Strong Ground and the Tenacity of Paradox

When the first box of a new book arrives, I always give the top copy to my mom and I keep the second one as my “travel copy.” Strong Ground is my first book without her and holding that top copy in my hand was a tough moment.

After giving it some thought, I’ve decided to share the “top of the box” copy with her. I’ll carry it with me and she can just ride around in the pages. I’m pretty sure she’ll hang out mostly in Chapter 4 which is titled, Paradox and the Human Spirit.

My mom was all about the...