“And this is where I keep all my most special things,” she said, as she picked up her pillow to show me an assortment of trinkets underneath. I scooped her up, all five years of her lanky self, and said, “Do you know what most special thing I would keep under my pillow?” She threw her head back and laughed without hesitation, “ME!!” We smiled into each other’s faces and I was caught in the realization that she is fully comfortable in my love, confident and sure of my affection for her. And if I, being human and flawed, can love my children so they feel it in their souls; does not my Heavenly Father love me deeper still? The Summer of the Blue Dress is one woman’s journey through the early years of motherhood in all of its raw glory. In these candid stories, Sara recounts “red letter” occasions that taught her to lean in to the whispers of Jesus in the everyday overwhelm, in the joy, and in the very lives of her children. Sara’s gentle storytelling—her gift for giving voice to a world of compassion, generosity, and deep faith—will touch your soul.