Whoops!

So, I kinda lost Radical.

I'm only 4 chapters away from the end and had every intention of wrapping that puppy

up before the end of the weekend but I cannot find that dadblasted book

ANYWHERE!

Oh wait, I just found it!!!!!!!

It was in my desk drawer at work!

...

In true "Amanda fashion" - I have officially put myself behind schedule. 

I'm going to have to fly through these chapters and through Don't Waste Your Life.

Book reviews to come soon!!

Sobbed the whole way...

There's still time to enter the Safeway/General Mills giveaway!

Swing by this post and enter to win!

Winner announced tomorrow (Friday) at noon!!!

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Last night I finished Like Dandelion Dust by Karen Kingsbury.

I have never read a Kingsbury book before this one but I can see why she's so popular.

Her writing style is intelligent yet approachable.

She makes every character shine - even the minor ones.

That woman really knows how to draw you into the story.

You find yourself (or at least I found myself) really emotionally involved in the characters and their lives.

With that said, this is a really good book.


Be warned though:
If you have a tender heart, are an adoptive parent or foster children this book will make you BAWL!


At one point, after sobbing for 45 minutes straight, David told me to shut the book and take a breather. There's a REALLY tough spot right in the middle of this puppy.


The book's conclusion wraps everything up nicely
but despite that,
I can say in full honesty this is a book I'll never read again
and a movie that I refuse to see.


As an adoptive mother, this was the most difficult book I've ever read in my life.


If you can handle an emotional roller coaster, this is a great book.
If you've been through a custody battle, read with caution!!!

I'm scared...

Our book club pick for this month is Like Dandelion Dust by

Karen Kingsbury.

It's sure to be a fantastic book but I am really afraid of reading it.

Here's what the back of the book has to say...

Jack and Molly Campbell enjoyed an idyllic life in their small hometown outside Atlanta with their adopted 4-year-old, Joey. Then they receive the phone call that shatters their world: a social worker delivers the news that Joey's biological father has been released from prison and is ready to start life over--but with his son. When a judge rules that Joey must be returned to his father, the Campbells, in a silent haze of grief and utter disbelief, watch their son pick a dandelion and blow the feathery seeds into the wind. Struggling with the dilemma of following the law, their hearts, and what they know to be morally right, the Campbells find that desperation leads to dangerous thoughts. What if they can devise a plan? Take Joey and simply disappear...LIKE DANDELION DUST.

One thing I haven't talked about too much are the circumstances behind the custody battle for Ethan. Partly out of respect for the bio mom, who I found out occasionally reads my blog, and partly out of fear of bringing back all the fear of possibly losing him.

I can't tell you how many days we spent on our knees after a call from the social worker.

We were regulars at the alter during the adoption. We knew that only God was in control of the situation. I'm so thankful that everything's finalized and settled and we have security knowing that he's forever ours.

Anyway, I'm 5 chapters into this book and so far I'm enjoying it.

I'm just nervous about the rest of them...