About The Book
About The Book
Run Your Race With Grace
This story doesn’t begin with answers. It begins with looking back—at the girl she once was, the life she imagined, and the moment everything started to shift.
In Run Your Race with Grace, Shona Renay shares her journey from a small Texas town to early independence, through a relationship that changed her life, and into motherhood that required more strength than she knew she had. She writes honestly about betrayal, exhaustion, loyalty, and what it means to try to hold everything together while slowly losing yourself.
At its core, this is the story of a mother—loving, flawed, and real. Shona opens some of the hardest parts of her life, including estrangement from her eldest daughter and granddaughter, not to explain it away, but to finally speak the truth.
Woven through it all is a moment that changed everything—a near-death experience that reshaped how she sees life, faith, and grace. It didn’t erase the past, but it gave it meaning.
This is not a story about finishing perfectly.
It’s a story about continuing—
especially when it’s hard.
This memoir doesn’t start with answers but with introspection. It presents an woman reflecting on the girl she once was, the life she envisioned, and the moment everything subtly began to unravel.
In “Run Your Race with Grace,” Shona Renay recounts her journey from her childhood on the Texas plains to early independence, a love that required compromise, and motherhood demanding more strength than she thought she possessed. She confronts the truth head-on, writing candidly about betrayal, exhaustion, unwavering loyalty, and the burden of trying to keep a family together while losing herself in the process.
At the heart of the story is a mother’s soul—deeply loving, profoundly flawed, and unmistakably human. Shona opens the most painful chapters of her life, including her estrangement from her eldest daughter and granddaughter, not to justify her choices but to finally speak her truth.
Woven throughout the narrative is a pivotal moment: a near-death experience that opened her eyes to the reality of Heaven, the nearness to Jesus, and the assurance that grace never abandons us, even when we abandon ourselves.
This book isn’t about finishing strong; it’s about the relentless refusal to quit.
Why Read It?
Run Your Race With Grace
This book is for anyone who has ever wondered if their past has changed what their life could be.
It’s for parents who love fiercely, even when they fall short.
For those trying to make sense of where they’ve been—and where they’re headed.
For anyone who knows that life can be both beautiful and painful, sometimes at the same time.
Run Your Race with Grace doesn’t offer a perfect ending. It offers honesty. It offers space to grieve, to reflect, and to begin again.
It is a reminder that your mistakes do not erase your purpose—and that grace is not something you earn.
If you’ve ever felt behind, disappointed, or unsure if you can start again, this story will meet you where you are—
and remind you that your race is not over —no matter how far off course you feel.
This book is for anyone who has ever questioned their self-worth because of past choices.
It is for parents who love fiercely yet imperfectly, with children seeking to understand where they came from, and for readers who recognize that life can be both breathtaking and heartbreaking in the same breath.
“Run Your Race with Grace” doesn’t promise self-help or happy endings. Instead, it offers freedom to be honest, to grieve, and to find hope anew. It reassures us that our mistakes do not define our journey’s finish line, and grace is not earned by perfection.
If you’ve ever felt behind, disappointed, or afraid that you’ve ruined your chance at the life you dreamed of, this memoir will meet you where you are and gently remind you that your race is still yours to run.