If I Could Give You Anything

If you could give the people you love anything, what would you give them?
Not money. Not possessions. Not a perfect life.
Maybe you would give them the lessons you had to learn the hard way.

If I Could Give You Anything began as one mother's desire to leave something meaningful behind for her children--
a collection of the lessons life taught her through fear, mistakes, motherhood, change, heartbreak, growth and starting over. But somewhere along the way, it became something more.
Through ten deeply personal lessons, Chandal Barnes shares the wisdom she wishes someone had given her earlier: your childhood does not have to define you, fear should not decide what you're capable of, sometimes you have to move around when life no longer fits, mistakes are lessons learned, your mindset matters, and you are never too old-- or too far along--to learn, change, and begin again.
This isn't a book about having life figured out. It's about realizing you don't have to.
It's about making decisions, getting some of them wrong, changing your mind, opening doors without knowing what's on the other side, finding your "watch me" when your mind says, "I can't," and understanding that every season of your life has something to teach you.

Written first for her four children but ultimately for anyone navigating a journey of their own, If I Could Give You Anything feels less like someone telling you how to live and more like sitting down with someone who has lived enough to say. Here is what life has taught me so far.

Keep this book close. Return to it when you're afraid, stuck, starting over, or simply trying to figure out what comes next.
Take the lessons you need. Leave the ones you don't. And keep moving forward.