Love Makes Room: And Other Things I Learned When My Daughter Came Out

When Christian singer and speaker Staci Frenes discovered her teenage daughter was gay, her dreams for the future, along with her lifelong faith, seemed to collapse. In "Love Makes Room", Frenes shares her personal journey of coming to terms with a new reality, navigating uncertainty, finding hope amid loss, and having awkward yet crucial conversations. Her story reveals an expanding faith and a profound understanding that people are more alike than different.

"Love Makes Room" invites readers to see that a reimagined future, though different from our initial hopes, can be richer and more fulfilling. Frenes shows how her heart and faith needed to stretch and grow to embrace a bigger understanding of having a gay daughter while remaining a follower of Jesus. Through her struggles, she illustrates the challenge of reconciling long-held evangelical beliefs about homosexuality with the reality of her daughter's identity.

The book is a heartfelt exploration of how love and faith can coexist and expand beyond traditional boundaries. Frenes leads readers through her internal conflicts and the courageous conversations that helped her reconcile her beliefs with her daughter's coming out. This narrative aims to open minds and hearts, encouraging readers to listen, empathize, and embrace a broader, more inclusive understanding of God's love.