Searching for a Father's Love is a powerful and tender story of a woman's lifelong search to be seen, chosen, and loved.
Told through a blend of memoir and reflective storytelling, Michelle Briggs shares the journey of a daughter shaped by abandonment, broken relationships, and deep emotional wounds. From waiting on a porch for a father who never came, to growing into a woman who repeatedly searched for love in the wrong places, her story reveals how unresolved pain can quietly guide life's choices.
When her parents reconnect after years of separation, she dares to hope that healing has finally arrived. But even as an adult, she discovers that the longing to be known by her father still remains. As marriage, faith, and family collide with betrayal and heartbreak, she is forced to confront a difficult truth--people can fail, even when they stand in places of spiritual authority.
In the midst of loss and disillusionment, Michelle learns that healing does not come from being chosen by others, but from learning who she is in God. Through forgiveness, self-reflection, and grace, she begins to rebuild her life--not by waiting for others to change, but by allowing God to change her.
Searching for a Father's Love is an honest and hope-filled story for every woman who has ever questioned her worth, struggled to forgive, or longed for the kind of love that never leaves.