Staci’s memoir, “Love Makes Room", about coming to understand and affirm her daughter’s gay orientation in the context of her Christian faith, is now available to pre-order on Amazon and other places books are sold. “Love Makes Room” is an accidental guidebook and companion for other parents and loved ones of LGBTQ people struggling to make room for new ways of thinking about this topic.
Synopsis: When our daughter Abby came out to us at 16, I couldn’t have been more surprised. We were a Jesus-loving, church-going, Bible-believing family and, as I understood it, being gay didn’t fit into any of those paradigms. In the months (and years) that followed, my faith faltered, and I questioned the beliefs about God and the Bible I had leaned on since I was a child. Coming to terms with this new reality was a challenge—and an invitation—to make room for many things along the way: the inevitability of uncertainty, hope in the midst of loss, awkward and tough conversations, an expanding faith, and a greater understanding of God’s love.
“Love Makes Room” comes out May 11, 2021 on Broadleaf Books.
What People Are Saying…
These pages are not trying to win any arguments, but are a beautiful opening to many important conversations. This book is timely for me, and is giving me language for my own journey with people I love. I want to make room. —Sara Groves, singer/songwriter
With tender eloquence, Staci Frenes reminds us that love's most extraordinary gift often starts so simply--by putting your ear to the chest of those you cherish most and listening deeply to their heart. —Jennifer Knapp, singer/songwriter, author, “Facing the Music”
If you are committed to understanding and loving you gay child, queer cousin, or trans neighbor, start here with Love Makes Room. The story of Staci Frenes's quest for a more expansive expression of love will help you make room in your heart for others, too. It's that simple. It's that difficult. It's that profound. —Jonathan Merritt, award-winning author of “Learning to Speak God from Scratch”
