To the Woman Who...

(a little pep talk for book launch day!)

To the woman who feels
left out
overlooked
uninvited
unimportant

This is for you!

To the woman who fears
what others think of her
chaotic
too big
too small
special needs
_______ family

This is for you!

To the woman who fell
off the face of the earth
after giving birth, or
bringing her babes home
and is unsure
of reentry

This is for you!

To the woman who forgot
what it’s like to
sip tea and chat
to spill her heart
while the kids dump LEGOs
on the floor

This is for you!

To the woman who left
her twenties
and thirties
maybe forties
behind
without close friendships

This is for you!

To the woman who thinks she
can’t cook
doesn’t have time
has nothing to offer

This is for you!

To the woman who is afraid
to send the text
open the front door
reveal her messy home
bare her messy heart

This is for you!

To the woman who
knows there’s more
craves connection
wants to change the trajectory
of her loneliness

This is for you!

To the woman who is tired of hiding
past hurts
future hopes
behind screens
inside her four walls

This is for you!

To the woman who wants to
belly laugh
hike mountains
drink cappuccinos
watch soccer
share fears
bring soup
make sourdough
eat pizza
send memes
play in waves
meet at the park
walk dogs
fold laundry
pick flowers
offer hope

with and for her friends…

You’re in Good Company.
We want—and are doing—those same things, too.

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To the women who…
I wrote this book alongside at Coffee + Crumbs:
Thank you—from now until forever.

Ashlee Gadd
Adrienne Garrison
Callie R. Feyen
Cara Stolen
Katie Blackburn
Kimberly Knowle - Zeller
Melanie Dale
molly flinkman
Neidy Hess
Ruth Gyllenhammer
Sarah J. Hauser
Sonya Spillmann

All the beautiful photography by Jennifer Floyd.

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You’re In Good Company is available here, or anywhere books are sold. Like Sonya Spillmann said: Read it, live it, share it (and if you really want to support us, go write a 5-star review!)

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