About Shaun
Shaun Hern is a 61-year-old single dad to two neurodivergent kids, a faith-based memoirist, and the voice behind the GrandpaDad brand. He writes from the place most people are actually living — where faith is real but not always tidy, and belief shows up tired some days. His books are less about having it figured out and more about keeping company with people who are still trying.
He believes deeply and still gets distracted. He trusts God and still argues with Him occasionally. He knows Scripture and still forgets to live it out before coffee. That honesty is the whole point. Shaun writes about his nonverbal daughter Ll'annelee, his endlessly verbal toddler son Logann, and the daily business of parenting children who need everything you have — turning flour footprints, fridge padlocks, and mop-bucket spa days into something that looks a lot like grace.
In his devotional and memoir work, Shaun brings Scripture down to floor level — pairing Psalm 121 with a late-night worry spiral, 2 Corinthians 12 with a meeting where nobody listened, Galatians 6 with the quiet of carrying something too long. His aim is simple: to sit beside the reader. To remind them that God doesn't need us impressive. He needs us available.
"This isn't written from the mountaintop. It's written from the porch — from the middle of life, where faith is real but not always tidy."
"My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."
Community
Shaun's work lives inside communities that are often overlooked — and they're his communities too. He's not writing about them from the outside. He's writing with them.
For those who thought they were done and found themselves starting over — with love that runs deep, backs that run tired, and a faith that keeps showing up anyway. You belong here.
Caregivers navigating systems, waiting for calls, sitting in conference rooms while professionals discuss your child like a case file. Shaun has been in that room. He speaks from this ground.
Readers who believe deeply and still get distracted. Who trust God and still argue with Him sometimes. Not polished faith. The kind that shows up tired some days and keeps walking anyway.
"God doesn't need us impressive. He needs us available. And most days, showing up tired still counts."— Shaun Hern
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This book made me feel seen in a way I didn't expect. Shaun writes like he knows exactly what your Tuesday at 2am looks like — because he's been there. Required reading for any parent who has ever felt overwhelmed and still faithful.
Every parent who has ever felt overwhelmed and under-qualified needs to read this. Honest, funny, and genuinely hopeful. Shaun doesn't pretend faith makes it easy — he shows how faith makes it possible.
I laughed out loud, then cried two pages later. That's a rare gift in a book. Shaun writes about parenting the way it actually is — not the way we wish it was. I've already bought copies for three people.
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