num_pages: 336
description: In this refreshing and inspiring memoir Lauren Akins the wife of country music star Thomas Rhett shows what its really like to be the perfect couple fans imagine and reveals what it actually takes to live in love stay in love and grow together.When country music star Thomas Rhett won the ACM Award for Single of the Year with Die a Happy Man his wife Lauren Akins was overjoyed. Her childhood best friend and now husband was being anointed the hottest new star in country musicfor a song he had written about her. He was living his dream. Lauren was elated but she was also wrestling with some big questions not the least of which was How can I live my own life of purpose?Lauren Akins never wanted to be in the spotlight but as Thomas Rhett made his relationship with Lauren the subject of many of his hit songs she was tossed into the role of one of Americas sweethearts. Revered by fans for her down-to-earth ease and charm her commitment to humanitarian work and the pure love she exudes for her family Lauren has never shared her side of their storyfull as its been with deep love painful loss tremendous joy and a struggle to stay grounded in faith along the wayuntil now.In Live in Love Lauren shares details about her childhood friendship with Thomas Rhett explaining how they reconnected as young adults. She offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of being married to her best friend who just happens to be a music star and the struggle to find her own footing in the frenzy of her husbands fame. And in heart-wrenching detail she opens up about her life-changing experiences doing mission work in Haiti and then in Uganda where she met the precious baby who would become their first daughter a year later. From sharing the romance of their handwritten wedding vows to the challenges they faced as they adjusted to the reality of becoming first-time parents Live in Love takes an intimate look at one couples lifeand opens a window into all of our journeys on the path to self-discovery.A deeply personal memoir filled with never-before-seen photos Live in Love offers inspiring guidance for anyone looking to keep romance alive balance children and marriage express true faith and live a life of purpose.
language: English
title: Live in Love: Growing Together Through Life's Changes
publisher: Ballantine Books