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PARENTING IN THE FACE OF LONG-COVID & CANCER – ONE MOTHER’S STORY OF COURAGE & HEALING
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“Chronic Grace: Prayers, Saints and Thorns That Stay”: The Soul-Open Memoir by Julie K. Rhodes
“Chronic Grace: Prayers, Saints and Thorns That Stay”:The Soul-Open Memoir by Julie K. Rhodes
Parenting is hard enough – try adding Long COVID and a cancer diagnosis into the mix! While the experience of parenting is both profound and rewarding, it also comes with its unique struggles and hardships. The emotional resilience and adaptability required for parenthood are further tested when personal adversities, such as illness, take center stage. The discussion on how to navigate these added hardships while continuing to fulfill the responsibilities of parenting is often overlooked.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Meet author Julie K. Rhodes, a “non-dramatic” running mother who aspires to keep her acting career afloat and her kids educated during the pandemic. But then something unexpected happens, throwing her into a perplexing struggle with an illness that is still mysterious and stubborn – Long Covid. Julie’s world has been turned upside down by the Backpack of Woe she is carrying, which is heavy with fatigue, fever, and ultimately the specter of another thorn: cancer
.A ray of hope appears in the midst of the gloom. Julie learns the power of grace – mysterious, elusive, yet the universe’s guiding force – by learning to pray biblically with Christian saints and mystics of old. Chronic Grace offers the opportunity to see a woman’s profound journey that reflects the struggles of historical figures like Ignatius, Teresa of Avila, and others. Julie strives to comprehend the mystery of grace and how it may heal even the most broken life with these unusual but wise partners.
STORY ANGLES & TALKING POINT IDEAS (FOR INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES):
A Busy Parent’s Guide to Navigating Chronic Illness
Strength Amid Chaos: 3 Quick Strategies Every Parent Needs in Their Arsenal
Parenting 101: How to Empower Yourself to Tackle Family Curveballs
How to Fill Your Own Cup for Family Demands: 3 Practical Self-Care Rituals That Can Be Incorporated Into a Hectic Schedule
Time Management Techniques: Tips For Balancing Self-Care, Parenting, & Personal Well-Being
Commitments & Cancer: Balancing Parenthood & Your Own Healing
Religion & Resilience: The Role of Spirituality in Parenting
Navigating Pain & Illness With Grace & Faith
- RELEASE DATE: September 1st, 2023
- PUBLISHER: Leadership Books
- ISBN-13: 978-1951648671
- ISBN-10: 1951648676
- PURCHASING DETAILS: Chronic Grace: Prayers, Saints, and Thorns That Stay is available for purchase on Amazon and Leadership Books.
WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOK:
As an actress and mother, Julie K. Rhodes not only shares her story of resilience and healing, but offers hope and courage to readers. This one mom’s courageous journey of navigating long-covid and cancer is an inspiring odyssey through pain, illness and redemption.
Chronic Grace offers the opportunity to see a mother’s profound journey that reflects the struggles of parenting, maintaining a life and career, and advocating for her health throughout illness that turned her family’s life upside down. Author Julie Rhodes embraces the unseen, unveiling the universality of healing and resilience.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR, JULIE K. RHODES:
Julie K. Rhodes is an actor and author. The Dallas Morning News calls Julie the “Midge Maisel of Evangelicalism,” and Dr. Scot McKnight (author of “Tov” and “Revelation for the Rest of Us,” among others) describes her book, “Chronic Grace: Prayers, Saints, and Thorns That Stay,” as a “soul-open memoir” that “transcends the path of description.”
Julie K. Rhodes grew up in Irving, TX, the oldest of five homeschooled kids in a preacher’s house. In 2003, Julie graduated from Texas A&M, and went on to work in advertising. After her son Drew was born, Julie began a mommy blog and soon became a contributor to the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram’s Mom2Mom blog, and then occasionally to Jon Acuff’s popular Stuff Christians Like blog. In 2009, Julie became the editor of Chatter Magazine, a publication of Irving Bible Church, where she worked until 2017. Since then, Julie has been a contributor to MadeWorthy Media’s blog and magazine.
In 2011, Julie began her acting career. Since then, she has done dozens of professional shows at regional theaters, including Casa Manana, Circle Theatre, Lyric Stage, Dallas Children’s Theater, and Amphibian Stage Productions.
Julie garnered her first film credit playing Mrs. Griffin in “Aria Appleton Shines” from Grafted Entertainment (April 2023) and will guest star in season 4 of “Vindication” on PureFlix and RedeemTV.
Connect with Julie at juliekrhodes.com.
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Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
