Little Did I Know: An Anthology on Loving and Companioning Young Lives by Vanessa Rush Southern

Edited by Vanessa Rush Southern, Little Did I Know gathers reflections on the spiritual gifts and difficulties of caring for young people. Contributors consider the joy, uncertainty and vulnerability of relationships with children across biological, chosen, extended, single-parent and divorced families.

Rather than offering a prescriptive parenting method, the anthology explores how these relationships shape a search for meaning. It welcomes parents, caregivers and other adults accompanying young lives who are interested in candid spiritual reflection beyond idealized pictures of family life.