Happy Friday and welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. It’s book club week for me, which means I’m currently in the middle of a race to finish this month’s book, Shades of Light by Sharon Garlough Brown, before our meeting tonight! 
It’s a heavier book than most, dealing as it does with depression and anxiety—and as someone who has had experience with depression, it’s cutting close to the bone. I haven’t finished it yet, but if nothing else, I can tell you that this book portrays both the feelings of the sufferer and the feelings of those who are walking alongside the sufferer very well.
About the Book
Wren Crawford is a social worker who finds herself overwhelmed with the troubles of the world. Her lifelong struggles with anxiety and depression are starting to overcome her. She finds solace in art, spiritual formation, and pastoral care along with traditional therapeutic interventions. But a complicated relationship from her past also threatens to undo her progress.
Fans of Sharon Brown’s bestselling Sensible Shoes Series will be delighted to discover some old friends along the way. As Wren seeks healing in this beautifully written novel, readers are invited to move beyond pat answers and shallow theology into an experience of hope and presence that illuminates even the darkness.
First Line
I’d love it if you’d share the first line of whatever you’re currently reading in the comments. And don’t forget, you can find out what other bloggers are sharing for First Line Friday by going over to Hoarding Books blog and finding all the links. If you’ve got your own blog, why not join in and add your link over there. 🙂
What a gorgeous cover! My First Line Friday quote comes from Ann Elizabeth Fryer’s Of Needles and Haystacks: https://wp.me/po307-1IT.
Happy Friday! On my blog I’m sharing the first line from Unknown Threat by Lynn H. Blackburn. Right now I’m reading Saving Grace by Denise Hunter; here’s the first line: “ ‘You won’t tell my dad, will you?’ she asked.”
Have a great weekend! 😊
http://gracetogrowblog.com/unknown-threat-lynn-blackburn/
Happy Friday! My first line is from “Can’t Buy Me Love” by Susan May Warren & Andrea Christenson:
“These shoes were going to be the death of her.”
Happy Friday! Today, I’m sharing the first lines from The Piano Teacher by Kristie Self. “The darkness lay heavy that night, unbroken by any slivers of moonlight.”
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2021/03/first-line-fridays-piano-teacher-by.html
Happy Saturday! Hope your weekend is going well. 😀
On my blog, I’m sharing from The Reluctant Rival by Mesu Andrews:https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2021/03/19/first-line-friday-176/. It’s a great book! Currently, I’m reading A Dark Beauty by Clarissa Kae, so I’ll share from there.
“He squared his stance. Unabashed, he looked her over from her crown to her toes.”