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Ainsley Earhardt never set out to be a morning person, but in the years since joining the Fox & Friends team, she has become a weekday fixture in households around the country, helping to give millions of Americans the news they need to start the day and emerging as one of the most charming voices on television.
Now, for the first time, Ainsley opens up about the spiritual path that led her to the Fox & Friends couch, a journey filled with trials, joy, and determination. From the values instilled in her by her hardworking parents to the importance of community that she learned growing up in South Carolina, she recounts how her success has been shaped at every step by her family and her faith. Though Ainsley grew up in the church, it wasn’t until college that she found herself pursuing a deeper connection to God, a search that led her belief to a new place and solidified the foundation that would shepherd her through the good times as well as the bad.
Detailing her long ascent to the top of morning television, Ainsley describes how her passion for journalism first took hold, only to be tested through years of hard work and dedication. Discussing the passages, prayers, and ideas that have sustained her through her lowest moments and toughest broadcasts, she explains her difficult yet blessed road to becoming a working mother, and sheds light on how finding her spiritual voice on air proved the greatest challenge of all.
Filled with inspirational scripture and illustrated with sixteen pages of never-before-seen photographs, The Light Within Me is a deeply felt, emotional look at how faith inspires us all to achieve, and supports us through our most trying times.
About the author
Ainsley Earhardt is the author of the bestselling childrenTake Heart, My Child and Through Your Eyes, and is one of the cohosts of the number one cable morning news show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. She has been a correspondent for Sean HannityHannity; a cohost of Fox & Friends First; an anchor for Fox & Friends Weekend; a host of FoxAll-American New Year, America, Outnumbered, and The Five. She has also been a panelist on The Live Desk and has appeared with Neil Cavuto and Tucker Carlson on their shows. She lives in New York City.
Summary
A New York Times bestseller!
The celebrated Fox News star and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a powerful, uplifting look at her life and her spiritual journey, reflecting on her family, her faith, and her successful career, featuring new material exclusive to the paperback edition.
In her bestselling children’s book Take Heart, My Child, Ainsley Earhardt drew on her childhood and the inspirational notes her father wrote her before school each morning. In this moving memoir, she reminisces about growing up with a father who loved his children unconditionally—a cherished model of parenthood she has adopted with her own daughter—how her Christian faith has shaped her life, and the dynamic journalism career that has made her a trusted household name.
From her insightful political coverage, including a sit-down with Melania Trump, to her powerful reporting covering some of the most headline-making national events, to her live coverage, including Pope Francis’ visit to New York, Ainsley considers her career and the factors that have propelled her to the top of her field, becoming a cohost of Fox & Friends and contributor to Hannity. Ainsley credits her success to the values she learned from her parents, and to the enduring Christian faith that has been her ballast through thick and thin, in good times and in periods of great difficulty.
Filled with inspirational quotes taken from Scripture and illustrated with sixteen pages of never-before-seen photos, her memoir is infused with her spiritual beliefs and will touch the hearts of all her fans, reminding them to count the blessings God has given them every day of their lives.
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“Very few public figures would ever be willing to be vulnerable and real by sharing their innermost thoughts and secrets. In The Light Within Me, Ainsley does just that, revealing the true secret to her success—her deep faith in God.”
