Book Giveaway: From Ashes to Africa
UPDATE” Book winner posted here. Thanks for your stories about your awesome hubbies!!!!!
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My book giveaways have been a bit derailed by the bathroom remodeling drama around here– pix soon! But as promised, here is the first giveaway. A couple who reads my blog, Josh and Amy Bottomly, wrote a book about the experience of adopting from Ethiopia. The book is called, “From Ashes to Africa.”
A few weeks ago I found enough time to read it, and very much enjoyed it. It is written from the perspective of both husband and wife, and candidly details the highs and lows of waiting to adopt. Adoption is not for the faint of heart– something I already knew! But this book does more than describe an adoption. It also chronicles the story of a marriage, and the way Josh and Amy changed and grew throughout the adoption process.
This is a great read for any adoptive parent, or for anyone who is considering adoption.
Here’s the cool part: I am giving away a signed copy of this book. To enter the drawing:
– If you are married I would like you to share one thing your spouse did when you were dating that you are glad he or she still does! If you like, you can also share one thing that he or she did while you were dating that you are glad he/she quit.
– If you are single, you can still play along: just share one trait that is essential to you in a partner.
Umm…let’s see….to make this fair, I guess I ought to start.
I am glad my husband doesn’t spend as much time car-washing as he did when we were dating. But I am very glad that he still thinks I am gorgeous, even in comfy jammies (yeah, the soft, baggy cotton kind) and no makeup.
You have until Saturday at 9 AM to make your comment and enter the drawing!
That he would love my girls and the Lord.
My husband still gets out his guitar and plays, for me, for God, for the children. I’m so glad that it is part of who he is. It makes him over the top wonderful.
As far as quitting something – I’m not sure that he has. But that’s pretty okay too.
When we were dating, my husband used to call me every day on his lunch break. Three years and two children later…he still does. I love that!
Thanks for the giveaway – my brother-in-law and his wife are in the process of adopting.
My husband and I were friends who secretly had crushes on one another in college. After losing touch with one another for four years, we reconnected and began dating. I loved to hear the memories he had of me from school. I would always ask him to tell me one when I needed a little pick me up. I can still put him on the spot to tell a story of “us” after 8 years of marriage!
We didn’t date much, since we lived in two different states. But one thing he has always done is treat me like I am the most precious thing on earth. After 20 years and six babies (and the accompanying baby fat), he still holds me in his arms and tells me I am the most beautiful woman in the world.
I knew I’d marry the young man when he was fixing the screen door of my best friend’s parents home. He asked me if I’d like to give it a try and handed me the screw driver while giving me instructions. Nearly 10 years later we’re neck deep in a home renovation together, working as a team
My husband always called and said “goodnight” to me when we were dating. When we got married he made sure to say it to me every night before we fell asleep. Now he’s in the navy and sometimes (like now) he’s not here, but he still finds a way to reach me every night, by webcam, text, a friend who came home, ichat, whatever, to be sure he says it every night. I love to know the baby and I are the last thing on his mind at the end of the day!
He still plays the piano just for me – composes his own music right on the spot for me!
And, like Jeanie (see above), he was on board with adoption right from our first date, and has never wavered since!
sounds like a neat book!
my hubs is FABULOUS-O with our budget. if it weren’t for his leadership, i’m sure we would truly be in the poor house. he’s great at setting goals that are achievable and helping me get excited about reaching them. i didn’t realize the extent of this aspect of him until we were married — like most college students, he didn’t have much money to budget and save.
Thanks Mary for the shout. out.
Sorry I am just now getting over to read it…. we are in the process of moving so we have been internet-less for a few.
Thanks so much for reading the book and posting about it and advertising a giveaway!
Amy
I am so glad my husband is just as thoughful as he was when we were dating. And I am so glad he gave up his favorite hightop Laker sneakers that he wore every day!
I am glad my husband doesn’t watch as much sports as he did while we were dating. I love the fact that he helped clean the house while we were dating and still does!
I am glad that my husband no longer plays the trombone at midnight (he used to play professionally so it was all for a good cause, apparently!). I am glad that he still does almost all the cooking the house. Even before we had kids we organized chores down the middle and since he likes to cook and I prefer to clean, that continues to be our arrangement, 5 kids later.
I can’t wait to read this book!
My sweet husband is a baby magnet…one of the things that drew me to him is that he would ask if he could hold any baby he saw (within the confines of what’s appropriate, of course), and simply loves babies! He’s a super baby-daddy – loves to play with ours when they’re little (and now that some are older, too), AND we have one adopted child who has stolen his daddy’s heart! I hope this never changes about my hubby!
I’m glad we still watch Star Trek together. And sometimes game. I’m glad he doesn’t buy me jewelry anymore. Although we probably will have my engagement ring repaired eventually.
My husband was an amazing listener when we were dating and still is!
I’m glad that my husband still works as hard as he did when we were dating. He’s always working around the house and helping others if they need it.
Cutting it to the wire hear, but I love that my Hubby still cares about the details — doing the small things that make me happy. I’m glad that Hubby no longer lives with his parents, which he did when we were dating. That would awkward now!
As a single mommy, I would be looking for someone who could let the little things slide, adapt of the fly, and keep a smile on his face. Humor goes a long way most times…
I might be too late, but I figured I would say that I love it that my husband loves me more today than he did when we were dating and he still makes me feel like the most beautiful girl in the world just with one look in his eyes
I amglad he plays less video games:)