"Watching Project Runway, Not Criticizing My Husband, and Remembering that 'Things Tend to Get Done.'"

Happiness interview: Trish Ryan.

I got to know Trish Ryan because I was such a fan of her first memoir, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: A Memoir of Finding Faith, Hope, and Happily Ever After. We exchanged emails, and then when I was in Boston for my book tour, I finally got to meet her in person. Her next book just hit the shelves: A Maze of Grace: A Memoir of Second Chances.

I'm a big fan of Trish's writing for two reasons. First, although I would describe myself as a reverent agnostic, I'm...