Leaving the Shallows: Stories From a Life Lived Deeply

"The better we tell our stories," said Henri Nouwen, "the better we will want to live them." In 30 honest, well-crafted stories, Cindi Carver-Futch displays a true talent for storytelling and an honest desire to live a better story. She celebrates vulnerability as she shares episodes from a life filled with love, challenges, humor and grace. A former blogger for skirt! magazine, she includes stories that range from raising a late-life daughter and her own food, to finding her soul mate and her voice as a writer. Her writing is pointed without being snarky, spiritual without being preachy. Her transparent nature and insightful writing will make you laugh, move you to tears, and inspire you to live your own story more deeply.