Chapter Map

1. I’m Stacey Collins, and I’m Here Theme: Identity & Presence Focus: Introducing the ‘you’ behind the name. Coming out of the shadows. Inclusions: Story of reintroducing yourself after years of being known for roles (wife, mom, leader). The courage it takes to be present with yourself. Realization: "I was becoming someone I had never met—me." Prompt: Who are you beneath the labels? 2. Juggling Balls of Grief Theme: Hidden pain behind public strength Focus: How you kept life moving while carrying silent sorrow Inclusions: Your brother Stratton’s loss, Stafford’s passing, and your sister Starr. The overwhelming burden of holding it all together for everyone. The moment grief cracked you open—yet didn’t destroy you. Prompt: What grief have you been juggling in silence? 3. Give Me Your Ashes Theme: Surrender & Healing Focus: The moment Jesus asked for your pain Inclusions: Vivid account of your vision with Jesus and the ashes. How you resisted surrender at first—and what happened when you finally did. Letting go of what you thought made you “you.” Prompt: What ashes are you holding that Jesus wants to carry? 4. God’s Tear Theme: Shared sorrow and divine presence Focus: Rain as a sign of God’s tears and nearness Inclusions: July 20 rain story (Stratton’s anniversary). How grief can open the heart to God’s comfort. The poetic, prophetic beauty of God’s empathy. Prompt: Where has God wept with you? 5. The Pause Between the Pages Theme: Wilderness & Waiting Focus: The in-between seasons when everything goes quiet Inclusions: Personal season of silence after leadership and loss. Embracing the unknown, the stillness, and God’s slow work. Hidden growth in isolation (like a seed or cocoon). Prompt: What does your current pause invite you to notice? 6. Yield Theme: Obedience & Surrender Focus: Laying everything down before Starr’s death Inclusions: The prophetic word to yield and lay it all down. How yielding felt like death, but led to resurrection. The cost and beauty of saying “yes” to God. Prompt: What have you been resisting that God is asking you to yield? 7. Becoming Her: The Woman I Never Knew I Could Be Theme: Becoming & Becoming Known Focus: Emergence from grief into identity Inclusions: Discovering the you that was buried beneath roles, loss, and striving. Unveiling joy, femininity, creativity, and strength. Transformation through surrender. Prompt: Who is the woman within you waiting to be known? 8. The Power of Sound Theme: Healing through Sound, Frequency & Worship Focus: Your unique soundprint and Kingdom calling Inclusions: How sound has always carried healing in your life. Testimony: the conference healing on your birthday. Discovering the prophetic and scientific power of sound in trauma and glory. Prompt: What does your soul sound like when it’s free? 9. When Love Called Me Mom (Again) Theme: Unexpected assignments & divine love Focus: Mothering Zackery after S...