Table of Contents
Introduction 13
1 Unexpectedly Fiercehearted 17
2 Being Woman 22
3 Dream Machine 26
4 Scratches on the Wall 29
5 Hiding in Stalls 33
6 Swing Hard 37
7 Muddy Glory 41
8 Mango Closet 46
9 Off the Shelf 50
10 Outside the (Pink) Lines 54
11 Bone in the Chicken 59
12 Shake the Jar 63
13 Flops and Rafters 67
14 Praying Wronger 70
15 Room for Knobs 74
16 Wearing the Hat 78
17 Shiny Rocks 83
18 Red Teapot 87
19 Like Water into Wine 92
20 The Ride 96
21 Crazy Sparks 100
22 Ordinary, Divine 104
23 All Favorites 108
24 Cheeky 112
25 Get a Hanky 116
26 Emotional Duct Tape 121
27 Pedicures, Mice, Therapy 126
28 Brave, Hard Thing 131
29 Different Kind of Sad 136
30 Showing Up 141
31 On Ragamuffins 145
32 Kind, Not Nice 149
33 Oh, the Audacity 154
34 Involved 158
35 Not the Only One 162
36 Hey There, Friend 167
37 Farther, Not Faster 171
38 Everyday Faithful 175
39 What I Know Now 179
40 Casseroles, Yodels, Love 184
Epilogue 189
Discussion Questions 197
Acknowledgments 201
Notes 203
