{"product_id":"missing-mum-finding-grace-9781067275303","title":"Missing Mum Finding Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMissing Mum, Finding Grace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt nine years old, Marian watched her mother's car roar away down the long gravel road in rural New Zealand. It never truly came back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the quiet, empty house that followed, she was raised by a devoted but overwhelmed father alongside her younger brother and sister. She grew up carrying a deep, unspoken ache - the profound absence of a mother. The questions. The anger. The quiet sense of being different from every friend whose mum was there at the school gate, the dinner table, and the ordinary moments that shape a child's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, as a wife, mother of four, and grandmother of seven, that old wound was still there - until COVID lockdown stripped away every distraction. In the silence, Marian finally turned toward the pain she had carried for a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she discovered changed everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough raw honesty, the steady comfort of Scripture, and the powerful metaphor of the family wheel's broken spokes - \u003cstrong\u003eprotection, nurture, guidance, and belonging\u003c\/strong\u003e - she began the courageous work of healing. She shares the tender journey of confronting the mother who left, the unexpected grace of reconciliation before her mother's passing, and the beautiful, imperfect process of learning to mother differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMissing Mum, Finding Grace\u003c\/em\u003e is not only a story of what was lost. It is an invitation to what can be redeemed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarried the ache of a difficult, absent, or emotionally unavailable mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFelt the ripple effects of that wound in your own mothering, relationships, or sense of self\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonged to break generational cycles with grace instead of striving or resentment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelieved that deep healing is still possible - even after decades - through faith, truth, and courage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e...then this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith compassion and hard-won wisdom, Marian offers a path forward. One where pain is transformed into purpose, where the spokes of family connection can be repaired, and where you can step into motherhood and grandmotherhood with greater presence, joy, and the quiet strength of grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you read it as the complete story or journey through the four standalone parts, \u003cem\u003eMissing Mum, Finding Grace\u003c\/em\u003e will meet you in the ache and walk with you toward healing and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e Marian Louise Lane is a strengths coach, educator, author, and host of the faith-inspired podcast \u003cem\u003eUplifting Motherhood: A Great Choice\u003c\/em\u003e. A fifth-generation New Zealander from a rural dairy-farming family in Ohaupo, Aotearoa New Zealand she writes from the intersection of personal story, professional coaching, and deep Christian faith. She is passionate about helping women heal from mother wounds, embrace motherhood as a great choice, and build legacies of presence and belonging for the generations that follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grace Haven Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781067275303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Marian Louise Lane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514328506549,"sku":"9781067275303","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781067275303.jpg?v=1791903635","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/missing-mum-finding-grace-9781067275303","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}