
You're in Good Company
The Gift of Friendship, Motherhood, and Showing Up
Zondervan · Print & ebook · March 17, 2026
Find the community your soul craves when you learn to practice the imperfect kind of hospitality that grows real friendships.
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- Who it’s for
- Honest essays connect friendship, food, and motherhood without pretending community needs a polished table.
- Themes
- Friendship and community, Motherhood, Imperfect hospitality
- Genres
- Motherhood, Friendship, Hosting & Entertaining
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Friend-ishKelly Needham60% matchAlso shares Friendship
A Love-stretched LifeJillana Goble59% match
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M Is for MamaAbbie Halberstadt57% match
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Find the community your soul craves when you learn to practice the imperfect kind of hospitality that grows real friendships. You're in Good Company, by Ashlee Gadd and the writers of Coffee + Crumbs, is a heartfelt collection of stories celebrating the unique roles that friendship, food, and hospitality play within the context of motherhood.
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They say it takes a village to raise a child—but how do you build community in a world that feels too busy, too lonely, and too polished? Through captivating and honest essays, You're in Good Company invites you to rediscover what hospitality can look like in a rushed and increasingly isolated world. Forget fancy dinner parties. Showing up looks like folding laundry together, sharing soup on the porch, crying on hikes, and laughing around the fire pit. These are real stories from real moms, offering encouragement to open your door, your heart, and your life—even when things feel messy. This book will help you discover: - Deeper connections, richer friendships, and a more engaged sense of community - Tangible examples of creating sacred, memorable moments in the midst of a busy life - Encouragement to approach hospitality through a lens of faith, love, and belonging Hospitality is about showing up, consistently and imperfectly, with love and care. Whether you're craving connection or simply trying to make space for friendship in the midst of a busy life, You're in Good Company invites you to live more openly, love more deeply, and—with time and consistency—create the village you've always wanted.
Imperfect Hospitality
Honest essays connect friendship, food, and motherhood without pretending community needs a polished table.
Come here for
- Warm reflections on friendship, faith, and making room for one another
- A generous view of hospitality beyond dinner parties
Expect
- Real stories from mothers about showing up in messy, ordinary life
- An inviting, essay-led meditation on belonging and community
Where it sits
| Friendship | 72% |
|---|---|
| Motherhood | 63% |
| Hosting & Entertaining | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Hosting & Entertaining
- Friendship
- Motherhood
- Devotional Readings
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- Christian Family & Relationships
- Inspirational Christian Books
- Women's Issues (Christian)
- Devotionals
- Authors
- Ashlee Gadd
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Published
- March 17, 2026
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship and community · Motherhood · Imperfect hospitality
- Reading lane
- Hosting & Entertaining