THE INSPIRATIONAL BOOK BY MICHELLE JOY
Joyfully Star-Mapping Through
Life's Dung Piles
2025 Word Guild Awards Finalist!
MICHELLE JOY BOOKS
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FROM READERS
Alan Anderson
fellow writer, retired chaplain
"Michelle’s book gives much food for thought for readers. She offers an image laden word picture
of the brevity, fragility, yet beautiful gift of life in living with grief."
Steph Beth Nickel
editor
The Judges of
Castle Quay Books
and the Word Guild
"The author acknowledges that everyone's grief journey is unique and offers Bright Stars of Promise and Dung Truffles of Resistance that can help readers cope with their own grief. Real. Raw. And practical. Kudos, Michelle! Thank you for sharing your heart."
"Michelle's book offers a transparency with the losses in her life as she shares some excellent insights and reflections. Her memoir paints a vivid picture of the heartache of her grief and yet the hope of eternity for believers. Excellent Scripture references throughout as well as other resources that were well used."
BIO
Michelle Joy is an author, college instructor, mom of three, and wife of one. She grew up as a missionary kid in Belize, Central America, the youngest of 10 children. In addition to her twin’s death, she has since lived through the loss of two other sisters.
In her new book, Joyfully Star-Mapping through Life's Dung Piles, Michelle writes about finding her way through her wrenching sadness.
Using the dung beetle as a picture, she describes the “bright stars of promise” that continue to help her cope moment by moment. She also lists the “dung truffles of resistance” that give her just a bit more strength to keep pressing on for one more day.
Michelle's prayerful desire is that her writing sparks renewed hope, joy, and love in readers, regardless of their challenges.
