Vaneetha Risner

Vaneetha Risner is a writer and speaker who is passionate about helping people find hope in their suffering. Her latest book, Walking Through Fire: A Memoir of Loss and Redemption , as well as her devotional, The Scars That Have Shaped Me , encourage readers to turn to Christ in their pain. Her story includes childhood bullying, losing an infant son, developing post-polio syndrome, and going through an unwanted divorce. Some of her greatest joys are being a wife to Joel and a mother to Katie...See more

Vaneetha Risner is a writer and speaker who is passionate about helping people find hope in their suffering. Her latest book, Walking Through Fire: A Memoir of Loss and Redemption , as well as her devotional, The Scars That Have Shaped Me , encourage readers to turn to Christ in their pain. Her story includes childhood bullying, losing an infant son, developing post-polio syndrome, and going through an unwanted divorce. Some of her greatest joys are being a wife to Joel and a mother to Katie and Kristi and you can find her embarrassing them in Raleigh, NC, or online at vaneetha.com. Vaneetha writes regularly for Desiring God , and has been featured on Family Life Today, Joni & Friends , and Christianity Today . See less