Inspired by the growth of her family and their journey through infertility, adoption, and foster care, author Ashley Rae (Klinger) has created and introduced the Family Shrub and the "shrub not a tree" philosophy, an alternative concept to the traditional Family Tree, as a way for ALL families to embrace the growth and intentional blessing of THEIR family and families growing around them.
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To further share this concept and message, Ashley Rae recently published "A Shrub Not a Tree" as the first book in a special collection of children’s books aimed at empowering and equipping families around the world to live purposeful, intentional, engaged, and faith-filled lives.
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What started as a “legacy project” for her family transformed into a relatable message that all families around the world can embrace and apply to the growth of their own families.
“During our journey through infertility, adoption, and foster care, God sowed in our hearts the Family Shrub and the “shrub not a tree“ philosophy to help our family and others see the growth and intentional blessing of our family. Our family may be more of a SHRUB than a TREE, but this is the family we have grown to be; a family groomed, pruned, and shaped by God’s love and grace. By sharing the story of how our family has grown to be through the “shrub not a tree” philosophy, our hope is to help other families see the growth and intentional blessing of their family while helping them to also achieve God’s purpose for planting their family, so they can grow together and reach their maturity and full blooming potential; whether that be as a Family Shrub or as a Family Tree.” ~ Ashley Rae
"the FAMILY We've Grown to Be"
With the ability to develop meaningful messages and life-changing platforms, while appropriately and effectively sharing and promoting those messages and platforms with audiences around the world, author Ashley Rae (Klinger) has introduced A Shrub Not a Tree as the first book in a special collection of children’s books inspired by the growth of her family and their journey through infertility, adoption, and foster care.
Join the Klinger family on their coast-to-coast Book Tour, which will kickoff in February in their home state of North Dakota where their journey began! The tour will consist of Book Signings, Book Readings, Book Donations, Guided Discussions and Speaking Events, and Media Interviews. While visiting different communities around the country, their goal is to give back to those communities in ways that support children and families impacted by infertility, adoption, and/or foster care. To do so, they will be donating books to local schools, libraries, groups, and other organizations. ​Visit the Book Tour page to learn more!