SFN Dad To Dad 360 - Jessica Ronne of Holland, MI Mother of Eight, Author, Podcast Host & Founder of The Lucas Project,

Our guest this week is Jessica Ronne of Holland, MI, author, speaker, podcast host, founder & executive director of the Lucas Project and perhaps most importantly, wife and the mother of eight, including one with special needs.

Jess and her second husband, Ryan, have been married for 14 years and between them are the proud parents of eight children: four from her first marriage: Caleb, Lucas, Mable and Joshua, three from Ryan's first marriage: Tate, Mia, and Jada and Annabelle (9) who they had together.  

Their son Lucas suffered a stroke in vitro at 20 months; has global developmental delays, is non-verbal, has hydrocephalous, severe Autism, scoliosis, and low muscle tone.

Very sadly Jess' first husband Jason, died of brain cancer in 2010.  And Ryan's first wife, Kaci, also passed away from cancer in 2010.  The couple met through some mutual acquaintances and married after a brief courtship to go on to have their 8th child, Annabelle.  

Jess is a prolific author having published four books: 
-- Sunlight Burning At Midnight (2013) a memoir
-- Lovin’ With Grit & Grace (2017) reprinted in 2023
-- Blended With Grit & Grace (2021)
-- Caregiving With Grit & Grace (2024)

Jess is also the founder and executive director of The Lucas Project, a nonprofit organization, whose mission is "to provide recognition, respite and resources to family caregivers of those with special needs."

She also hosts the Coffee With Caregivers Podcast and a blog that goes by the name: Jess Plus The Mess.  
 
Jess is the oldest of 12 children, a dynamo and caregiver extraoridInaire.  We'll hear all about Jess' journey, her deep faith and her wonderful sense of humor on this week’s SFN Dad To Dad Podcast.

Show Notes
Phone – [phone]
Email – [e-mail]
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-ronne-4b412670/
Podcast Coffee With Caregivers -  https://anchor.fm/jess-ronne
Website – https://www.jessplusthemess.com/
Website:   https://www.thelucasproject.org/
Documentary Unseen - https://caregiverdoc.com/ .
Books – 
      Sunlight Burning At Midnight - https://tinyurl.com/3fsrekay
      Blended With Grit & Grace - https://tinyurl.com/mr25k2rm 
      Lovin’ With Grit & Grace - https://tinyurl.com/3janr2sv
      Caregiving With Grit & Grace - https://tinyurl.com/bdhted3v
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jessplusthemess Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessplusthemess
Pinterest:  pinterest.com/jessplusthemess/
Twitter:      twitter.com/jessplusthemess