GRACE: A Transformational Path from Pain to Purpose is a faith-based memoir and healing framework for anyone navigating life's transitions after loss, heartbreak, divorce, disappointment, or seasons of uncertainty.
Through her deeply personal journey of grief, single motherhood, healing, and spiritual transformation, Kathy VanSteen shares how God led her from brokenness to purpose. Along the way, she introduces the GRACE Framework: Grieve, Release, Align, Create, and Emerge, a practical, faith-centered guide for rebuilding your life one intentional step at a time.
Blending authentic storytelling with biblical truth and practical reflection, GRACE encourages readers to acknowledge what was lost, let go of what no longer serves them, align with God's purpose, create their next chapter, and emerge into who they were created to be.
Whether you're healing after loss, rebuilding your life, or searching for hope and purpose, GRACE will inspire you to trust God with your story and discover that your story is not over. Your next chapter starts with GRACE.
About the Author :
Kathy VanSteen is an author, speaker, mentor, founder of Grace Builders Collective, and creator of the GRACE Framework. Through her writing, speaking, and mentoring, she helps people find healing, hope, and the courage to rebuild after life's hardest seasons, one intentional step at a time. A woman of deep faith, Kathy's relationship with Jesus Christ has been the foundation of her life and the anchor that carried her through profound grief, heartbreak, divorce, single motherhood, and the challenging journey of rebuilding her life from the ground up. Through those experiences, she discovered that healing is not about pretending the pain never happened, but allowing God to meet you in it, restore what feels broken, and guide you toward a renewed sense of purpose. For more than 35 years, Kathy has faithfully served in ministry as a worship leader, youth leader, and mentor, encouraging others through prayer, service, and spiritual growth. Her life's mission is simple: to love Jesus, love others, share the Gospel, and make disciples. As a wife, mother, mentor, and leader, Kathy combines spiritual wisdom with lived experience. Her personal healing journey inspired the creation of the GRACE Framework: a faith-based path that helps individuals navigate grief, release what no longer serves them, align with God's truth, create their next chapter, and emerge into who they were created to be. Kathy believes that our deepest wounds do not have to define our future. Through her work, she encourages others to move beyond survival, embrace the healing process, and step confidently into the life God has prepared for them.
Review :
"A powerful story of faith, resilience, and transformation. Kathy VanSteen's honesty and vulnerability offer hope, encouragement, and practical wisdom for life's most difficult seasons. A beautiful reminder that God can bring purpose, restoration, and beauty from the ashes."
- Dominique Powell
Author, The Letters of John and Abiding in Truth: Discerning Falsehoods Bible Study
"What a beautiful story painting a vivid picture of what the glorious grace of God looks like! We can't earn it; we don't deserve it; yet He gives it freely. Kathy's transparency through many seasons in life gives such hope and life in situations that feel hopeless. Our God can move mountains - no matter the size!"
- Michiliene Lorenz
Youth Minister of Liberty Church
