In The Trusting
she found love, hope and peace
A companion to Grace Reacher’s first book, Abandoned but NOT Alone, In the Trusting… She Found Love, Hope, and Peace continues Gracie’s journey. Although the books are connected, each tells a story that can be enjoyed on its own,
regardless of which you read first.
Travel with Gracie as she searches for the childhood
love she never forgot, holding on to a dream that
has remained in her heart for years.
Along the way, she encounters unexpected crossroads, difficult decisions,
and circumstances that challenge everything she thought she understood
about love, relationships, and happily-ever-after.
Told in third person, this heartfelt story explores a longing so many women understand:
the desire to find a love that feels safe, lasting, and true.
But as Gracie follows her heart, she begins discovering that not every open door
leads where we expect, and not every dream unfolds according to our plans.
Her journey offers lessons about recognizing warning signs, making wise choices,
and learning to trust God even when the path ahead is uncertain.
Through moments of hope, disappointment, and unexpected discoveries,
Gracie begins to understand something that changes the way she sees love.
The acceptance, security, and unconditional love she has spent her life
searching for cannot be found in another person alone.
They begin with the One who created her, knows her completely, and has loved her all along.
As Gracie learns to trust her Heavenly Father, she begins discovering her own worth,
the freedom to receive His love, and the possibility of
building healthier relationships with others.
And through it all, she never gives up on the dream that first stirred her heart.
Gracie hopes her story will encourage you to hold on to hope, trust God’s leading,
and remember that even when life takes an unexpected turn, your story is not finished.
Sometimes the greatest discovery isn’t finding the love we’ve been searching for.
It’s discovering the love that has been waiting for us all along.
Book Excerpt
Everyone is looking for love, to be accepted and wanted, to be respected, to have a partner to do life with, and to share the ups and downs until death does them part. This story is about a life lesson on what to do and what not to do to find true lasting love.
Surprise for you : You will also discover how to find the love you were created to crave, regardless of marriage.
Enjoy the journey to finding true love and the secret to that success.
Back cover synopsis
Gracie craved a love from people that only God could give her. Not knowing that, she put unreasonable expectations on everyone in her life, expectations that no one could live up to, creating a cycle of disappointment, rejection, and failure to reaching her goal—to be loved. Through her pain and the eyes of abandonment, Gracie’s view was distorted and blurry as she made bad decisions on her own. She longed for a deep, fulfilling love, but at the same time, she felt unworthy to receive what she needed. She had dreams of her perfect relationship with her soulmate, but her dreams did not mirror those her parents had for her.
Spiraling out of control in her quest to feel loved, Gracie became desperate to find her soulmate, wrestling with God over His plan and timing. There were many crossroads in her life where she had to choose to trust God or “help” Him. Gracie struggled with whether she should wait for God to make her dreams come true, or should she create the life she wanted and hope God blessed her plan.
Find out which path Gracie chose as you follow her journey on her quest for that special person God created just for her. See how our Heavenly Father patiently teaches her how to hear the wisdom in His whisper on her way to discovering there is no greater love than the love He offered her. Observe how our Heavenly Father patiently loved her through every step through her wilderness journey, sprinkling grace and mercy while teaching her lessons, leaving signs and signals that He was there all along, offering guidance to find what she was looking for. Find peace and hope for yourself as you see how God loves Gracie through every step by bringing her to a quiet place where she could finally hear His whisper.
In the trusting, she found the love for which she had always been searching, and it didn’t look anything like she had expected. When she stopped looking and chose to put all her hope in God, He surprised her with her soulmate. She also discovered the gift that God has for all His children—the special love that brought her hope and peace. This story will surely encourage you as it leads you to find healing in your heart. God bless you.
About the Author
Grace Reacher is the pen name of Daisy Hawkins, a widow, mother, grandmother, author, and Bible teacher born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. An honors graduate in Ministry Leadership, Grace has a heart for helping women discover their God-given identity, recognize their worth in His eyes, and grow in a personal, intimate relationship with their Heavenly Father through Jesus and Holy Spirit.
Her writing is deeply rooted in Scripture, personal testimony, and the lessons she has learned through life’s joys, heartbreaks, unexpected turns, and seasons of
healing. Grace is no stranger to difficult valleys. Through loss, disappointment, and decisions that brought both blessings and painful consequences, she has
discovered the faithfulness of a Heavenly Father
who never stopped loving her.
Those experiences have given her a special compassion for women who struggle with rejection, abandonment, insecurity, or the longing to feel loved and accepted.
An encourager by nature, Grace loves sharing what God has taught her through His Word and her personal experiences. She believes that even life’s most difficult seasons can become opportunities to discover His love, mercy, and faithfulness.
With her naturally optimistic outlook, Grace is known for looking for the blessings hidden within
life’s challenges. She enjoys listening, encouraging, writing, studying Scripture,
and spending time with her family.
Her first two books, Abandoned but NOT Alone and In the Trusting… She Found Love, Hope,
and Peace, share Gracie’s deeply personal journey through abandonment, the search for love,
and the discovery of healing and hope through faith in God.
Today, Grace continues writing and teaching through Chosen & Crowned Ministries, encouraging women to move beyond simply knowing about God and begin experiencing the joy of knowing Him personally.
Her heart’s desire is that every woman discover she is seen, known, deeply loved,
and invited into a lasting relationship with her Heavenly Father.
Because no matter where your journey has taken you, your story is not finished.
And you are never beyond the reach of His love.
“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:
for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.”
Psalms 9:10
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.”
Proverbs 3:5-7
“Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped:
therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.”
Psalms 28:6-8
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”
Romans 15:13
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