I Just Want You to Know: Letters to My Kids on Love, Faith, and Family

The 9.8 million viewers of TLC's Jon and Kate Plus Eight recognize Kate as the perky and practical mom of eight who has come into their homes for over 100 episodes of her family's hit reality show. Although the show has made her face recognizable, there's another part of Kate the viewers haven't seen---her heart. In I Just Want You to Know, Kate reveals a less familiar spiritual side. She is a grateful and faith-filled mother who only wants the best for her children and is willing to sacrifice to make that happen. The book covers the three years her family lived in their Elizabethtown home, a period Kate considers one of the happiest of her life. It shows the parents of eight kids (all under the age of six) transitioning from the chaos of caring for infants to the structured days of a home filled with budding preschoolers. During that time, the family underwent major changes: * From diaper changing to potty-training the sextuplets * From only traveling a few miles for a rare meal out to flying to Hawaii to renew their wedding vows * From Kate's need for control, to learning how to be flexible * From watching a child who couldn't spell, singing B-I-B-I-B (the Bible song), to their first child growing in her faith and praying to ask Jesus into her heart * From Kate's first speaking engagement (she was afraid to fly) to her book tour * From a desire for a 'normal' family life that didn't include outside help, to a desire for a 'normal' day without public attention.