In this JoyStream book interview, Dr. Claudia May, award-winning author of When I Fly With Papa, invites us into a tender and hope-filled conversation about God’s delight in our messy emotions. She shares how storytelling, imagination, and simple practices can help families and individuals experience God’s love in everyday life. This gentle and inspiring dialogue will encourage you to rest, create, and rediscover joy with God.

Dr. Claudia May loves stories, poems, and teaching people about God, healing, and justice. She helps kids and adults use their feelings and imaginations to feel close to God and heal from their hurts. Claudia is a professor and spiritual guide who has taught for over 17 years in the U.S. and the U.K. She studies how talking, hip-hop, and stories can help people deal with unfair treatment. Dr. May writes all kinds of things: poems, stories, books for kids, and academic papers. She loves helping people talk about hard things and learn how to care for each other and themselves. Today, she teaches at Bethel University in Minnesota, where she helps others learn about reconciliation and building community. Learn more about and from her at: theclaudiamay.com