“Gentle reflections with graceful tools.”

“If, like me, you have experienced failure or loss and can’t quite find your way out of the darkness, you will appreciate this book. Susan Bailey offers gentle reflections with graceful tools that bring light, creative renewal, and a fuller Christian life.”

Rev. Robert Reed
President of CatholicTV and author of Renewed

“Powerful and beautifully written book.”

“Susan Bailey’s powerful and beautifully written book is much more than an insightful spiritual memoir. River of Grace is also a brilliant reflection on the connections between creativity and grace.”

Amy Belding Brown
Author of Flight of the Sparrow

“Gentle book.”

“In this gentle book, Susan Bailey reminds us that every experience is awash in blessing. All we need to do is navigate the river of grace that flows through it to discover the meaning and possibility it offers.”

Sr. Bridget Haase, O.S.U.
Cohost of Spirit and Life

“Personal stories and try-this-yourself suggestions.”

“Susan Bailey’s personal stories and her try-this-yourself suggestions remind readers to be gentle and patient with themselves in the aftermath of grief or loss. True healing may be less a renewal of the old self and more a re-creation of someone new.”

Pat Gohn
Author of Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious

“Simple practices, ordinary materials, and here-and-now situations.”

“Susan Bailey not only invites the reader into stories but also into experience. Through simple practices, ordinary materials, and here-and-now situations, she provides moments in which we can understand the workings of Spirit and connect with God’s ongoing ‘flow’ of grace in us.”

Vinita Hampton Wright
Catholic blogger and author of The Art of Spiritual Writing