A Beautiful Disaster: Finding Hope in the Midst of Brokenness - Paperbackby Marlena Graves (Author), John Ortberg (Foreword by), Laura Ortberg Turner (Foreword by) Interweaving biblical insights and personal narratives, this eloquently written book shows how God often uses suffering and desert experiences to form us into Christ's image. Marlena Graves shares her experiences of growing up poor in a house plagued by mental illness as a means to explore the forces God uses to shape us into beautiful people in the midst of