Strenuous Blessings

This book of personal essays addresses experiences that—though often laced with emotional pain—led the author to deep gratitude. Hence the book’s title: Strenuous Blessings. Written in a direct, penetrating, singularly readable style, the stories focus on challenges such as infertility, step mothering, and serious childhood illness. These issues are explored from the inside out, chronicling pathways from heartache to gratefulness.