Here Goes Nothing: An Introvert's Reckless Attempt to Love Her Neighbor

Broekhuis, Kendra

ISBN 10: 0718083261 / ISBN 13: 9780718083267

Published by Thomas Nelson, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Here Goes Nothing: An Introvert's Reckless Attempt to Love Her Neighbor
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718083261
• ISBN 13: 9780718083267
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 9 ounces

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Synopsis

How does an introvert love her neighbor?

That's the question that Kendra Broekhuis--newly returned from living overseas with her husband and baby daughter--set out to answer. With humbling honesty about her weaknesses and foibles, Here Goes Nothing chronicles Kendra's thirty-day journey of stepping out in faith to pray for, meet, and love the people closest to her: the ones living in her apartment building.

From leaving quarters for a load of laundry in the basement to baking cupcakes for the downstairs neighbors (and sneaking down the stairs to see if they've taken them) to the hard work of building new friendships, Kendra leans on God's voice in her daily life to push her out of her comfort zone.

Along with plenty of self-deprecating humor about her sometimes bumbling outreach attempts, she shares her growing sense of how close God stands beside her each day. As she works from her surface personality quirks through to her hidden doubts and fears, what emerges is a heartfelt glimpse into what it's like for one awkward introvert to live by faith.  

Here Goes Nothing isn't a challenge. It's not a step-by-step plan to make yourself a good neighbor or an upstanding Christian. But it is the warm voice of someone who struggles just like you do--to hear the voice of God, to discern his will, and to love others with all of her introvert heart.

About the Author

Kendra Broekhuis has been writing ever since she and her husband spent three years living overseas in Guatemala. Kendra finds joy and therapy in writing, as it is a way to process whatever is happening in their lives: like their move overseas to a place of deep poverty, Kendra's begrudging first passage into motherhood, their move and transition back to the United States, and the devastating loss of their second baby. Kendra desires to be an encourager to all women honest enough to admit their struggles and celebrate their greatest joys in life.

For her day job, Kendra stays home with two of their children, Jocelyn and Levi. She and her family now live and work in the city of Milwaukee, attempting to learn what Love Your Neighbor is supposed to look like. Kendra's love language is Dove chocolate.