The Book

It's been five years since I first sat down to write Choosing Noah. Five years of revisiting memories, wrestling with words, and trying to find the perfect place to begin. I changed the beginning more times than I can count. At first, I started with the heart surgeries-because they were monumental, life-changing. Then I thought, no, people need to understand the diagnosis and how I coped with that first. But even then, I didn't feel complete.

Eventually, I realized something important: in order to tell Noah's story, I had to first tell mine. I had to go back- before the diagnosis, before the surgeries, before the hospital stays. I had to share who I was before I even became a mother. Because Choosing Noah isn't just about one chapter in our lives. It's about the whole journey. And that journey started long before doctors and medical charts- it started when I became a mother at 17.

Writing this book required me to dig deep- deeper than I ever have. I had to explore who I am not just as Noah's mom, but as a woman, as a daughter, as a child of God. I had to confront moments I hadn't spoken about in years. I had to make peace with parts of myself I had tried to forget. But through that process, I found clarity, strength, and healing.

Noah didn't become "Super Noah" just because of his strength despite his diagnosis. And I didn't become "Super Mom" the moment I got that diagnosis either. Our strength didn't suddenly appear. It was built over time- through love, sacrifice, endurance and faith.

This book means everything to me. It's not just a story, its our story. One filled with vulnerability, struggle, faith, and, ultimately, hope. There were many nights I cried while writing. Many times I walked away from my keyboard, unsure if I could keep going. But I always came back. Because this truth needed to be told.

I'm so proud to finally share Choosing Noah with you. It's been a labor of love- one that's changed me forever.

Thank you for walking this journey with me.