Date of Award

Summer 2008

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

English

Program/Concentration

Creative Writing

Committee Director

Michael Pearson

Committee Member

Joseph Cosco

Committee Member

Sheri Reynolds

Call Number for Print

Special Collections; LD4331.E64 K46 2008

Abstract

Morning Has Broken: Uncommon Grace in an Ordinary Family is a memoir about finding personal meaning and peace in spite of family chaos due to a troubled son, marital distress, career problems and serious illness. The chaos almost causes the family — especially the writer — to implode. But in the end, as everything she thought was necessary for a satisfying life is either threatened or stripped away, she finds a place inside herself where nothing is wrong and everything is as it is supposed to be. This becomes her moment of grace, when she realizes that she is "enough" without any improvements and that every imperfect or difficult moment becomes sacred through acceptance. Ultimately, Morning Has Broken: Uncommon Grace in an Ordinary Family is about the miracle of being happy.

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DOI

10.25777/bx90-rv71

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