Loved No Matter What!

Shealyn Visser is a mom, elementary school teacher, and children’s ministry leader who calls Ottawa, Canada home.

She has been passionate about early childhood learning her whole life, volunteering as a children’s ministry leader at her local church for over 20 years, writing grace-based curriculum, and running summer camps and Sunday programs for children of all ages.

She attended the University of Ottawa to earn her Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts specializing in Second Language Teaching, and has been a public school teacher for the past 12 years.

She is very excited to partner with Gracebased for the release of her children’s book, Loved No Matter What!

It all started with a book…

At 16, Shealyn noticed a copy of Grace Based Parenting on her parent’s bookshelf. She felt too young to read it at the time, but couldn’t resist picking it up two years later when she began her university studies to become a teacher.

Shealyn was immediately drawn to the message of grace: so much of what she was reading resonated with her. It actually led her to base her entire philosophy of education on the principles found in the book.

As a public school teacher, she’s watched as children’s lives have been impacted by this approach. Now, with children of her own, it has been so powerful to grow in grace together.

Shealyn is passionate about translating the message of grace to children, and it’s always been in her heart to write stories for them. When her son was three months old, she was driving with her husband to see her family for the holidays and just started writing. Once the pandemic hit, she felt that this book needed to be in families’ hands and not just sitting on her hard drive!

She spoke with a friend and amazing illustrator, who partnered with Shealyn to illustrate this book.

Naomi Edwards is an award-winning illustrator and animator. Her work has been featured in places like Sony Pictures Animation, Netflix, Disney, and the Oscar award-winning short Hair Love and now in Loved No Matter What!

We are so excited to partner with Shealyn. This book has impacted our entire staff and our respective families, and we can’t wait to get it into homes across the world!

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