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One Beautiful Dream
One Beautiful Dream: The Rollicking Tale of Family Chaos, Personal Passions, and Saying Yes to Them Both | Jennifer Fulwiler
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Pursue your passions, love your family, and say goodbye to guiltpipe dream or possibility? Work and family, individuality and motherhood, the creative life and family lifewomen are told constantly that they cant have it all. One Beautiful Dream is the deeply personal, often humorous tale of what happened when one woman dared to believe that you can have it allif youre willing to reimagine what having it all looks like. Jennifer Fulwiler is the last person you might expect to be the mother of six young children. First of all, shes an introvert only child, self-described workaholic, and former atheist who never intended to have a family. Oh, and Jennifer has a blood-clotting disorder exacerbated by pregnancy that has threatened her life on more than one occasion. One Beautiful Dream is the story of what happens when one woman embarks on the wild experiment of chasing her dreams with multiple kids in diapers. Its the tale of learning that opening your life to others means that everything will get noisy and chaotic, but that it is in this mess that youll find real joy. Jennifers quest takes her in search of wisdom from a cast of colorful characters, including her Ivy-League-educated husband, her Texan mother-in-law who crushes wasps with her fist while arguing with wrong number calls about politics, and a best friend whos never afraid to tell it like it is. Through it all, Jennifer moves toward the realization that the life you need is not the life you would have originally chosen for yourself. And maybe, just maybe, its better that way. Hilarious, highly relatable, and brutally honest, Jennifers story will spark clarity and comfort to your own tug-of-war between all that is good and beautiful about family life and the incredible sacrifice it entails. Parenthood, personal ambitions, family planning, and faithits complicated. Let this book be your invitation to the unexpected, yet beautiful dream of saying yes to them all, with Gods help.
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Pam.Kokomo
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Why yes, yes, I did read this in print earlier this month. I needed it so much that when I saw it in the newly added audiobooks section of Overdrive, I couldn‘t help but listen to Jen read it to me. ❤️

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InnerSavvy
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A book for all Moms to embrace the life you live and seek unity with your family.

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jfount
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This might look like a “mom book” but I‘m going to go ahead and say everyone should read it. It‘s a quick, fun read, with a serious message for anyone who feels conflicted about balancing pursuing goals with living life.

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Pam.Kokomo
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Absolutely loved this one. Read this book!

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Pam.Kokomo
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My view for the next 5.5 days of reading. ⛰

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tammysue Lovely view! ☺️ 6y
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Pam.Kokomo
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Just in time for vacation! 👍🏻

tammysue This sounds really interesting - stacking 😃 6y
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