The Mother Duck Who Went Looking
Not long after we lost Isaac, I was asked to direct a children's musical about an ugly duckling. I had no idea how close to home it would hit.
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Reflections before the book
Short, honest posts drawn from the chapters, a preview of what's coming, one story at a time.
What I Actually Wanted Was Control
A role I once played taught me the difference between judgment and empathy. A pregnancy years later taught me the difference between control and faith.
Read the post →He Did Not Leave Me Alone That Night
An ambulance, snow outside a hospital in South Korea, and a son I would only get to hold for a little while.
Read the post →The Fourteen-Year-Old Who Led Me Without Knowing It
In the middle of severe postpartum depression in South Korea, a teenage babysitter with no title and no training led me through the hardest season of my life.
Read the post →The Friend I Loved Past the Point of Helping
What happens when a gift you were genuinely given becomes the very thing harming you both.
Read the post →The Night I Decided Motherhood Couldn't Possibly Be Divine
I collapsed on the floor holding a screaming infant, certain God had made a mistake putting me in charge of her.
Read the post →Put the Book Down. Then Act.
On motivational posters, the four women this book was written for, and what happens after the last page.
Read the post →The Glass, the Broom, and What My Daughter Needed to See
What a ten-year-old's shattered glass taught me about grace, safety, and the difference between a mess and a mistake.
Read the post →The Night I Chose to Believe the Sun Was Rising
On grief, postpartum depression, and one impossible morning that became the foundation of how I lead my home.
Read the post →What My Husband Asked Me on Our Couch
The night a newlywed military wife realized every yes she'd said had nothing to do with what she wanted.
Read the post →You Have Been Leading This Whole Time
On four older brothers, a football field, and the three women who taught me what leadership runs on.
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