I woke up on my birthday in 2005 with the realization that my life was going to change for the better. I did not hear an audible voice or receive a cryptic message; rather, my entire being--mind, soul, spirit, body--was filled with this revelation. Despite my subsequent faith failure, God brought an incredible man into my life in the fall of 2006, and I experienced love far beyond my hopes and dreams. We married in 2008, and every day was bliss. I had not known this kind of love existed outside of fairy tales. Quietly and without warning, my love moved to heaven in the early morning hours on March 22, 2011. Through the grief and tears that followed over the next few years, an intimate relationship began with God, bringing healing of all the losses in my life and the pain of the past. He has changed my mind, my heart, my hopes and desires, through His amazing love and grace, and in the process He has given me a beautiful love story to share. Writing "Showered By Grace" was another layer of spiritual catharsis for healing through the Lord while grieving over the loss of my husband. Each morning, before I started working on the book, I prayed first for guidance from the Holy Spirit. This was an assignment that we completed together. I wrote simply, without "preaching" or interpreting, according to His purpose. Many women have told me they felt as though God was speaking directly to them as they read the book. Their responses have encouraged me greatly. My passion is talking and praying with people who need to experience the healing love of God. His instruction to me when He called me to write this book was, "Tell people what I have done for you", and I hope to share my story with as many people as possible. Iris Long shares Showered By Grace as her first published book. Before being called to write, she worked in medical transcription for 35 years. This mother, widow, and grandmother enjoys her family, the mountains of East Tennessee, and ministering to others. Iris resides in Goshen, Indiana.