You're probably here because you want to know a little more about me.

My name is Danielle Nicole Niyotwagira. I'm a wife, mom to two girls, and a special education teacher.

For most of my life, I was also something else: a self-righteous saint, convinced my standing with God depended on how well I performed.

I knew I was saved by grace, but I lived like I still had to prove I deserved it. Underneath it, I was measuring, myself against everyone else, and everyone else against me.

I thought if I could just get it right enough, be disciplined enough, understand enough, God would be a little more pleased with me.

It took years, through motherhood, ministry, and every effort to look put-together, before that belief finally broke.

The Self-Righteous Saint is the story of how it broke, and how patient, kind, and merciful God was with me through every year I misunderstood His grace.

If you're still striving, still measuring, still trying to earn what's already yours, this book was written for you.