Empty-Nest Joyride
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Hope, Love, and Purpose
on the Road to Contentment
You’ve been parenting for years, and now face the sudden realization that this ride, and your role, are about to change. Like exiting a busy highway, you might look forward to a slower, gentler, and more relaxing pace. Or, perhaps the quiet path ahead fills you with uncertainty and the dread of emptiness.You’re about to embark on an unfamiliar journey. What lies around the bend is a mystery.
Meet
Linda Hanstra
Linda Hanstra has been around that bend and, in Empty-Nest Joyride, she shares a heartfelt collection of personal empty-nest stories inspired by bike rides through the Midwest countryside. Ride along as she reflects on the challenges and blessings of this midlife stage with humor, warmth, and wisdom.
How Empty-Nest Joyride
will help you on your journey
Whether you’re approaching the empty nest or already in the midst of it, this empty-nest memoir will encourage you to:
Reach for new opportunities in personal and spiritual growth
Ignite and rekindle the spark in your marriage
Dream of ambitions you put on hold during the parenting years
Engage in healthy, fulfilling relationships with your adult children
Hit the trail...
And discover, through this inspirational empty-nest book, how you can fill life’s next chapter with love, laughter, and unexpected joy!Take advantage of the BLACK FRIDAY BOOK DEALS TODAY!
Bonus Material
In addition to heartfelt stories and engaging encouragment, Empty-Nest Joyride includes the following special features:
Roadmap from Empty Nest to MIGHTY NEST - A guide to help you on your journey.
"Take Five!"- questions for reflection after each chapter that connect the author's story with yours. Perfect for couples or a small group discussion.
Access to a music playlist that includes songs for the empty nest mentioned in the book and many more. Nearly three hours of curated music that will spark love and a little romance!
What readers are saying...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Empty Nest Joyride is a warm, honest, and hope-filled memoir that beautifully parallels the biking journey with the emotional ride of marriage, parenting, and life after the kids leave home. With humor, vulnerability, and spiritual insight, Linda invites readers to embrace the bumps and find joy and purpose in every season. This is a must-read for anyone navigating the empty nest—or simply looking for encouragement on the trail of life.
-Cheryl Balcom, Author: Winds of Grace: A Memoir
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Even though I’m not an empty nester in the traditional sense—my parenting continues in deep and meaningful ways as I walk alongside my autistic adult son—and even though I’m traveling this road as a widow, Linda’s reflections still spoke to me.Because Empty Nest Joyride isn’t just about children growing up or marriages shifting—it’s about holding joy and change together. About trusting God on uncertain roads. About the way life continues to invite us to rediscover purpose, even when the terrain isn’t what we expected.And that’s a message for all of us.
-Linda Cobourn, Author: Tap Dancing in Church
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Linda has done a delightful job of crafting her parenting journey into a guide for empty nest moms to ponder. The questions at the end of each chapter help moms sort through memories, ponder moments, and plan for this next exciting phase of life. The book encourages readers to think critically about current or past issues or potential problems with a healthy mindset, and offers hope and ideas for moving forward. Beautiful cover, well written!
-Ruthie Gray, Author: Empty Nest Awakening: Weaving the Threads of Your Passions into Purpose
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The author took me on a joy-filled yet honest ride through her family experiences with emphasis on keeping a marriage strong especailly in the empty-nest years. Vulnerble stories from her past illustrate her knowledge of and trust in God as the one who keeps us upright when things are in the midst of change or we hit a "bump in the road." The reflection questions at the end of each chapter are insightful and helpful to a reader in various seasons of life and would enhance a book group study.
-Sue Donaldson, Author: Never Alone: Stories of Invitation and Connection
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Marriages that last through the empty nest years do exist, and Linda Hanstra illuminates the path forward. Her stories unfold through engaging imagery and accessible writing that make it easy to keep turning pages. While I enjoyed this book as an empty nester, I couldn't help but think it would make a great gift for the newly engaged and newlyweds. Blooming relationships feel invincible. Yet real strength emerges from years of nurturing, play, and common purpose. Linda shows readers how to lean on that strength to enjoy this life-changing phase.
-Cindy Ojczyk, Author: Mom Loves the Dogs More: A Memoir of Family Rescue
trail notes
"On this empty-nest journey, we learned the comfort of familiarity, the joy of spontaneity, and the excitement of brand-new adventures."
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Linda has been encouraging readers for more than ten years through stories of faith, family, empty nesting, cycling, travel, lake life, and more, on Substack and at LindaHanstra.com.Sign up below to receive her newsletter (2-4 times/month) and get stories, links, and other updates delivered right to your inbox!
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