A Love-stretched Life
Stories on Wrangling Hope, Embracing the Unexpected, and Discovering the Meaning of Family
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. · Print & ebook · May 17, 2022
This life is real and complicated, messy, colorful, good, exhausting, and exhilarating—often simultaneously.
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- Who it’s for
- An honest, humorous memoir holds faith and hope alongside the untidy work of loving well.
- Themes
- Hope amid life's curveballs, Family and belonging, Loving through difficulty
- Genres
- Adoption & Fostering, Personal Memoirs, Motherhood
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This life is real and complicated, messy, colorful, good, exhausting, and exhilarating—often simultaneously. It’s easy to feel overburdened by life’s demands. Looking out into the world as well as under the roof of our home may cause us to question, “How did we get here? And how will we get through?” Jillana Goble has been there.
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With honesty, faith, and a dose of humor, her debut memoir, A Love-Stretched Life, chronicles what she's continually learning on the suspension bridge between reality and hope. A mom via foster care, birth, and adoption—in that order—for nearly two decades, Jillana has experienced life’s curveballs. Her come-as-you-are posture amidst a daily reality far different than she ever imagined reassures you that you’re not alone if your life isn’t tidily wrapped in a bow. These stories will stay with you as you strive to love and to love well, even when—and especially when—it’s hard. Whether you are widening your family circle or just trying to get through the day, Jillana welcomes you to her table, offering you an anchor of hope to hang on to as you navigate your own love-stretched life.
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An honest, humorous memoir holds faith and hope alongside the untidy work of loving well.
Come here for
- Stories shaped by foster care, birth, and adoption
- A candid companion for days that refuse to tie themselves in a bow
Expect
- Warmth without pretending life is simple
- Hope rooted in everyday family life
Where it sits
| Adoption & Fostering | 89% |
|---|---|
| Personal Memoirs | 76% |
| Motherhood | 62% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Adoption & Fostering
- Christian Social Issues
- Christian Parenting
- Authors
- Jillana Goble
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
- Published
- May 17, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Hope amid life's curveballs · Family and belonging · Loving through difficulty
- Reading lane
- Adoption & Fostering