In 2019, The Invitation of Motherhood: Uncovering the Spiritual Lessons of Parenting was a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the world's largest not-for-profit book awards program for independent publishers and self-published authors. The book was a finalist in two categories, Women's Issues and Spirituality. The awards are named by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group, and the awards program has become known as the "Sundance of the book publishing world."