then I spent a whole weekend in bed, and the crying wouldnt stop, and I got really scared.

Ive had bouts with depression before--its kind of a cloud Ive learned to live with--but this time was different.

I felt like I was going under, like Id never feel hopeful again, and then that just made my anxiety worse and it all spiraled from there.

Wren Crawford is a social worker who finds herself overwhelmed with the troubles of the world.

Her lifelong struggles with anxiety and depression are starting to overcome her.

She finds solace in art, spiritual formation, and pastoral care along with traditional therapeutic interventions.

But a complicated relationship from her past also threatens to undo her progress.

Fans of Sharon Browns bestselling Sensible Shoes Series will be delighted to discover some old friends along the way.

As Wren seeks healing in this beautifully written novel, readers are invited to move beyond pat answers and shallow theology into an experience of hope and presence that illuminates even the darkness.

I was desperate.

I couldnt turn off the dark thoughts, no matter how hard I tried or how much I prayed.

And then I spent a whole weekend in bed, and the crying wouldnt.