Falling Free
Rescued from the Life I Always Wanted
Shannan Martin had the perfect life: a cute farmhouse on six rambling acres, a loving husband, three adorable kids, money, friends, a close-knit church—a safe, happy existence. But when the bottom dropped out through a series of shocking changes and ordinary inconveniences, the Martins followed God’s call to something radically different.
Their plunge from “safety” was the best thing that could have happened to them. Falling Free charts their pilgrimage from the self-focused wisdom of the world to the topsy-turvy life of God’s more being found in less.
What People Are Saying…
“Shannan’s story feels at once familiar and spectacular, ordinary and exceptional. You will discover that at the same time her words make you squirm, you will wish you lived next door to her. You will want her wisdom and you will want her pickles.”
Jen Hatmaker, New York Times bestselling author of Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire
“Through beautiful prose and glorious storytelling, Shannan has laid out the gospel for us. The Spirit of God is crackling with transformative power in these pages.”
Deidra Riggs, speaker and author of One: Unity in a Divided World
“Be prepared, as you read Falling Free to have your atrophied, tired notion of God propelled into a new and spacious place. With humor, grace, and not a little jostling of your comfort zone, Shannan Martin will introduce you to the mess at the margins.”
Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries; author of Tattoos on the Heart: the Power of Boundless Compassion
“Shannan Martin can turn a phrase into something so surprising, so stunning, it will both catch your breath and break your heart. Falling Free is an exquisite work.”
Emily P. Freeman, author of Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World
