Welcome to A Story of Grace
Hi!
I’m Anna–a 21-year-old writer who loves Jesus, my husband, words, and sharing what I hope is encouraging to my readers, no matter their circumstance. I have been writing since I was 12; I have had the honor of being published by Calla Press (an online, Christian literary journal), and spent a year interning for 4x NYT Bestselling Author, Ann Voskamp, where I grew exponentially in my writing craft and in my faith.
My story
At age 17, I became ill with a condition known as MALS. I chronicled my journey through illness, being diagnosed, surgery, and my eventual recovery right here on my blog. At age 20, I was admitted to the ICU and diagnosed with Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. It’s a chronic illness that is at times debilitating and has affected my entire life, from being unable to work to struggling with my mental health as I navigate being a stay-at-home wife for the first time.
My desire
As I have wrestled to come to terms with this chronic illness, I fell away from writing. Writing has always been how I processed, but this seemed like too much to process. After months of struggling to even journal, I forced myself to sit and write out my stories–even the ones I didn’t very much like; even the ones that are painful and messy and broken. I’m happy you’re here, and I hope you come along with me to seek the gifts of grace that are found not just in my story, but in yours as well.
Articles:
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It is Well With My Soul: Hope in the Healer When Healing Doesn’t Come
…how do I tell this story in all its ugly, splintered truth, when it isn’t the story I wanted to begin with? Read more
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Now & Not Yet: The Hope of Holy Saturday
The now: Holy Saturday. Finality hangs in the air like a heavy fog. There is a tinge of wonder, perhaps even doubt. Will He keep His promise? Jesus, wholly man and wholly God–holy man and Holy God–gave Himself up for the whole of our sins. To fill in the hole that had left us aching and breaking… Read more
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A Broken Hallelujah
It’s “Joy” week in the season of Advent. There’s a cognitive dissonance there, right? The world doesn’t feel very joyful. It hasn’t been in a long time. Christmas is supposed to be the happiest time of the year, but pain doesn’t cease to be pain just because we drape it in lights and bows. I can deck the long, dark… Read more
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Thanksgiving for the Weary Soul
This time of year has been one filled with tension for several years now. From 2019-2021, I was sick in one way or another and unable to eat more than a few bites. It took me a year to recover from my MALS surgery–so I spent that Thanksgiving in pain as well. I guess in… Read more
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What it Really Means to Have Courage
We all need courage to face the world around us, it just might require letting go of what we think courage is and taking up the ways He leads us down. Read more
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Dear Me: Lines to the Person I Want To Be
the only you that you need to be is the you that is found in Him. Read more
A story of grace 