Lindy Thomas has always been the kind of mother who packs extra snacks—and extra guilt. For decades, she’s held her family together with careful planning, quiet sacrifice, and the constant pressure to be everything everyone needs.

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But when her husband of thirty-five years dies unexpectedly, the carefully ordered life she built begins to unravel.

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Determined to see her son perform with the London Symphony Orchestra in Seattle, Lindy sets off alone on a summer road trip from Michigan to the Pacific Northwest. Along the way, she encounters sunflower fields, wildfire smoke, unexpected detours, and the growing weight of a mysterious note her husband left behind.

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As old fears rise to the surface and family secrets threaten the image she’s worked so hard to protect, Lindy begins to realize that surrender may not be the same thing as failure. And perhaps God’s grace is deeper than her need to hold everything together.

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Mother of the Year is a heartfelt novel about grief, motherhood, faith, and learning to trust God in the unknown.