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Kimberly Patton has read 38 of 100 books.

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Kimberly Patton

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Born

in Grand Rapids, Michigan , The United States

July 20

Website

http://kimpatton.com

Twitter

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Christian, Memoir, Nonfiction

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September 2016

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Author also writes under Kim Patton

Kim Patton is a wife, adoptive and foster mama, writer, and podcast host. She lives in South Carolina with her husband, Kevin, and two daughters, Eden and Shiloh as they work with teenage girls in foster care. While she is known to her community as the playdate planner always up for a social gathering, she is also vulnerable when it comes to her struggles. She writes for Waiting in Hope Infertility, Her View from Home, and Shaunti Feldhahn. She has been the host of the Book Therapy podcast since 2022 and can be found online at kimpatton.com. She is the author of Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons.
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	A Cub Among Bears: How Love and Toughness Raised Me 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Project That Needs "Tweaking": Personal essays chronicling the thrill of adventure discovered just beneath the surface. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Very Vintage Coloring Book: Thirty one drawings include snowy church scenes, holiday angels, heartwarming animal portraits, children's festivities, Father Christmas, and more! 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eternal Enchantment (Sisterhood of the Goddess Book 2) by Kimberly Patton (Goodreads Author), Kris Faatz (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Deborah Kevin (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Marriage Be Hard: 12 Conversations to Keep You Laughing, Loving, and Learning with Your Partner

by Kevin Fredericks

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10 Publishing Myths, Insights Every Author Needs to Succeed

by W. Terry Whalin (Goodreads Author)

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The Glory of Giving Everything: The Taylor Swift Business Model

by Crystal Haryanto

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Started this on audio and then found it in paperback at the library. She is a magnificent writer and I enjoyed hearing her point of view about church hurt, marriage, pregnancy and babies and miscarriage, trauma and grief. She is a voice we desperatel ...more
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She’s such a great writer. Such a great observer of life and reports it back to the home crowd with delicacy. I enjoy reading her writing. The idea of Counterweights is brilliant because we cannot ignore the hard but we also cannot forget the beauty. ...more
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Thankful for the opportunity to write this book and share it with those who desperately need encouragement. It’s for those who struggle and want to struggle well through the challenges they face. This world is a hard place to live in, and I pray that ...more
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Kudos to Tindell for walking the difficult path of forgiving herself for her wild teen years. This book is full of explanations as to why we do the destructive things we do, and what we are desperate for be near it all. I loved hearing her raw storie ...more
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Such a good read for emotional creatives 😂 we are all creative and some of us have deep passion for specific art. This book made me feel seen and understood, as someone who feels called to write but is not sure what the path looks like most days. I c ...more
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