Paula Faris, Founder: CARRY Media TM, journalist, podcaster, author, mom and wife

Laura Tremaine, Author of Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First

Jennifer Dukes Lee, Author of Growing Slow, It’s All Under Control, and The Happiness Dare

“I’m not sure how often the phrase, “What if . . . ?” pops into my head and then sends me spinning in the possibility of all the heartache that the “What if . . . ?” could bring into my life. Nicole teaches us how to shift our perspective from worry to hope by pointing us back to the wonder of Scripture. Through Nicole’s winsome storytelling, current research and Biblical truth, you will come to know a celebratory God and in turn, learn to celebrate along the way. And all of us could use more celebration in our lives!”

“Nicole lays out a compelling case for celebration unlike any I have ever seen before. She takes our hand, walks us right up to the mirror and sits with us while we stare into the truth that our whole lives are passing us by while we wait on what could go wrong. But in the pause of these pages, a new question emerges: Will we have the courage to lean into hope again?

This book is both an anthem and a way forward; a light pointing us back to the thrill of hope on the horizon . . .”

“We often forget that joy is an intensely vulnerable experience and that celebration asks us to be brave. With words that sound like friendship and feel like courage, Nicole reminds us that delight is essential to our personal, relational and spiritual growth. As both a marriage and family therapist and a person who is intimately familiar with the ache and joy of being human, Nicole is the right person to lead this conversation.

Struggling to embrace joy and find the courage to celebrate? Pick up this powerful book!”

“Cynicism is easier and pessimism safer than the potential humiliation of hope, which is why we frequently rely on these false refuges. To some degree, we have all been pulled into this cultural current, but thankfully, Nicole Zasowski is here to snatch us back. With brilliant insight and brave vulnerability, Nicole examines the heartache, fear and self-protection that stands between us and freely enjoying the gifts of God. I never expected a book about celebration to slay my pride and grant me such blazing clarity about myself, but here it is!”

“This timely book is a roadmap to help us understand that finding the courage to celebrate is “not only possible, it is essential.” Nicole is a loving guide on a journey that each and every one of us so desperately need. A brilliant writer, Nicole’s words tenderly draw us in to participate in Christ’s hope regardless of circumstance, confront toxic messages we’ve received about joy and understand how to celebrate and live fully alive in Christ.”

“What If It’s Wonderful? could not have come into my life at a better time; not only to address my own restraint when it comes to joy, but also the collective pessimism that surrounds us. This is not a victory book for those who want to deny or bypass suffering. It’s actually the opposite of that. What If It’s Wonderful? is for those of us who’ve known pain and have been in a withholding pattern toward ourselves, toward God and toward the world. If you’re tired of holding back and trying to mitigate or control your own expectations and pain, this book is for you.”