Red Galoshes
The harrowing, relentless determination, ordinary and joyful stories of an abused wife, turned single mother who gained tractionon the rocky, slippery path to renewed hope and confidence.
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About the Book
Life is a mucky mess: slogging through overdue bills, squabbling kids, and unending monotonous chores. We all need help, like author Ann McCarthy’s s bright red galoshes, to protect us as we trudge through. With humor and candor, Red Galoshes reveals the real, messy life of an abused wife and mother of six as she travels through unthinkable and heart-wrenching memories. McCarthy shares how she navigates pain, mistakes, regrets, and shame with joy, grit, and companionship. Throughout the journey, a loving and protective God provides grace and guidance. Each part of this memoir offers a collection of stories from a specific season of her life. Each chapter includes an experience followed by a reflection. These reflections contain McCarthy’s thoughts in hindsight as well as encouragement that connects her journey to your own. A story of God’s faithfulness, miracles, mercies, and love, Red Galoshes also provides perspective and resources to better support the abused and/or single parent in neighborhoods or churches.
About the Author
Ann McCarthy has a doctorate in speech-language pathology. She is the mother of six children, three girls and three boys. The oldest son had cerebral palsy and was medically fragile. She works full time as a speech-language pathologist and is now an empty nester.