Book offers a step in hope and healing for women

As women, we all have wounds. Some are hidden deep within ourselves, while others might be more obvious to the outside world. It is also common for women to put on a brave face, hiding her deep wounds from those around her. This tends to lead to isolation and fear that you are the only one experiencing hurt from your wounds.  

Undone by Carrie Schuchts Daunt is a collection of stories from women who share their wounds. It’s raw, real, and relatable as fifteen women share where their wounds came from and how the Lord is working in their lives to overcome their past hurts. These stories are all from contemporary women living in the modern age.  

This book is broken into four categories; daughter, sister, mother, and bride. Each one of these is an identity that a woman holds that might be wounded from a past relationship or life circumstance. By reading through the stories of these women, you are able to get a glimpse into the reality that we all have wounds and that we are not alone in our suffering. It is a glimpse into the messy, less beautiful parts of life, but also speaks hope into the truth that the Lord wants to bless us and heal us from our wounds.  

It is by reclaiming our identities as daughter, sister, mother, and bride that we are able to truly experience the freedom that we are called to in Christ. This book is a gateway into that, showing you how women just like you have worked to start reclaiming those titles as their own. Throughout the book, there are reflection questions and short meditations that help you to think about how what you are reading might apply to your own life.  

The book only scratches the surface of hope and healing and is a gateway to deeper prayer with the wounds you are carrying. It reminds you that you are not alone and that with Christ, all things are possible. I highly recommend this to any woman who is seeking to grow deeper in love with herself and with the Lord.  

I’m very excited to continue this journey at the “Undone” Women’s Retreat in Fargo this fall. The retreat is sponsored by the same people who wrote this book and goes even deeper into our identity as women. I hope you will join me November 20–22 in Fargo. For more information, visit www.fargodiocese.org/undone