First published 2010
Kate Gosselin opens her door to readers during three pivotal years when her family of ten called Elizabethtown home. The mother of eight children all under age six navigates the shift from managing infants to guiding energetic preschoolers. She establishes daily routines that bring order to potential chaos while honoring each child's emerging personality. Kate wrestles with her desire for control as unexpected moments demand flexibility. She organizes family trips that require military precision and creates a sanctuary where her children can grow safely. Through sleepless nights and joyful discoveries, she finds small miracles in ordinary days. Her faith anchors the family through overwhelming schedules and unique challenges that come with raising eight young children simultaneously. Kate reflects on communication strategies that work with different temperaments and the daily provision she believes comes from God.
Genres: family, family-life, non-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Setting: Elizabethtown
Period: 21st-century
179 pages · Hardcover · Zondervan