# are You Wasted? With Kim Patton

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Podcast: [Christian Readers Community Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/christian-readers-community-podcast-7059808)
Published: 2025-10-25T11:57:47+00:00
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## Resource

In this deeply moving episode, I had the privilege of sitting down with Kim Patton, author of Nothing Wasted, to talk about her powerful journey through faith, loss, love, and redemption. Kim opened up about the highs and lows of her first ten years of marriage—the struggles that tested her faith and the grace that held her together. We also talked about one of the most defining seasons of her life: the moment she received the heartbreaking news of infertility after waiting for ten long years. Kim spoke with raw honesty about how she wrestled with hope, grief, and identity—and how God turned her pain into purpose. Halfway through our conversation, we delved into one of her favorite subjects—open adoption—and how it reshaped her understanding of love, family, and God’s redemptive work. Every part of Kim’s story reminds us that no part of our journey is wasted when placed in God’s hands. 📘 Nothing Wasted is a beautifully honest memoir that offers comfort and courage to anyone walking through disappointment, waiting, or loss. Learn more about Kim Patton and her work at kimpatton.com Connect with her on Instagram and Facebook @kimpattonwrites --- About Kim Patton Kim Patton is an adoptive and foster mama living in North Carolina with her husband Kevin and two daughters; Eden and Shiloh. She writes for Waiting in Hope Infertility ministry, Her View from Home, Shaunti Feldhahn, and has been the host of the Book Therapy podcast since 2022. Her second book, "Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons" encourages readers to recognize personal growth amidst hard times. In her free time she is usually reading a memoir, taking her girls to the playground or playing tennis with her husband at the park. *** A Personal Note to Our Listeners Thank you for being here—you…

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