The day after she buried her husband, Dr. Liz Fiedler Mergen found out she was pregnant and realized the hardest truth of all: Nobody was coming to save her.

Liz's newly released memoir, Flowers Bloom Anyway: Rebuilding a Life You Didn't Choose, isn’t a book about how to grieve the “right” way. It’s about grieving messy, living loud, telling the truth even when it hurts, and planting beauty anyway. Part memoir, part rallying cry, Flowers Bloom Anyway is a real and redemptive story about unexpected loss, solo motherhood, rural grit, stubborn hope, and the kind of faith people don’t earn in a church pew but in the aftermath.

Join us for a special author reading and conversation with Dr. Liz Fiedler Mergen, a Central Minnesota memoir author, nurse practitioner, and owner of Sunny Mary Meadow Flower Farm in St. Joseph.

Liz is the founder of Sunny Mary Meadow, a sixth-generation farm that has grown into a thriving flower farm and agritourism destination. Her work and writing reflect the intersection of rural life, women’s health, caregiving, and leadership, grounded deeply in her Central Minnesota community.

This event includes a reading, short talk, and audience Q&A. All are welcome.