We are excited to announce that Teacups and Cowboys is finally in print! I dug it out of the drawer, dusted it off, had Denise Wurm edit it for me, and now here it is in real-life paper and ink!
Back Cover:
Life with Littles is never boring, entirely fascinating, and provides endless entertainment. Read how one mom is surviving the toddler years and beyond. The joys and struggles that come with a big family and the curves life throws you.
Journey with her through midnight feedings, grocery trips, and diaper changes, as well as an accident that nearly took her husband’s life.
Then weep with her as she remembers the precious babies she gave back to God. You’ll laugh and cry as you learn about being “just a mom.”
I will blame this idea on my first cousin, Dana, who seriously planted the thought in my head. I immensely enjoyed writing it and wish I had gotten it published earlier as the ages of the children, etc. are outdated by a few years. But a good motto to apply here would be “better late than never”!
Here are excerpts from a few of the chapters:
Honey, I’m Pregnant
. . . Then there’s the labor. “Honey, I think it’s time!” We ladies finally get to see what color, shape, and size our little package has become. And the men breathe a sigh of relief that, finally, they might get their wives back from this “disease” that has transformed them into something other than what they married. All the cravings, complaints, and moods of pregnancy will surely be gone, and life will be just like it was before.
Wrong. Real life is just beginning. And none of us first-timers are ever ready for it. . .
There Were Four in the Cart and the Little One Said
. . . I’m a listy kind of person. Now being a listy person does not make you a righteous person. No, in fact it’s quite the opposite. We who make lists do so because we need them. Without them we would be totally lost. We have a sort of brain deficiency when it comes to remembering if we needed milk, or was that light bulbs? No, maybe it was refried beans. Come to think of it, it might have been toilet paper. See what I mean?
My Altar of Tears
. . . And then He brought me to the altar once again—my altar I had built of all my dreams and all my hopes. It seemed I had found myself at that altar so many times that it was wet with tears of grief that had been shed over and over again.
Then I heard His whisper. “You have praised Me in the midst of everything else this last year; why can you not praise Me in this?”
My head hung low. . . .
My son, Derek, already took a peek at it and proclaimed it “good”! Of course, I had the thought that any book written about yourself and read by yourself couldn’t be anything but good. So it probably was a really biased opinion. We’d love to hear yours!
It will also be available on Amazon.com in about 5-6 days.
Hoping this blesses you as much as it blessed me!
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Raising Mighty Arrows says
It sounds like such a wonderful book! 🙂
Kendra Graber says
Thanks, Heather!
Everything Rhubarb says
Hello! I just came to this blog via your site at CPT! Wow, I shall add it to my favorites, and visit again as I see there is much to read and muse over here at your site. I simply cannot believe how many “good/wholesome, blogs” are available on the internet today. This is certainly an encouraging use of modern technology!! I love ‘honest’ blogs that reveal the workings of everyday life, not just the ‘best’ or most ‘successful’ days of our lives. These are the types of blogs that help others keep their own life and thoughts in a healthy perspective, and, with God’s help that is, of course, living our life in the light of eternity!
Kendra Graber says
Thank you for the encouragement. Btw, I love your recipe sites…if I feature one later I’ll be sure to link to it. 🙂