At twenty-one weeks pregnant, Kimberly Holloway was told her body was opening far too soon-and that the outcome was
uncertain.
What followed was months of strict bed rest, fear, and waiting inside hospital walls, where stillness became an act of faith and every day gained became a victory. But this story did not begin in a hospital, and it does not end there.
Long before medical odds and measured weeks, Kimberly learned endurance through family hardship, early responsibility, and a legacy of faith passed down by her parents. Beginning work at sixteen to help support her family, she carried those lessons into every season of her life-through motherhood, loss, restoration, and renewal.
Stillness Was Not My Weakness traces a powerful journey of resilience:
from a high-risk pregnancy and months of uncertainty,
to divorce and healing,
to remarriage, purpose, and the founding of a family business,
to retirement from Auburn University and a new season of caregiving and service.
Rooted in faith, family, and perseverance, this memoir is for anyone who has been asked to wait when they wanted to move, to trust God when answers were unclear, and to endure when the path felt uncertain.
This is a story of survival, strength, and surrender-
and a reminder that no season is wasted, and every chapter prepares us for what comes next.