Prologue: You are stronger than you realize. And so is God. Part 1: Don't make it a thing until it's a thing. 1. Keep your eyes on the path and don't step in bear poop. 2. Listen to your kid's singing, even if it is obnoxious. 3.

It might not get easier. Sorry. But! You can get used to it. Part 2: Give yourself a lot of grace when going through a pandemic. 4. Carve out time for your dreams, even in a global crisis. 5. If you are missing your spouse, simply hide behind a houseplant.

6. Find your yellow Windex. Part 3: Raising small human creatures is a wild journey. 7. Remember that God loves our kids too. 8. Chill out about parenting, especially during a modern-day apocalypse. 9.

Be a joy vampire. 10. Stop placing all your hope for your family's future in Realtor.com. Part 4: Don't talk about my best friend like that. A.k.a.

be kind to yourself, boo. 11. Make friends with a firefighter who buys matching muumuus at Walmart with you. 12. Punch something hard until you feel better. Preferably not a human, however. 13. Write an anti-love letter.

It's okay. 14. Don't hate your neck for the next fifty years. Part 5: Ghosts, messy T-shirts, and chickens, because all these things totally make sense together. 15. Fire your ghost butler. 16. Put your mess on a T-shirt and wear it proudly.

17. Act like a chicken for the sake of humanity. Part 6: I would rather things be easy. 18. Ride the waves, even in the rain. 19. Sometimes life throws you a plot twist. Conclusion Acknowledgments.