Undone Is Beautiful Journal: There Is Beauty to Be Found in the Middle of the Mess

Michele Cushatt’s delightful, heart-wrenchingly honest memoir Undone released today 3/10/15, and I had the great privilege of reading an ARC this week. I must confess that I’d put it off a little bit; I’m a contingency reader, with three or four books going at any given time. And when I suddenly remembered that its release date was coming, I sighed, Oh, goodness, I’d better get on that.It quickly turned into one of those reads. I read; I paused; I read a little more; I went back and re-read some earlier parts.This book is a joy. That doesn’t mean that it’s happy; it’s certainly not “happy” – in the easy sense. Michele had mouth cancer. And lots of doctor appointments, and surgeries, and heartache. But there is joy radiating on every page of this book. And that is what I take with me every day as I walk by my bookcase and see Undone out of the corner of my eye.There are so many pearls of wisdom in this book … I wish I could share them all with you. :) Go buy the book for yourself and see what I mean. (And automatic win; she includes a quote or two at the beginning of every chapter, and Chapter 14 has one of my favorite JRR Tolkien quotes: “Not all who wander are lost.”)I’ve been to several Women of Faith conferences, and sincerely wish I’d had the chance to hear Michele speak. Her engaging writing style gripped me from the beginning, and I did have to work not to read the entire thing in one sitting. Undone is a book you need to sit with, enjoy, let the words seep into your soul; it merits a re-read – or two – to fully appreciate the story, the wisdom, and God’s heart, which leaps off the page at you with every word.Michele is incredibly relatable and very honest; she makes no secret of the struggles she went through, and the times that she went in her closet, shut the door, and cried. And cried. And that takes guts to share.Disclaimer: I received a free copy of the book from the publisher; I was not required to write a positive review, and have not been compensated for this. All opinions are my own.

Michelle is authentic.. Looking forward to her being our feature speaker this fall!

A must read for anyone whose life has turned out differently than expected!

Sorry. I loved her book, Undone, but could do my journaling in a 99 cent spiral notebook and saved myself some money.