A LoveStretched Life, Jillana Goble
A LoveStretched Life, Jillana Goble
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A Love-Stretched Life
Stories on Wrangling Hope, Embracing the Unexpected, and Discovering the Meaning of Family

Author: Jillana Goble

Narrator: Jillana Goble

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2022


Synopsis

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. 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mallory

This was an interesting book for me. I work for child welfare so I have met the author and have had families and myself and coworkers benefit from her organization. I liked how open and honest she was in telling her story about love and family. I will admit this book had a bit more talk about God an......more

Goodreads review by Kat

"surrounded by brokenness, i am extended a continual invitation to walk the suspension bridge between reality and hope." Even if you're not a parent or involved in foster care/adoption, everyone can relate to some piece of Jillana Goble's story, as she shares it in her memoir. She recognizes that her......more

Goodreads review by Ali

This was a lovely read! Jilana's humble and heartfelt approach to telling her story was inspiring. I found myself choked with tears many times throughout this book. Her model "doing the next right thing" played out in such a beautiful story of what love could do in a truly devastating situation (fos......more