{"product_id":"calculated-hesitation-paperback","title":"Calculated Hesitation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Grace Van Der Kroef\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePause. Breathe. There is holiness in the hesitation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalculated Hesitation by Canadian poet and artist Mary Grace van der Kroef is a moving collection of Christian poetry that explores what happens in the split-second space between breaking and choosing to hope again. Written for weary hearts, deep feelers, and quiet thinkers, these poems speak to anyone who has ever wrestled with anxiety, loneliness, creative burnout, or the weight of simply existing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a lyrical, accessible style, the poems in Calculated Hesitation move between the deeply personal and the quietly universal. Mary Grace writes about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efear of the unknown and trust in a God you cannot see\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe pressure to keep up with a fast-paced world while your heart longs to slow down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe weight of your own story, the temptation to drown in self, and the grace of being met by another soul who feeds you truth and companionship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe way hesitation can be shame, but it can also be restraint, discernment, even a prayer before your next brave step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poetry collection is ideal for readers who love: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristian poetry and spiritual reflections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInspirational poetry collections about healing and hope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContemporary faith-based poetry on mental health and emotional wellness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGentle, truth-telling verses about grief, anxiety, and recovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevotional style poems that can be savoured one at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout Calculated Hesitation, Mary Grace van der Kroef writes with the compassion of someone who has sat in the dark and still chosen to light a candle. Her images are tender and concrete, her voice vulnerable and grounded. She does not rush you into easy answers. Instead, she invites you to sit in the tension, to notice the beauty hidden in small moments, and to discover that what the world calls hesitation may, in fact, be holy courage learning to speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are longing for Christian poetry that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etells the truth about struggle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehonours both your questions and your faith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand gently points you back toward hope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ethen Calculated Hesitation belongs on your nightstand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTake a breath. Turn the page. Let these poems keep you company in the pause, until you are ready for your next brave step.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54054629867827,"sku":"9781069153708","price":21.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/tx6APMtsFL9781069153708.webp?v=1789030306","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/calculated-hesitation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}