My Son, John by Kathi Macias is a story of Liz’s struggle amid the horror of the brutal murder of her mother at the hand of her son. In one act of viciousness, her idyllic life is turned upside down and shaken to the core. Her life is now measured by “before—before her son, John, killed his grandmother, before their lives were shattered and shredded by the mother/grandmother’s murder and John’s subsequent arrest and confession. Each day brings greater and deeper pain. Each day feels more hopeless than the one before.

 

But when Liz’s fractured world collides with God’s grace, she encounters the power of God to unconditionally love her son.

 

Though this is a novel, if you’ve ever had a prodigal son or daughter and you are standing at the gait awaiting his or her return, this story takes on a realism that touches the soul and long-held pain a parent experiences. But Macias doesn’t leave her readers there. We learn with Liz that though the troubles and solutions are beyond our ability to cope with much less solve, they are not beyond the heart and control of our heavenly Father.

 

Journey with the Peterson family through their nightmare as they find forgiveness and hope.