That’s What Love Looks Like
A Journey of Faith, Redemption, & Unconditional Love
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CHAPTER 1
My Childhood Friend
I had an extraordinary friend when I was five or six years old. I would talk to this friend with slight confusion as life appeared to be different than what others were telling me how life should be. Though I had nothing traumatic going on with three brothers, both parents and grandparents living with us, I saw a disconnect. I remember telling my friend that there had to be more to life, and I was hungry to have “the more.”
As most of us experience as we get older, we tend to lose touch with childhood friends. And that was my experience with this particular friend. As I got older, his involvement with our family seemed to lessen. Though he never wanted to be distant from my family and me, I started to do my own thing without much thought of including him in my daily activities.
At 14 years old, I discovered that a junior high schoolmate and I had something in common. Gail was a close friend of my childhood friend I had lost touch with, and she invited me to start spending time with our mutual friend.
My relationship with my childhood friend was rekindled. The more time we spent together, the more I realized I couldn’t live without him. Everywhere I went, I wanted my friend to go with me. He became my best-est friend ever! We had become inseparable, and that friendship grew stronger and stronger until….
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This heartfelt book explores how we give and receive love throughout our lives – with our families, friends, neighbors, and God. The book exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly, highlighting the changes we must make in our life to make progress. GRACELY focuses on change that: takes brokenness and turns it into wholeness; turns sadness into joy; takes disappointment and brings hope into focus; turns challenges into opportunities for greater things ahead; takes displeasure to a place of contentment. In the pages of this book, the author shares stories involving hardships with divorce, deception, tough decisions, disappointments, disease, depression, and desperation along with navigating the rough seas of family dementia and death. If you are struggling, feel as though you are undeserving of God’s love, or are striving to overcome the results of bad choices, you’ll be inspired to move in a positive direction with the insights and lessons in That’s What Love Looks Like.
About the Author
Gracely earned an Associate of Science degree in business, spent over 32 years as a Healthcare IT professional, and currently serves her local church family as Ministries Assistant. She enjoys playing the piano, singing, writing songs, public speaking, and playing board games or cards with friends when not engrossed in a good book.