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I took Hannah to an orthopedics appt today, hadn't been in two years...her spinal curve went from 41 degrees (moveable) to 75 degrees (not moveable) today! I guess I wasn't surprised when we had to talk about spinal fusion surgery! was just hoping that day wouldn't come :( We have decided it needs to be done so please pray for the timing to be right. Jenn 's baby is due the end of Oct and Becky's baby is due the end of Jan. He said they are scheduling into Oct and Nov now. this will mean 2 weeks in the hospital, 1 week in intensive care and 1 week in rehab.
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joan
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joan
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Shades of Morning by Marlo Schalesky Blog Tour
Summary:
Marnie Wittier has life just where she wants it. Quiet. Peaceful. No drama. A long way away from her past. In the privacy of her home, she fills a box with slips of paper, scribbled with her regrets, sins, and sorrows. But that’s nobody else’s business. Her bookstore/coffee shop patrons, her employees, her friends from church—they all think she’s the very model of compassion and kindness.
Then Marnie’s past creeps into her present when her estranged sister dies and makes Marnie guardian of her fifteen-year-old son—a boy Marnie never knew existed. And when Emmit arrives, she discovers he has Down syndrome—and that she’s woefully unprepared to care for him. What’s worse, she has to deal with Taylor Cole, her sister’s attorney, a man Marnie once loved—and abandoned. As Emmit (and Taylor) work their way into her heart, Marnie begins to heal. But when pieces of her dismal past surface again, she must at last face the scripts of paper in her box, all the regrets and sorrows. Can she do it? Or will she run again?
Author Bio:
Marlo Schalesky is the author of several books, including Beyond the Night and Empty Womb, Aching Heart. A graduate of Stanford University, Marlo also has a masters of theology with an emphasis in biblical studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. Married over twenty years, she lives with her husband, Bryan, and their five children in California.
Wow, what a great book! I couldn't put it down from the time I started reading it! I have a daughter with a chromosome deletion and have friends with downs so it was a story that hit home with me. Such loveable characters that you can't help falling in love with! You have to read this book, it is one you will never forget!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1601420250
this book was provided free from the publisher.
Marnie Wittier has life just where she wants it. Quiet. Peaceful. No drama. A long way away from her past. In the privacy of her home, she fills a box with slips of paper, scribbled with her regrets, sins, and sorrows. But that’s nobody else’s business. Her bookstore/coffee shop patrons, her employees, her friends from church—they all think she’s the very model of compassion and kindness.
Then Marnie’s past creeps into her present when her estranged sister dies and makes Marnie guardian of her fifteen-year-old son—a boy Marnie never knew existed. And when Emmit arrives, she discovers he has Down syndrome—and that she’s woefully unprepared to care for him. What’s worse, she has to deal with Taylor Cole, her sister’s attorney, a man Marnie once loved—and abandoned. As Emmit (and Taylor) work their way into her heart, Marnie begins to heal. But when pieces of her dismal past surface again, she must at last face the scripts of paper in her box, all the regrets and sorrows. Can she do it? Or will she run again?
Author Bio:
Marlo Schalesky is the author of several books, including Beyond the Night and Empty Womb, Aching Heart. A graduate of Stanford University, Marlo also has a masters of theology with an emphasis in biblical studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. Married over twenty years, she lives with her husband, Bryan, and their five children in California.
Wow, what a great book! I couldn't put it down from the time I started reading it! I have a daughter with a chromosome deletion and have friends with downs so it was a story that hit home with me. Such loveable characters that you can't help falling in love with! You have to read this book, it is one you will never forget!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1601420250
this book was provided free from the publisher.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Crosswalk Fiction Sweepstakes
Crosswalk Fiction Sweepstakes
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Kick back this summer with a fabulous read—on us!�
Enter to win one of these three books.
Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs
A timeless story of love and betrayal, loss and redemption, flickering against the vivid backdrop of eighteenth-century Scotland, Here Burns My Candle illumines the dark side of human nature, even as hope, the brightest of tapers, lights the way home.
Anna Finch and the Hired Gun by Kathleen Y’Barbo
Despite her father’s attempts to marry her off, Anna Finch dreams of becoming a reporter. A chance encounter with legendary gunslinger Doc Holliday gives her the opportunity of a lifetime, but Pinkerton agent Jeb Sanders is about to ruin everything.
The Bridegrooms by Allison Pittman
For years, Vada Allenhouse has lived a bland existence, caring for her three younger sisters, tending to her physician father, running errands for the local orchestra, and courting her passionless beau. But when a baseball fan is struck by a ball and whisked to the house in secrecy, the excitement and cast of visitors he attracts bring new life to Vada and the entire family.
HOW TO ENTER:
Click here to submit your entry. Fill out the form and be sure to enter the link to your blog post in the “notes” field and in the “contest code” field enter the appropriate code: For Anna Finch and the Hired Gun by Kathleen Y’Barbo enter the code “ANNA”, for The Bridegrooms by Allison Pittman enter the code “BRIDE” and for Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs, enter the code “CANDLE”.
Enter the Contest
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300x250-animated
Kick back this summer with a fabulous read—on us!�
Enter to win one of these three books.
Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs
A timeless story of love and betrayal, loss and redemption, flickering against the vivid backdrop of eighteenth-century Scotland, Here Burns My Candle illumines the dark side of human nature, even as hope, the brightest of tapers, lights the way home.
Anna Finch and the Hired Gun by Kathleen Y’Barbo
Despite her father’s attempts to marry her off, Anna Finch dreams of becoming a reporter. A chance encounter with legendary gunslinger Doc Holliday gives her the opportunity of a lifetime, but Pinkerton agent Jeb Sanders is about to ruin everything.
The Bridegrooms by Allison Pittman
For years, Vada Allenhouse has lived a bland existence, caring for her three younger sisters, tending to her physician father, running errands for the local orchestra, and courting her passionless beau. But when a baseball fan is struck by a ball and whisked to the house in secrecy, the excitement and cast of visitors he attracts bring new life to Vada and the entire family.
HOW TO ENTER:
Click here to submit your entry. Fill out the form and be sure to enter the link to your blog post in the “notes” field and in the “contest code” field enter the appropriate code: For Anna Finch and the Hired Gun by Kathleen Y’Barbo enter the code “ANNA”, for The Bridegrooms by Allison Pittman enter the code “BRIDE” and for Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs, enter the code “CANDLE”.
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