You count a pregnancy by weeks and Kayla Aimee had only ticked
off 24 of the 40 when she unexpectedly went into labor. She thought
her church upbringing had prepared her for every circumstance but
when tragedy struck and threatened to take the life of her newborn
daughter, it felt as though once solid ground had turned to glass
beneath her feet, destined to shatter everything she held
sacred.
When swept into a story of suffering, we all find ourselves
vulnerable, questioning everything we thought we knew as we wonder,
“Where is God in this?” With everything feeling as fragile as her
one and a half pound daughter, Kayla finds herself asking that same
question as she faces her greatest fear: that she may have
finally become a mother just to lose her only child.
Both poignant and humorous, Anchored recounts Kayla’s
gripping story of learning to navigate her newfound motherhood in
the most unexpected of ways, from holidays in the hospital and
middle-of-the-night phone calls to the joy of coming home. With
vulnerability and plenty of wit, Kayla lays bare her struggle to
redefine her faith, her marriage, and herself within the context of
a tragedy she never saw coming. For anyone who has felt their faith
in God falter, Anchored extends a gentle invitation to join
her as she uncovers a hope that holds.