Broken Children, Sovereign God

Rejoicing in God’s Goodness in the Midst of Childhood Mental Illness

Leslie Schmucker

Writing to encourage other families who find themselves dealing with mental health disorders, Leslie Schmucker explores different aspects of her and her family’s experience with their daughter, Jackie. Through violence and mayhem, joy and hope, intense isolation, shame and confusion, Leslie’s honest testimony to the goodness of God is humbling.

Whether you are raising a child with a mental health disorder
or not, this book will challenge your comfortable Christianity and show you a love beyond measure.

Leslie Schmucker

Leslie Schmucker worked for over a decade with mentally ill children. She directs the special needs program at Dayspring Christian Academy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has
written for The Gospel Coalition and Desiring God, and blogs
at leslieschmucker.com. She and her husband Steve have three grown children and eight grandchildren.