Awake

After Brandon left, Hatmaker realized that she knew nothing about the family’s finances. Ashamed at her ignorance, she was also horrified to learn how much her husband had spent. Steve, a financial advisor, gave her a list of tasks to gain control over her finances.

Hatmaker always struggled to sleep when her husband was away, worrying about possible intruders. Her friend Amy smudged the house by burning sage to cleanse it of negative energy. Afterward, the house felt “clean and pure and safe” (90).

One evening, Hatmaker arrived home to discover that her friends had built and signed a porch bed swing, a luxury she had always wanted.