Ten Pieces of My Former Self

In Ten Pieces of My Former Self, author Ivy W. Harrell narrates a story of her journey, of childhood angst, daddy issues, and a life gone awry. But she also shares a story about the power of God and how he intervened and delivered her from the angst and waywardness. This memoir chronicles how Ivy realized she couldn’t do life on her own when an inexplicable shift in her heart brought her to her knees as she cried out to the Lord.

It offers a look at the lessons she experienced, telling how she learned that when things go wrong and the weight of the wrongness wants to consume her, God will make a way of escape. She learned that reflection helps in seeing more clearly the poor decisions and thoughtless choices, some she barely lived through. She learned that her past—as unsheltered as it was—doesn’t define her. Ivy submits no regrets, only gratefulness to God for having made it through, piece by piece.