Uncocooned

EVERYONE KNOWS THE LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY-egg to hungry caterpillar to cocoon to delicate, iridescent wings-but there's a bit more to it than what you remember from second grade science class. That stage between creepy-crawly feet and fluttering flight holds something far more disruptive than a cozy, peaceful little nap. In the cocoon, the caterpillar dissolves entirely and turns to goo. And then somehow, within that soupy mess, something sacred happens. New life takes shape.

That's what this book is about: the goo stage.

It's about the moments in life when everything falls apart. When you feel shattered, the diagnosis drops, or the dream disappears, and you're left wondering how anything good could possibly come from this. This book is about loss and brokenness, and those dark nights of the soul when you wonder if God has gone quiet for good.

Even more, it's about the remaking that comes next. The healing and surprises, the prayers that reached heaven and echoed back, the peace that comes when no peace makes sense, the laughter that shakes you instead of tears.

My dad died when I was young. My stepfather was abusive. Our family business was lost in a heart-breaking betrayal. I've faced infertility, surgeries, and a medical crisis that nearly killed me. I've lost pieces of myself and stood in scenes of wreckage time and time again. But I've also seen miracles, laughed in waiting rooms, and been held together by the grace and gentle persistence of a God who has never stopped in His work of weaving my broken pieces back together into something whole.

This book is for anyone who has been there too, or who is there right now. You're not alone. You'll make it through. You are not finished. It may just feel like a painful mess now, but God is turning you into a butterfly.