The journey from broken to beautiful began with a plane ticket.

When Nina and Chris step off the plane onto Chinese soil, they are a couple in crisis. Fleeing the heartbreak of failed fertility treatments and the silence of their childless home, they arrive in Beijing just in time for the spring sandstorms.

As they travel from the historic cities of northern China to the stunning countryside of southern China, Nina discovers unexpected wonder in the world.

Part travelogue, part memoir, Spirit Baby weaves together themes of longing, loss, and learning to live again, while exploring the healing benefits of travel. More than anything, Spirit Baby celebrates the many paths to motherhood.

Life can take a toll. But that doesn't mean the journey's not worth taking.