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A Place to Land: A Story of Longing and Belonging
Where is my home?
This is the story of a woman who watched “home” slip away again and again—through her parents’ divorce, a foreclosure, two international moves, ten rental homes in ten years, and her mother’s terminal battle with cancer. Add in the challenge of cross-cultural marriage, and Kate Motaung was constantly adapting to a new environment. When home is supposed to be synonymous with love and comfort and safety, unpredictable and unwelcome life events—even the chosen but challenging ones—can shake you to your core.
A Place to Land is a globe-spanning memoir that wrestles with the question, “Where is my home?” Motaung authentically shares her brokenness over the divorce of her parents, her gnawing grief over her mother’s death, and the joys and sorrows of her cross-cultural life. Whether or not your struggles are similar to Kate’s—divorce, grief, financial uncertainty—you’ll feel her losses and grow through yours.
Journey with Kate across two continents to find the answer to one of life’s great no matter where we go or what we do, this world is not our home.
This is the story of a woman who watched “home” slip away again and again—through her parents’ divorce, a foreclosure, two international moves, ten rental homes in ten years, and her mother’s terminal battle with cancer. Add in the challenge of cross-cultural marriage, and Kate Motaung was constantly adapting to a new environment. When home is supposed to be synonymous with love and comfort and safety, unpredictable and unwelcome life events—even the chosen but challenging ones—can shake you to your core.
A Place to Land is a globe-spanning memoir that wrestles with the question, “Where is my home?” Motaung authentically shares her brokenness over the divorce of her parents, her gnawing grief over her mother’s death, and the joys and sorrows of her cross-cultural life. Whether or not your struggles are similar to Kate’s—divorce, grief, financial uncertainty—you’ll feel her losses and grow through yours.
Journey with Kate across two continents to find the answer to one of life’s great no matter where we go or what we do, this world is not our home.
272 pages, Paperback
Published March 9, 2018
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February 27, 2018
A beautiful book that touches the heart that has experienced loss, longing, and a desire to feel settled in matters of faith, family, and purpose. Motaung follows the ups and downs of her mother's health in this touching, well-written memoir. And she leaves us with unchanging hope that anchors the soul.
March 4, 2021
As a missionary kid and a former global worker who has made my home in three countries and three states, I resonated with Kate Motaung’s question, “Where is my home?” Kate’s memoir of her global travels, cross-cultural family, and her mother’s battle with cancer reminded me anew that this world is not my home.
February 27, 2018
Last summer, I had the privilege of attending the Five-Minute Friday retreat and meeting Kate in person. Her warm smile and soft-spoken ways hide a universal story of longing to belong that Kate tells with raw honesty and beauty.
Her quest for belonging began at the tender age of seven, when her parents divorced. The dual households created within her a disconnect-a feeling of belonging neither here, nor there. The sense of not knowing where (or what) to claim as home followed her through high school, college, and a move to South Africa for a stint in a mission field.
This memoir takes the reader over new roads with familiar signposts. As Kate shares her story, the reader will identify with her longing to belong and appreciate the way she gently shares her faith. Kate invites the reader into her life and her story in an attempt to show how she found her place to belong.
Those seeking--whether they seek an answer to their questions about God, a way to find meaning in a loved--one's cancer journey, or a deeper relationship with their Savior-will find hope and inspiration in this story. Kate's word crafting will leave readers wishing they had an excuse to visit (and maybe even live) in Cape Town, South Africa.
Her quest for belonging began at the tender age of seven, when her parents divorced. The dual households created within her a disconnect-a feeling of belonging neither here, nor there. The sense of not knowing where (or what) to claim as home followed her through high school, college, and a move to South Africa for a stint in a mission field.
This memoir takes the reader over new roads with familiar signposts. As Kate shares her story, the reader will identify with her longing to belong and appreciate the way she gently shares her faith. Kate invites the reader into her life and her story in an attempt to show how she found her place to belong.
Those seeking--whether they seek an answer to their questions about God, a way to find meaning in a loved--one's cancer journey, or a deeper relationship with their Savior-will find hope and inspiration in this story. Kate's word crafting will leave readers wishing they had an excuse to visit (and maybe even live) in Cape Town, South Africa.
January 8, 2019
It’s taken me awhile, but I finally sat down and finished Kate Motaung’s A Place to Land: A Story of Longing & Belonging. Even though there was quite a lag between reading sessions, the book never lost a beat.
Kate’s way with words not only tell a story — a very personal story — but engulf you as a reader. That might not be totally accurate. More accurate might be, you journey with Kate — by her side, witnessing the pain, grief, laughter and joy — almost first-hand. Her descriptive words draw you in and her writing style keeps you there.
This memoir show Kate’s vulnerable side {don’t we all have a vulnerable side?} as she navigates through her parents’ divorce, her restlessness in finding a “meaning” for her life, her life on two continents, two international moves and 10 rental homes in 10 years. Her back cover states, “When home is supposed to be synonymous with love and comfort and safety, unpredictable and unwelcome life events — even the chosen but challenging ones — can shake you to your core.” Yet she bares her soul as she looks back and, more important, looks forward, ultimately recognizing our earthly address is just temporary. “I now know how to respond the next time someone asks me the simple question, ‘Are you heading home?’ Regardless of my earthly destination, and purely because of God’s grace and Christ’s sacrifice, I’ll be able to answer with confidence, ‘Yes. Yes, I am.’ ”
From start to finish, Kate constantly refers to her mother — her anchor. And much of the book deals with the grief of her mother’s battle with cancer. In this sense, the book not only was a tribute to her mother, but also therapeutic as she verbally, through her words, deals with her mother’s death.
I was surprised Kate chose to start her journey flying home for her mom’s funeral. Those first few chapters seemed out of place as she chronicled her life. lt turns out the prelude provided bookends for the book.
A Place to Land will tug at your heartstrings and make you just want to reach out and give Kate a big hug. I’ll also give it five stars.
Kate’s way with words not only tell a story — a very personal story — but engulf you as a reader. That might not be totally accurate. More accurate might be, you journey with Kate — by her side, witnessing the pain, grief, laughter and joy — almost first-hand. Her descriptive words draw you in and her writing style keeps you there.
This memoir show Kate’s vulnerable side {don’t we all have a vulnerable side?} as she navigates through her parents’ divorce, her restlessness in finding a “meaning” for her life, her life on two continents, two international moves and 10 rental homes in 10 years. Her back cover states, “When home is supposed to be synonymous with love and comfort and safety, unpredictable and unwelcome life events — even the chosen but challenging ones — can shake you to your core.” Yet she bares her soul as she looks back and, more important, looks forward, ultimately recognizing our earthly address is just temporary. “I now know how to respond the next time someone asks me the simple question, ‘Are you heading home?’ Regardless of my earthly destination, and purely because of God’s grace and Christ’s sacrifice, I’ll be able to answer with confidence, ‘Yes. Yes, I am.’ ”
From start to finish, Kate constantly refers to her mother — her anchor. And much of the book deals with the grief of her mother’s battle with cancer. In this sense, the book not only was a tribute to her mother, but also therapeutic as she verbally, through her words, deals with her mother’s death.
I was surprised Kate chose to start her journey flying home for her mom’s funeral. Those first few chapters seemed out of place as she chronicled her life. lt turns out the prelude provided bookends for the book.
A Place to Land will tug at your heartstrings and make you just want to reach out and give Kate a big hug. I’ll also give it five stars.
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March 14, 2018Kate's memoir is a page-turning beautifully written account of her life. It mostly deals with the roadblocks in her life and how each was lifted by the Lord.! Kate idolizes her Mom and is torn between her love for South Africa and her love for her Mom and sibling in her hometown. It ends with how her mother gets peace when she passes away after fighting cancer for quite a many years!
Th idea of home forms the crux of the story- Is it a house, family, mother, siblings, continent ? It is such a positively written life account.
Thank you Net Gally for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review.
Th idea of home forms the crux of the story- Is it a house, family, mother, siblings, continent ? It is such a positively written life account.
Thank you Net Gally for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review.
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May 20, 2018Great story! Kate is a gifted writer who tells her story like no other. Once I began her book, I could not put it down.. Although I've never been to Capetown, South Africa,I was able to imagine its beauty through Kate's eyes and her love for it while she call it "home.". Her book is truly an aid in our lives as each of us longs in our hearts for a true and final place to land; eternity.
November 27, 2018
I read this book over the weekend. The writing and structure was lovely. It reminded me of CS Lewis' quote, "If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” It's one woman's story of living out that desire for permanence and home while being stretched between two continents. Highly recommend.
March 27, 2022
I thought I wanted to write a memoir, but Kate Montaung has already written it...or at least touched upon feelings, memories, griefs, and longings that are close to my heart and my experience. In fact, until I found myself in the pages of her story, I didn't fully know they were there. She gave my heart words. Loved it.
March 8, 2018
When a book pulls me into its pages within a few minutes, I settle in for the journey. And such a journey this was . . . crossing an ocean, different cultures and the chasms within a girl’s heart.
This is one of the most beautiful memoirs I've ever read. Motaung writes with such honesty, such depth. Her words, her struggles, her joys . . . They all moved me, sometimes to tears other times to laughter.
Reading how trauma in her childhood imprinted certain messages on her heart and how those messages formed her understanding and her yearnings spoke to me. As she walked through her growing up and adult years, those messages impacted her. I loved reading how God moved and spoke truth over the hurts in her life.
Motaung shares a beautiful message of hope and identity.
The ways she described her homes in Michigan and South Africa painted vivid images in my mind, which helped her story resonate with my heart.
Motaung’s struggles are ones I've (and I suspect many others) grappled with too. She lays them into words so beautifully. If you like real-life stories filled with authenticity, you will love this book!
**I received an advance complimentary copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This is one of the most beautiful memoirs I've ever read. Motaung writes with such honesty, such depth. Her words, her struggles, her joys . . . They all moved me, sometimes to tears other times to laughter.
Reading how trauma in her childhood imprinted certain messages on her heart and how those messages formed her understanding and her yearnings spoke to me. As she walked through her growing up and adult years, those messages impacted her. I loved reading how God moved and spoke truth over the hurts in her life.
Motaung shares a beautiful message of hope and identity.
The ways she described her homes in Michigan and South Africa painted vivid images in my mind, which helped her story resonate with my heart.
Motaung’s struggles are ones I've (and I suspect many others) grappled with too. She lays them into words so beautifully. If you like real-life stories filled with authenticity, you will love this book!
**I received an advance complimentary copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
April 8, 2018
Few books have challenged me the way A Place to Land has. I have laughed, cried, and worshipped while reading her story, and I closed the book (reluctantly, might I add) with a solid sense of satisfaction. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has struggled at any point to define home - whether it be physical, emotional, spiritual, or relational. The themes Kate explores are universal, crossing racial and geographic lines as well as navigating cultural and age gaps. She takes care to show honor and illuminate beauty on every stop of her journey, and I felt like a first-class passenger on each leg of the flight.
This memoir has changed me and affected me deeply - not only because I could relate to much of it personally, but also because I could feel myself yearning for the healing that comes with belonging. It isn't found in one place, but in one Person, and by the end of the book I realized the redemption I had desperately sought for years was always there. I just needed to let go and accept it. I hope it will do the same for you.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher, and these are my honest opinions about the contents.
This memoir has changed me and affected me deeply - not only because I could relate to much of it personally, but also because I could feel myself yearning for the healing that comes with belonging. It isn't found in one place, but in one Person, and by the end of the book I realized the redemption I had desperately sought for years was always there. I just needed to let go and accept it. I hope it will do the same for you.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher, and these are my honest opinions about the contents.
April 9, 2018
Kate honestly tells a beautiful, personal story of walking through the emotional roller coaster that is grief. This is not a peaches and cream perfectly wrapped up story: it is her walking through her mother's cancer journey while Kate is living far away in South Africa. Most central to the book is the idea of where is home? Is it a place, people, a country, or just an unattainable ideal in a transitory society? What I love most about this book is Kate's clear writing style. She tells the story well and she doesn't leave out the hard stuff. (We need more Christian memoirs showing us a creative, redemptive God who never leaves us.) Best of all, Kate leaves the door wide open for hope, the kind that surpasses this lifetime and lives on forever. in a world where we all experience grief, her journey helps and heals.
February 22, 2018
I have been awaiting Kate's memoir for quite some time.
Kate starts off with a question posed to her on a flight from South Africa back to Michigan "Are you going home?" The remainder of her book is spent exploring where home is and what it looks like.
Each chapter brought the reader along an a piece of her story, as she explores the divorce of her parents, moving around the world and challenges with her mother's health.
As I ended the book I felt that I knew her family and those dear to her in a special way. It almostvfelt like a story shared over coffee.
I am thankful that Kate was given the opportunity to share her story.
I was given a free copy of this book in pre-release form in exchange for my honest review.
Kate starts off with a question posed to her on a flight from South Africa back to Michigan "Are you going home?" The remainder of her book is spent exploring where home is and what it looks like.
Each chapter brought the reader along an a piece of her story, as she explores the divorce of her parents, moving around the world and challenges with her mother's health.
As I ended the book I felt that I knew her family and those dear to her in a special way. It almostvfelt like a story shared over coffee.
I am thankful that Kate was given the opportunity to share her story.
I was given a free copy of this book in pre-release form in exchange for my honest review.
February 22, 2018
Kate Motaung weaves a story of love, grief, home and longing in a poignant and irresistible way. From the introduction I was hooked. Kate will bring you to tears as she describes the heartbreak in her life but will leave you with hope as she brings you to a conclusion that is rich and spiritual. I highly recommend this book!
January 29, 2018
In the rawness of Kate's vulnerability, we experience the tension of living in an in-between space. Employing the beauty of language, Kate's story encourages us to take a larger perspective on the frailty of life and on the reality of grief.
February 27, 2018
A compelling and powerful memoir. Kate Motaung's retelling of wanting to feel at home is packed full of memorable and moving stories about her life, spanning from childhood to motherhood in an order that builds a desire to know how it ends. The imagery and detail with which she recounts her journey makes the reader feel like they are with her on the adventure. With ease she integrates her faith into the lessons she learns in a way that reflects God's power and majesty but also His deep and abiding love for us. It is a book that grabbed me from the beginning and gripped my attention until the end.
March 4, 2018
A Place to Land is a touching memoir of a woman's childhood in Michigan, bouncing back and forth between her parents' homes. Religion played a major role in her life and she traveled frequently for mission trips, including South Africa, where she married and had a family. Much of the book deals with her mother's decade long battle with cancer. I enjoyed her descriptions of South Africa. A good book to read about grappling with life transitions. Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy.
February 28, 2018
From the very first page, Kate Motaung's beautiful writing and story drew me in. I haven't read a book so fast in a long time! Kate creates pictures with her words as deftly as an artist puts paint on paper. She deals with the difficult topics of death and divorce, but the overarching message of this book is hope. Kate's honesty shines through as she relates the struggles and fears she has faced, as well as the way that God has redeemed even the most difficult things and worked them for good in her life. This memoir is more than a well-told tale. It is a testimony, a story of faith and of God's faithfulness.
November 11, 2018
I really loved this book! As Kate Motaung explores what "home" means for her, spanning her parents' divorce, ten years in South Africa, her mother's cancer, and more, there is truth here for all of us. Kate's story of longing for a place to land would resonate with anyone, especially military wives and others who know exactly what it is to be uprooted.
March 28, 2018
Kate Motaung’s memoir is a story of God’s grace throughout the events of her life.
She has a relationship with God that grows through her college years and motivates her to pursue missions. She was unaware of the great challenges she would face in the ensuing years. As she tells her story she takes the reader along with her from Michigan to South Africa.
This author shares her moments of struggle and doubt. A thread of brokenness runs through the book—we live in a broken world. We all experience some brokenness in our families. But there is hope.
Throughout the book Kate writes about painful life experiences but notes the provisions of God’s grace. God provided for her during the difficult months of her mother’s battle with cancer. God provided for her mother’s needs. The book has a wonderful tone of Christian community—people helping and supporting each other.
I enjoyed reading about South Africa and the friendships that developed. Kate shares vignettes from her marriage, childbirth, beginning motherhood and adoption.
Within the memoir I was impacted by the legacy of faith that Kate’s mother gave to her daughters. A beautiful portrait of a mother’s love.
The major themes of this memoir are faith, community and hope. It is a testimony of God’s faithfulness and points to the future Jesus promised. The memoir is a good read—it will broaden your perspective.
She has a relationship with God that grows through her college years and motivates her to pursue missions. She was unaware of the great challenges she would face in the ensuing years. As she tells her story she takes the reader along with her from Michigan to South Africa.
This author shares her moments of struggle and doubt. A thread of brokenness runs through the book—we live in a broken world. We all experience some brokenness in our families. But there is hope.
Throughout the book Kate writes about painful life experiences but notes the provisions of God’s grace. God provided for her during the difficult months of her mother’s battle with cancer. God provided for her mother’s needs. The book has a wonderful tone of Christian community—people helping and supporting each other.
I enjoyed reading about South Africa and the friendships that developed. Kate shares vignettes from her marriage, childbirth, beginning motherhood and adoption.
Within the memoir I was impacted by the legacy of faith that Kate’s mother gave to her daughters. A beautiful portrait of a mother’s love.
The major themes of this memoir are faith, community and hope. It is a testimony of God’s faithfulness and points to the future Jesus promised. The memoir is a good read—it will broaden your perspective.
February 22, 2018
Home. What does that word, that sentiment, evoke in you? For me HOME is where my family is - and at this juncture of life we are scattered with miles separating us! For a child, HOME is the safe place where Mom and Dad are and perhaps a sibling or two. But when that safe place is torn from a child by death or divorce, as in Kate's childhood world, it can send a heart topsy-turvy for a very long time.
Kate's struggle is spread on the pages of her memoir - the struggle is real y'all! And, Kate shares hers with honesty and humility. She globe-trots between South Africa and Michigan as loyalty to loved ones and cultures conflicts her.
The book is an easy read - I sat down with it on a Friday afternoon and Sunday afternoon I closed it in completion.
Kate's story resonates with me because as a 60-something woman HOME begins to look differently. We begin to long for a place to settle yet we combat that emotion with "what is left to do."
I recommend this book for anyone who one, enjoys a good memoir, and two, is searching for that place to call HOME!
Kate's struggle is spread on the pages of her memoir - the struggle is real y'all! And, Kate shares hers with honesty and humility. She globe-trots between South Africa and Michigan as loyalty to loved ones and cultures conflicts her.
The book is an easy read - I sat down with it on a Friday afternoon and Sunday afternoon I closed it in completion.
Kate's story resonates with me because as a 60-something woman HOME begins to look differently. We begin to long for a place to settle yet we combat that emotion with "what is left to do."
I recommend this book for anyone who one, enjoys a good memoir, and two, is searching for that place to call HOME!
April 4, 2018
Kate Motaung's memoir is a poignant account of life and death when God is at the center fold of it. With a complete utter lack of pretension, Motaung is honest, insightful and self-reflective. Her writing style was beautiful and free flowing. Every experience illustrated in this memoir had a spiritual insight that followed, an insight that the reader can hold on to and follow. Overall, this memoir was unlike any I had read before and the accompanying scripture to each chapter will give the memoir lasting relevance.
April 16, 2025
I really loved this. The author did such an amazing job talking about the definition of home and feeling split between two places. I have felt this way before and was glad to see someone write about it so well.
Her stories were beautiful, honest, and emotional. I loved learning about South Africa and watching her fall in love with the place little by little. I also grew up in West Michigan where she grew up, so it was lovely to have that in common. Sweet memories of my childhood.
I recommend this beautiful memoir to anyone who is wondering what “home” really means to them.
Her stories were beautiful, honest, and emotional. I loved learning about South Africa and watching her fall in love with the place little by little. I also grew up in West Michigan where she grew up, so it was lovely to have that in common. Sweet memories of my childhood.
I recommend this beautiful memoir to anyone who is wondering what “home” really means to them.
February 22, 2018
In this memoir, Kate Motaung tells her story of growing up with her home divided through divorce and later across the ocean while her mother battles cancer and she becomes a mom. Through it all, she discovers her home in Christ and the promises that come from him.
I started the book thinking I’d read just a little at a time, but I couldn’t stop reading it and finished it in a weekend. Biblical truth is woven throughout the personal story as Kate invites readers into both the hard seasons and the hope that remains through it all.
“A Place To Land” is Kate Motaung’s story, but who doesn’t have their own story of longing and belonging?
March 28, 2018
As soon as I saw Kate’s book, I knew I wanted to read it. Not just because the cover makes me remember the first time I went to visit a friend in Texas. Or that I’m captivated by how the sun looks, It was title and the blurb of how she struggled with her parents divorce and the longing for home. I felt interested that maybe someone could put to words what has been hard for me. She did.
Kate Motaung’s memoir, A Place to Land tells her story of her struggle growing up torn. From her parents divorce when she was young and all that went along with that. Two separate houses. Holidays. Friends that had married parents. To moving to Cape Town, South Africa where she met her husband and the longing for there and home in America.
Kate also tells of her mom’s battle with cancer. I had a really hard time reading parts where she longed to be with her mom, but couldn’t be because she was on the other side of the world. Her bond with her sister, Sarah during this time was fascinating to me. Through all of the stress and just complete overwhelm during that time and even after, the bond between them only strengthened.
Through all these changes, Kate’s faith remained steadfast. The way she cried out to God with each new change gave me hope. Her story gave me hope that God does hear us when we call to Him. He comforts us when things are hard and loss is heavy. God remains faithful through all things.
I learned a lot about South Africa culture while reading this book. Table Mountain sounds really cool to look at in person. Wine Gums are not anything to do with wine, but are fruit flavored gummies that taste really good. I even asked two friends about them who live in Cape Town about them and took the plunge to buy them.
Also, Sweppes isn’t ginger ale like it is in the U.S, but seems like it would be good to try. I also learned Rand is African money, tripe is the second stomach of a cow (yes, I know a really random fact, but I never knew.) and vulvuzelas are plastic horns.
I loved Kate’s writing throughout the book. It felt like I was sitting down with a friend, listening to her tell me her story while being reminded of God’s faithfulness again. That He is the giver of all things and where we find true belonging.
Kate Motaung’s memoir, A Place to Land tells her story of her struggle growing up torn. From her parents divorce when she was young and all that went along with that. Two separate houses. Holidays. Friends that had married parents. To moving to Cape Town, South Africa where she met her husband and the longing for there and home in America.
Kate also tells of her mom’s battle with cancer. I had a really hard time reading parts where she longed to be with her mom, but couldn’t be because she was on the other side of the world. Her bond with her sister, Sarah during this time was fascinating to me. Through all of the stress and just complete overwhelm during that time and even after, the bond between them only strengthened.
Through all these changes, Kate’s faith remained steadfast. The way she cried out to God with each new change gave me hope. Her story gave me hope that God does hear us when we call to Him. He comforts us when things are hard and loss is heavy. God remains faithful through all things.
I learned a lot about South Africa culture while reading this book. Table Mountain sounds really cool to look at in person. Wine Gums are not anything to do with wine, but are fruit flavored gummies that taste really good. I even asked two friends about them who live in Cape Town about them and took the plunge to buy them.
Also, Sweppes isn’t ginger ale like it is in the U.S, but seems like it would be good to try. I also learned Rand is African money, tripe is the second stomach of a cow (yes, I know a really random fact, but I never knew.) and vulvuzelas are plastic horns.
I loved Kate’s writing throughout the book. It felt like I was sitting down with a friend, listening to her tell me her story while being reminded of God’s faithfulness again. That He is the giver of all things and where we find true belonging.
March 29, 2018
I related so much to Kate's experiences, particularly her time spent overseas all the while longing for a home that didn't exist anymore. The writing is emotive and vivid, and I often felt like I was living these times with her. High praise for this book. I hope all my friends serving overseas will read it.
March 26, 2018
Kate tells her story in an inviting way that not only lets readers connect with her, but also shows them truths about their own lives. She walks readers through the gut-wrenching process of losing her mother and the life-long quest of finding a feeling of home. Also included: a good love story, cultural commentary, motherhood moments, and sisterhood bonds. She brings glory to Jesus and his constant presence in our emotional ups and downs.
April 2, 2018
Have you ever deeply wanted to belong? To find a place to truly call yours? We all have. We all want to feel like we belong somewhere to someone. Kate Motaung understands this longing. She faced it as the child of divorce, through losing her home, her mom's cancer battle, then losing her mom, living between two continents, and many other hardships, Kate just wanted to land in her place of belonging.
In her new book A Place to Land, Kate shares her story through hardships and finding her place. She says, "God took the tug of war that waged in my soul, the thick rope that spanned across the ocean, and yanked from both sides. He cut it clean through the middle, somewhere over the depths of the Atlantic. And He made me look up. To see that the greatest and strongest pull is neither east nor west, neither here nor there. It's the heavenward pull." If you struggle or have ever struggled with finding your place, A Place to Land is for you. Kate will encourage you through her own stories as you find your place in this world. Pick up your copy below.
In her new book A Place to Land, Kate shares her story through hardships and finding her place. She says, "God took the tug of war that waged in my soul, the thick rope that spanned across the ocean, and yanked from both sides. He cut it clean through the middle, somewhere over the depths of the Atlantic. And He made me look up. To see that the greatest and strongest pull is neither east nor west, neither here nor there. It's the heavenward pull." If you struggle or have ever struggled with finding your place, A Place to Land is for you. Kate will encourage you through her own stories as you find your place in this world. Pick up your copy below.
March 20, 2018
A delightful and heartfelt testimony, Kate Motaung's new book A Place to Land, A story of Longing and Belonging helps one to reflect upon the faithfulness of the Lord in times of trials and of triumphs.
Kate's heart for family and a place to belong has given much insight into a woman's heart to trust in the Lord's plans. Easy to read and relatable to anyone who struggles to find a place in the world, Kate's spirit draws from experiences across her life and guides the reader to celebrate with her despite trials and setbacks.
By sharing her story of hope, one can see that when we struggle, we are not the only ones. We can do life together despite distance or life experience. This story and out-pouring of faith and truth has helped me to identify a need to see that my place is not in this world, but at home with our Savior.
Kate's heart for family and a place to belong has given much insight into a woman's heart to trust in the Lord's plans. Easy to read and relatable to anyone who struggles to find a place in the world, Kate's spirit draws from experiences across her life and guides the reader to celebrate with her despite trials and setbacks.
By sharing her story of hope, one can see that when we struggle, we are not the only ones. We can do life together despite distance or life experience. This story and out-pouring of faith and truth has helped me to identify a need to see that my place is not in this world, but at home with our Savior.
March 23, 2018
As someone who has lived in Uganda for over a year, Kate touches on many subjects I've mentally and emotionally struggled through. Her vulnerability and honesty will keep you turning each page until you reach the end. Every word takes you on a journey through joy, grief, marriage, motherhood, belonging and everything in between.
March 22, 2018
I really enjoyed this book. The language was rich, but easy to read. It jerked every emotion right out of me right from the first page! The storyline moved in and out of chronological order which kept it interesting, but I was a bit confused from time to time. (No pun intended. 😉) A beautiful reflection on dealing with life changes and challenges.
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