Undone

A Story of Making Peace with an Unexpected Life

By: Michele Cushatt

Narrated by: Michele Cushatt

Become empowered to face your own messy, complicated life with fresh courage and bravery.

Undone is author Michele Cushatt's quest to make peace with a complicated life. It is an honest confession of a diagnosis of cancer and the joys and disappointments of motherhood and marriage, ripe with regret over what is and yet still hopeful for what could be.

With enough humor to ease the rawness of the story, Undone takes you on a roller-coaster two-year journey through the unexpectedness of life. A look back makes Michele long for a do-over, the chance to make fewer mistakes and leave less of a mess to clean up. A look forward makes Michele wonder if all her attempts to control life have robbed her of the vibrancy of it. And in the middle of this internal chaos, she finds her once-pristine house filled with the sights and sounds of three small, uncontainable children who just want to be loved.

In the end, Undone turns complication into a beautiful canvas, angst into joy, and the unknown into an adventure, revealing that sometimes life's most colorful and courageous stories are written right in the middle of the mess.

©2015 Michele Cushatt (P)2015 Zondervan

Those Who have Suffered make the Best Friends

If you ever struggle with thinking you have to be the perfect mother or wife, or that God loves you because of what you do or don’t do, then this book is for you. When this book 1st came out, I listen to it multiple times. When her second book came out four years later I wondered why I had listened to her first book so many times. So, I went back and listen to it again ( and then again). First of all, despite the fact that the author has suffered through more than most people do in a lifetime all in a relatively short period of time, it is a funny, uplifting read- never depressing. It is a must read for any Christian woman who has either been divorced, tried to raise teenage boys, adopted traumatized children or who has suffered with cancer. Mostly, it is for anyone who is suffering. This book was like having a friend who was honest about how difficult life can be and understood my struggles. Her message- in the midst of our very real pain and disappointments God is there loving us in our weakness not judging us for our failures. I highly recommend.

You are not alone

This book is beautifully written AND read. The authentic voice of Michelle's touches my heart. I relate to the cancer fighting, the parenting, the love-giving of it all. Sometimes all we need is I'm not alone to carry on.
I struggled with giving enough patience to my 10-month old son, after hearing the story of Michelle rocking her angry son screaming, I sobbed on the drive home. All I needed was to hold my baby and give him love.

Amazing!

A must read for everyone struggling with life's circumstances. I didn't want it to end! Great job, Michele...thank you!

Wonderful--breathtaking in knowing all conveyed

I started this book with great hope, and it was beyond expectations. Michele's openness and honesty pierces my heart in the places it needed to be. It also gave me peace in knowing that despite losses beyond words, that we can all find peace when we give it to Him. Thank you Michele.

Loved it.

Encouragement for us all. Michele Cushatt speaks a transparent language that anyone struggling can understand. Her story is about perseverance and continuing to live even with a very shaky and unknown future. “For I know the plans I have for you...”. Beautiful.

Dive into this book!

Undone - A heartfilled, raw and redeeming story, shared by Michelle, that applies to every single soul. You will find yourself nodding your head in the yes motion because you can relate, crying because you get it, singing because you can, and laughing out loud because you forget you're listening to a book and not sitting together in a local coffee shop.

Raw. Realistic. Relatable.

Michele opens the door to her home, heart and family where we walk through the relatable messy to find refreshing and inspiration as she shares her walk with God as she navigates crisis, trauma and obedience to God’s call and will for her life despite outward circumstances. I love her storytelling. Wonderful selection!

Heart warming, loving, eye opening, real.

transparent and wonderful. thank you for being real. Relating life to God. I will be sharing!

Jesus’s perfection is seen best in the imperfections

The in your face reminder that Jesus’s perfection is seen best in the imperfections us and our life! I love this book and I’m thankful for Michele’s deep and honest insight. Life is broken but we have this hope in what is unseen.....God fights our battle.

Wonderful

Very encouraging uplifting and inspiring! A must read. I highly recommend this title to believer and non believer alike.