LAST CHANCE GIVEAWAY!!!!

Because I am in the middle of moving out today, I have decided to extend the deadline until midnight eastern time for the JANTSEN'S GIFT GIVEAWAY!!!!! To enter, comment on the original post as many times as the rules allow! I will post the results early on Friday morning!! Good luck!!

Jantsen's Gift: A True Story of Grief, Rescue, and Grace by Pam Cope & Aimee Molloy and GIVEAWAY!!!

On June 16, 1999, Pam Cope suffered a mother's worst nightmare. She lost her fifteen-year-old son, Jantsen, to an unknown heart disorder and her life turned upside down. Pam plummeted into depression, questioning all things in her life. And, the one thing that rescued her was a trip to Vietnam with friends. The trip changed her life and rejuvenated her. It gave her a new mission to help one child at a time from suffering horrible atrocities. In an essence, she was rescued by doing a little rescuing herself of many abandoned and orphaned children in countries far away and much different from her own.

Pam's story is heart-wrenching. As a mother myself, I found the first few chapters so difficult to read because I often found myself wondering how I would react if I were in her shoes and had lost my own child. But, I could not put the book down! I had to know how she came out of the dark. I found myself tearing up and down-right crying many times, from sadness as well as joy. The lives that she saved in the name of her son also made her story heart-warming. Her story, and ultimately, her life is one that can be compared to a roller coaster ride of emotions, but is one that I would recommend to all! It is so powerful and so empowering to see the number of lives changed by this woman and her family and friends. Simply amazing!

Pam's endeavors turned into the Touch A Life Foundation. For more information about the non-profit organization and how you can help, visit their website here. Upon my own perusal of the site, I also found the Touch of Life Blog that chronicles many of their recent trips overseas, among other topics. I know that I have personally added it to my Google Reader list! If you are interested in checking it out, click here.

Now, for the giveaway details!!!!

You can win a hardcover copy of this book through Tif Talks Books!! To be entered to win . . .

1. Leave a comment here with a valid email address.
2. If you are a subscriber of my blog, post another comment and let me know. You will get another entry!
3. For an additional entry, post a link on your own blog and post the link in the comment section.

Deadline for the giveaway is Midnight Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Winners will be announced on April 30, 2009. Only residents of the US and Canada are eligible to win; no PO boxes please.

Review copy provided by Hatchette Book Group

Where Did The Time Go?!?!

I don't know where all my time has been going lately!! I wish I had more time in the day (and night!) to get my long list of things to do done and to get more sleep!! The move is progressing as well as we can ask for. Since the last time I posted, we have been in the process of searching for and buying a new home. We are to close on June 10th, but move out of our current home on April 30th. Yep, we've got a transition of staying in hotels, traveling, and staying with friends and family for a while! I've been updating my resume, creating cover letters, and applying for a few jobs. And, I really need to finish preparing for the Mom 2 Mom sale that I'm doing tomorrow to get rid of a bunch of my baby stuff. I also turned another year older on Easter Sunday and received the best gift that I could ask for from my kids . . . $20 and a coupon for up to 3 hours at the bookstore ALL BY MYSELF!! I will be cashing in on that this Sunday . . . but I'm trying to decide if I should use some of that time to just grab a drink and read for a couple of those hours OR take the computer and get caught up on ALL the books that I've read and NOT reviewed! Hmmmmm . . . guess we will find out!! I may try to fit both in!!

Whatever the case, be looking for my VERY FIRST GIVEAWAY coming soon!!!