It's Okay If I'm Not Okay: Jesus Loves Me Anyway

by Emily Gould, Lolohea Oakley (illustrator)

Life is good, but sometimes it is also really hard. This book is a reminder that Jesus loves us just as much when we are laughing as He does when we are crying. Moreover, our emotions are not a weakness but a part of our Divine nature given to us by a loving Heavenly Father. Learning to embrace our experiences and the emotions that come with them help us not only to understand ourselves better, but to more fully comprehend the love that God and Jesus Christ have for us. Whether you are one or one hundred, the truths in this book will remind you that it really is okay if you are not okay, Jesus loves you anyway!

Kindle Edition

Published June 23, 2024

About the author

Emily Gould was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. She went to Kenyon College for two years, then completed her B.A. at Eugene Lang College (The New School for Liberal Arts) in New York City. She has lived in NYC - first in the East Village, then in Greenpoint, and now in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn -- since May 2001.

Since moving to New York Emily has had a number of jobs, including work at Hyperion Books and Gawker.com. In 2008 she completed Alison West's 200 hour yoga teacher training and in 2010 she completed her basic back care yoga certification. She runs Emily Books, a feminist publishing project (www.emilybooks.com).

Besides yoga, she loves going to museums especially PS1, birdwatching and karaoke.