The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect DaysWarm and witty blessings found within the struggles of our shared humanity, from the New York Times bestselling authors of Good Enough Blessed are you, the strange duck. You with the very intense hobbies. Or the collection of movies or mugs or sneakers. You with the hometown or home team that makes you very, very proud. You, my dear, in all your intricacies . . . are a marvel. We live in a world that demands relentless perfection. Happy marriages and

Better rest and sleep

You will view your children—and how to raise them—in a whole new light

"most of them dead and quite a few of them French

various degrees of catastrophe waiting to happen

”— The New Yorker (Best Books of the Year) It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys

Dogs have evolved to serve many sorts of human needs

sounds and aromas - of rain swept beaches

political intrigue and survival

By the time she’s twenty

relatable level

the first series ever to receive this award

this practical