Shelley Berad: Busy Mother and Author

This is a question author Shelley Berad never took the time to consider – until she experienced a series of personal tragedies. Amidst her deep pain, Shelley experienced a palpable closeness with God. On her most difficult days, she often saw beautiful images of the ways she related to God, through her children. God impressed important lessons on her heart, which she began recording on her blog, and those entries comprise many of the stories in this book.

In Standing at the Edge of Greatness, Shelley takes a challenging topic and makes it relevant for you, no matter what stage of life you are in. You will be moved as you read her profound but simple lessons that will equip you to be strong through your own trials. You will smile and shed a tear as you read how she and her husband are preparing their five children, with God’s help, to walk through life’s unexpected events. Through her personal stories, perhaps you too will experience what it is to stand at the edge of God’s greatness.

Author Shelley Berad is the wife to Derrick, her wonderful husband, and a stay-at-home mom of five children, ages ten and under. She spends her days cooking, cleaning, playing with the children, homeschooling the three oldest, and writing when everyone is in bed at the end of the day. Shelley is also an avid lover of nature and aspiring gardener, and will never turn down an opportunity to go for a run. Shelley joins John today to talk about suffering, creativity, home schooling, and raising five, soon to be six, children.