Upcoming Books

Hi! Remember me? Allow me to reintroduce myself...

Hi, remember me? It’s been a while. Allow me to reintroduce myself. I’m Leigh…

… and I’ve missed connecting with you here.

Since my last official blog post to you back in 2020, the world has changed. We’re living post-pandemic and maskless, remembering what it feels like to be “normal” (as if there’s any such thing!), and hopefully, growing a little wiser and more compassionate through the struggles we’ve endured.

Hi, I’m just Authentic Leigh…

Personally, I’ve been on a journey of trauma therapy healing from past childhood abuse, pain, …

Parenting Across Generations: Raising A Fairly Normal Gen Z Son As A Semi-Dysfunctional Gen X Mom

From a chapter I wrote on Amos’ plumbline in Stories Not Shared on Sundays–How do we live as Christians in a rapidly-shifting landscape of ideas, beliefs, and culture to stand firm and keep from being toppled by idols or distractions? How do we set our focus on the right point so we don’t go off-course and cave to unbiblical, ungodly doctrine/theology?

We find the vertical line to God.

Pb PLUMBLINE: Or, How To Right Yourself With God OR How To Keep Your Faith From Blowing Up In Your Face.

Writing, research, and content focus continue on Stories Not Shared on Sundays (And Why We Feel Like Imposters In Church) with author Randy Petersen. This book is a study of various Bible stories, characters, and narratives in the Bible not normally preached in a 52-week sermon schedule. Paired with personal narratives and applications from various sources from modern-day to historical examples, this book will challenge our ideas on church transparency and acceptance of people’s difficult, messy issues through the examples of lesser-known Bible parts and others stories you’d never before now sharing on Sundays.