Popular blogger Kathryn Whitaker is a Dr Pepper super fan, Aggie-loving, type A mom of six with a personality the size of her native Texas. The stressful premature birth of her fifth child threw her orderly world into chaos and ultimately led her to rethink her priorities. In Live Big, Love Bigger, Whitaker shares her journey and challenges readers to understand that they, too, can live a life of authenticity with joy-filled purpose, love, and faith. Along the way, she’ll help readers see that choosing to say no is the only way they’ll be able to say yes to what matters most—Jesus.
It’s not every family who would plan a week-long Texas barbecue pilgrimage for a family of eight, much less expand the idea to a multi-month quest to experience the state, eat amazing food, and visit some awesome religious sites along the way. But Whitaker did it—when she decided imperfect family road trips trumped a vacation at a luxury resort. “Barbecue encouraged us to hit the road, while Jesus met us at every single stop along the way—proof that he loves brisket as much as we do, right?”
Ditching the fancy vacation was one way Whitaker learned to give up control and say no to perfectionism and over-achievement in order to live a new, more intentional life and discover what God truly has in store for her family.
Whitaker’s sassy authenticity will make readers laugh—and cry—while encouraging them to be honest about mistakes in every area of their life, embrace them, and find a way to let God redeem it all.
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Real talk from a woman of real faith Amazon delivered the release-day copy 12 hours ago and between wrangling my kids at home, I finished the book a few minutes ago. I knew Kathryn’s storyâat least many parts of itâbefore reading the book, but even so, the depth of her experience that she shared and the associated vulnerability was refreshing.As a father of a NICU baby (albeit a far “easier” case than Kathryn’s Luke) and another kiddo who has been a too-frequent guest of the local children’s hospital, there were…
An encouraging read for the weary soul Iâve followed Kathrynâs blog for years and year (and years!) My enthusiasm couldnât be contained when I heard she wrote a book. Sheâs one of those women you watch and wonder âHow does she do it? How does she have it all together?â Her family is not immune to the hardships of life, especially in the medical area with her fifth child being born premature, having an extended NICU stay, and multiple surgeries. And yet, she lives her life with joy, peace, and gratitude. This book answered those…
Learning how to center life around God & family as priorities When I heard that Kathryn was writing a book, my prayer was that she would somehow capture her encouraging, sassy self on the pages as she pointed people back to their relationship with Christ. Well, she managed to do just that. I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review, and I have to tell you that my honest review included texting my best friend after I finished Chapter 1, telling her to preorder a copy for herself…and if she didn’t, I would be ordering it for…