The blog tour for Love Finds You in Victory Heights, Washington begins on Monday. To celebrate, I’m giving away 5 Victory Prize Packs!
If you don’t already know, Victory Heights is about the brave and tireless women who stepped up during WWII and did the work that needed to be done. To be entered to win one of the prize packs finish either (or both) of these sentences:
1. The bravest thing I’ve ever done was …
2. ( enter name here) is the bravest person I know because …
On September 10th, I’ll be sending 5 winners a copy of Love Finds You in Victory Heights, Washington, Love Finds You in Lonesome Prairie, Montana, Song Bird Under a German Moon, and the winner’s choice of either Generation NeXt Marriage or Generation NeXt Parenting.
Looking forward to your answers!
The bravest thing I have done is wear a swimsuit at 40 with a bunch of senior highers and a 43 yr old man I am attracted to. (This may not be what you are looking for but it is the most recent thing that popped in my mind.)
The bravest person I know is my 20 yr old niece who is preparing to go to Papua New Guinea as a bible translator and she is single.
Thanks for your contest.
wsmarple/at/gmail/dot/com
The bravest thing I have ever done is… give birth to my children. I needed all the strength and courage the Lord would give me after the premature death of our first baby, Joshua. I was scared to death during the following two pregnancies and birth, but the Lord blessed my husband and I with two healthy kiddos. We are so thankful.
Thanks for the chance! Love your books! 🙂
mybabyblessings [at] gmail [dot] com
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The bravest thing I’ve ever done is take in a stranger like the Bible says. He was a 19 year old guy who had just got out of a correctional facility & no one wanted him around.Everyone told us not to do it, but we csn’t deny doing what God says to do. As of this date , we are no longer in contact becauser of him telling lies , but for 5 years he, his girlfriend & 3 children now , since he met him were a huge part of our lives. I’d do it again. Pray for his salvation. His name is Shane. I so want to win your books, as our library system only has 5 of them & all are your earlier books. The books are so real.Like I said before, I would like to see an appendix guide to give other movies, books,people & information to like do a unit study on easch time period. vThankis, Lisa stargazer43008@yahoo.com
The bravest person I know is my mother. She gave birth to me under difficult circumstances. She raised me and three brothers to love the Lord. She got her GED and graduated from medical assisting school with high honors. She is my hero. I would love to win your package so that I might share them with her. Thanks!
Kathy Eberly
authorkathyeberly@gmail.com
The bravest thing I have ever done is marry a man in the Air Force and do life with him never knowing from one day to the next whether he was coming home. Thankful he served his time, retired and is teaching.
Love reading your books, miss seeing your sweet face around EBC.
The bravest thing I’ve ever done is go through treatments for breast cancer.
Your comments are so inspiring … and some are humorous too!! 🙂
Brave has never been a word to describe me!!! 🙂
The bravest thing I have ever done is watch my son spend the first 3 1/2 months of his life in a NICU, and now we’re trying for another one. Pregnant women are all brave, though!! 🙂
The bravest thing I’ve ever done was to allow my children to make their own mistakes, and then being there for them when they needed the advice and help. It was so hard to watch, but I knew fully well that anything I would have said in advance would not have been heeded – so I just love them the best I can and pray pray pray!
The bravest thing I’ve had to do is give up my then 16 year old daughter to a group home because I was trying to keep her alive. She suffers with severe depression and has been in and out of mental facilities. She hated it and prayed one night that if she could come home that she would try harder. Without knowing this my husband went and picked her up the next day. It is still a daily struggle but thinks are looking up.
Lisa Stovall
The bravest thing that I have ever done was to move on from the death of my first husband. It would have been so easy to wallow and hide from life but his life was a testament to his faith and his love. God gave me the strength and the bravery to move forward in life, eventually blessing me with a new husband and 2 terrific children.
The bravest person I have ever known was my mom…who lived her life with a grace and a compassion I could only hope to achieve.
Great contest!!
Look forward to reading the book, thanks for a fun contest!
Nanc
The bravest thing I ever did was decide on a vacation to Lancaster County, PA to take every opportunity that came my way. The most memorable from that trip was when I took the chance to drive an Amish buggy and the horses got spooked by a bicyclist. I somehow managed to maintain control and continued driving the buggy even on a major PA highway!
Holly
oceandreamerfla(at)aol(dot)com
The bravest thing I’ve ever done was witness to my friend that I haven’t seen since 3rd grade.
My dad, Dan, is the bravest person I know because he lives everyday in pain and yet he still live and glorifies the Lord, not blame Him.
My mom is the bravest person that I know, because she willingly took 3 months to provide hospice care to my grandfather while he lost his fight with Leukemia.
She was brave facing caring for a dying parent while comforting her family who not only lost one grandfather, but both that summer 4 years ago. And she sacrificed being able to be Mother of the Bride (at least doing a lot of the planning/excitement/etc of being Mother of the Bride) to her only daughter because she knew taking care of her father was the right thing to do.
She showed compassion, bravery and grace under the pressure.
Melissa
mamabear8it(at)gmail(dot)com
Some amazing women on here who have faced such tragedy. Love to read how God has restored them too.
The bravest person I know is my mom. She has such a giving heart, people in and out of our home when down on their luck, her really giving up any career to take care of my grandmother. The hardest part is my grandmother isn’t grateful and is very difficult. My mom serves selflessly and taught my brothers and me to do the same.
Laura O’Kane
The bravest thing I’ve ever done is give a Bible to a homeless man in Ann Arbor MI. He was well known in the ’60s as a comic book illustrator but then became known as the eccentric guy in the park. I’m not sure what happened to him but I pray he came to know the Lord.
Love your books, Tricia!
Blessings –
Andrea Schultz
andrealschultz[at]gmail[dot]com
Praying for your daughter, Lisa. That is brave. WOW, all your answers impress me!
My friend Rebecca Morlock is the bravest person I know because she followed God’s calling to go to India as a missionary over two and a half years ago. She was a single woman with an incredible burden for the single mothers and orphan children of northern India. About a month after her arrival, she received a phone call that a tiny baby boy was just born, and the mother did not want him. Becky was able to take this 3 pound, fragile baby boy home with her and raise him as her own son. Via Skype, facebook, and email, her family and friends have watched young Kyle Aaron grow into a healthy and happy little boy. She has since been fighting with both the Indian and American governments to come home. She has legally adopted him, and is waiting for immigration to allow him into the United States. Throughout these 2 1/2 years, Becky has raised her son by herself in this foreign country, in the strength of the Lord and on the prayers of her sisters and brothers in Christ. She is truly the bravest person I know, because through it all she maintains faith that God is going to provide for her and little Kyle, and will bring them home SOON!
July 2006 my 2nd son was born with a rare respiratory defect and passed away 3 weeks later. After 6 months of mourning, we conceived a healthy girl, born to us November 2007. Wanting to end the growth of our family on a positive note, May of 2009 I sought to begin birth control for the first time in my life. In August, we discovered birth control had failed, and we had conceived our fourth child. Five months into the pregnancy, we were told our child had the same fatal syndrome as our 2nd child. I was forced to conjure up all the strength possible knowing the only time I would have with this child was in eutero. We were then told my husband carried a fatal gene that was being passed onto our children. Every child we conceived had a 50/50 chance of receiving the gene. AnnaBella was born April 2010 – the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Jesus. Knowing we were having a scheduled C-Section, I requested in advance to have a tubal performed. To my dismay, we were surprised to find out the operating doctor (not our OB) did not carry out my request. I am sitting here now as a mother with empty, aching arms, able to conceive, and feeling as though it is not God’s will for me to decide whether I am to conceive more children. I have decided that even in light of our genetic situation, God is in control. As Christians, if we take careful consideration to allow God to control our finances, or our family’s welfare, our jobs, or our eternal salvation, why do we, as women, decide to dictate our family’s size? Going into tomorrow with this thought scares me beyond belief. I am unsure whether my bravest moment was getting out of bed daily to face other newborns after the loss of my first child, or whether it was deciding to enjoy every moment of my pregnancy with my fourth child – knowing she would die at birth – instead of crawling into a ball, or, finally, whether the decision I am making now to allow God to be in ultimate control of my sanity in relation to having more children is my defining moment. Whatever the case, I consider myself to be blessed beyond imagine, and thankful for each child God has given me.
~Mommy to 2 angels that walk, and 2 angels that fly
The bravest person I know is my grandfather. He has Alzheimer’s disease and has had it for 10 years. He was a Navy man, a wonderful father to 4 children and the best darn grandfather to lots of grandkids and great grandkids,and a follower of God! He could have lost the battle to Alzheimer’s more than once with ministrokes and forgetting to breathe but that man has beat the odds! I will always hold him as my hero and my wonderful grandfather. He has made me laugh and cry, even in his state right now. I will always hold him in my heart but pray that God gives me more time with this brave and special man!
Thank you for the wonderful stories you write, Tricia! There are times I see a bit of my loving Grandfather in some of your characters!
Blessings,
Molly
Mollydedwards AT yahoo DOT com
the bravest thing i’ve ever done was go on my first mission trip. it was back in october 2008 and i went as a youth leader with my youth pastor, his wife, two other leaders and seven teens across the country to l.a. to spend a week volunteering at the dream center. it was my first trip on a plane as well as several other firsts. i had no idea the impact it would leave on me and there’s a rumor that we’re going back in the spring. i’m already packed 🙂
The bravest thing I’ve ever done was stand up for a friend and my sister. We were all in a play together and the opening scene (of which they were in) had evolutionary beliefs, that none of us believe in. We had to stand our ground and I argued on their behalf to pull them out of that opening scene.
Thanks for the chance to win, I would love to read those books!! 🙂
caseymh18(@)gmail(.)com
Hmmm… the bravest person I know? I’d probably have to go with Molly and say my grandpa. He went through many surgeries and years of cancer, and still he found time to make others laugh and smile. He passed away 4 years ago, but I have peace that I’ll see him again someday. And then we won’t ever have to say goodbye again!
lubell1106(at)gmail(dot)com
Thinking about the bravest thing that I have done, I did go through a breech birth for my son without any pain medicine but really I don’t think I had any choice!
But other than that I guess this would be it. I have never traveled outside the U.S before and when my son was in Beijing to learn Mandarian, I signed up for a group tour. Signing up was the difficult part, enjoying the tour was the easy part. On the tour, our train was pulling away and I had to run and jump on it to catch it. Boy, I was scared! But I made it fine.
The bravest person in the world, I cannot limit to one person, those are the firemen and rescue workers who helped in the 911 tragedy, the rescuers in Katrina, the doctors, nurse, and rescuers in Haiti and all around the world where people are helping people to survive. They vounteered for the job and did
worry about what the job was like. I would also like to include all the rescue dogs who sniffed out people who were still alive in the rubble after earthquakes and 911.
CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com
The bravest thing I ever did was to move my elderly mother and aunt into my tiny house so I could take care of them. Without God blessing us there would be no way we could all live together like we are and have been for the past 4 years. Thanks for the opportunity to read your books.
I know it may not seem much compared to some brave things, but it’s fresh in my mind. I approached an acquisitions editor while he was standing in the foyer at a writers conference. We talked for an hour! I live in Washington state so this book sounds very interesting to me. Good luck to everyone.
jancline (at) ymail (dot) com
The bravest thing I ever did was fight cancer 7 years ago and so far I have won the battle. I have been cancer free almost 7 years!!! Praise God! Thanks for hosting a wonderful giveaway. Love & blessings from NC!
The bravest thing I ever did (other than divorcing my x in 86) was to make the decision to have my cancer surgery 2 days after being told I had colon cancer. I did not know anything about cancer and did not have a close friend that had had cancer and was in the dark completely. I just knew I had to have the surgery so I had it. That was Nov 99′ and no recurrence so I have been cancer free for almost 11 yrs.
The bravest person I have ever known was my younger brother Ronnie. He was under the care of 2 drs who were treating him for a pulled groin muscle. Five months later he found a 17cm tumor that was stage 4, Leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer of the soft tissue. The drs gave him 3 mos or less to live but with his good health and determination to beat this monster he lived for 17 months. He was in great pain and sick from the chemo and meds he was given. He loss his hair, hearing, and was in and out of hospital when the meds were administered every 60 days. After 13 months he told drs he wanted quality of life and no more drugs. He was up and you could not keep him still, doing what he wanted to if he could. 4 mos later he died from a stroke and it was without pain and instantaneous. He was always doing for others and his family. Repaired computers and gave them away to people/familes who could not buy them. Rebuilt a car he had and gave to someone who was in need. His wife and children depended on him to even change the light bulbs, lol. He had them spoiled but he enjoyed doing for them and spoiling them..My brother was and is my hero.
misskallie2000 at yahoo dot com
1. The bravest thing I’ve ever done was … to leave an abusive husband and the daily torment and nightmare of that marriage.
My mom is the bravest person I know because on a 9th grade education, severe health problems she left my alcoholic dad of 17 years and raised three little girls on her own. She worked as a housekeeper and always managed to keep us nicely dressed and food on the table. Her faith in God kept her strong and she imparted that love to each of us. Her love and prayers finally led me to Christ.
My grandmother was the bravest person I knew. Her husband (my grandfather) died when my dad was 3 months old, leaving her with five children to raise as this country eked it’s way through the Great Depression. Thanks for the contest!
JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com
The bravest thing I have done was decide to become an engineer back in the 70’s when it was still mostly a men’s only field. I was the only female in most of my college classes and when I graduated, I had to deal with personnel people who didn’t think girls could be engineers.
seknobloch(at)gmail(dot)com
The bravest thing I’ve ever done was to take my son out of public school six years ago to home educate him. It was the most frightening thing I had ever done. And I’m happy to report that he will be graduating high school this June 2011 here at home!
The bravest person I’ve ever known is is Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. He knew He had to die for us in order for us to have a life eternal with Him in heaven.
The bravest thing I’ve ever done is give birth to both my daughters naturally (no meds)
ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com
My dad was the bravest person I know because he spend the last 18 years of his life fighting Arthritis. He had many different kinds of arthritis but he had God will to help see me and my brother raised and out of high school. I will never forget that he walked out on the high school footfield right after having his hip replaced because he did not want to let me down my senior year. I cried so hard that night knowing how much pain he was in.
The bravest person I know is my husband, Geno. When he was twenty years old, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. When he was twenty-three he met, fell in love with, and married a single mother of a one year old baby girl- a young woman who had been hurt and abused by the men in her past. He took on the immediate responsibilities of a husband and father with such love and grace that through him, she saw a fraction of what her Father in heaven felt for her. Through him, his young wife saw Jesus’ unconditional love.
After ten years of service to his country, three weeks ago he separated from the Air Force. He knew he was giving up his retirement and rank by not staying in, but the negative effects his long work hours and T.D.Y.’s were having on his now nine year daughter weren’t worth all the money in the world.
Everyday he amazes me with his selfless bravery. He is my knight in shining armor, a very personal gift form the Lord. He is the bravest person I know.
http://rachelpudelek.blogspot.com/
The bravest thing I ever did was follow my heart and marry a man who had only been saved less than 6 months. We met and married in three months time and moved from Illinois to Arizona. We have now been married 31 years and both minister together in Royal Rangers at church.
My father, a retired Lutheran minister, bravely and compassionately forgave a young man that had physically hurt my sister, his daughter. When this young man was hurting after the death of a friend, my dad enveloped him with a forgiving hug, illustrating his forgiveness at a time when the young man really needed compassion and sympathy. My dad easily could have walked away or ignored him but he didn’t. He reached out to him when he was most vulnerable. I believe this is a remarkably brave example of forgiveness and, in a sense, extreme bravery.
Thanks! It has been humbling reading the other posts. So thank you for that opportunity.
Krismar
ksramker@msn.com
The bravest thing I’ve ever done was to travel alone to meet my family in Seoul Korea. The ground crew went on strike in Seol with Northwest and I had to trave to get to Korea then to Okinawa and then home on 14 planes. One of the planes was Korean air lines the same year one of them exploded with a bomb and I was traveling to Korea the year of the political uprisings. I didn’t speak the language! It was hairy getting out of Korea and on to the plane to Okinawa!
dancealert at aol dot com
The bravest person I know is my friend Debi. We have talked about her time in the military as a JAG officer and then the time she spent as a private attorney and the stories of what she went through amaze me. From being instrumental in changes made to the Navy JAG Corp to differences she made in her clients lives. Now, she makes a difference in the lives of children and youth through her ministry. She is bold and unafraid to speak what God is telling her to those around her. She is kind in her delivery of these words. I’m so proud to be her friend. Debi, my friend, love you for you and for your boldness and bravery that you carry in your life.
The bravest thing I have done is help raise 13 children.Please enter me in the giveaway.augustlily06(at)aim(dot)com.Thank you.
The bravest thing I ever did . . . didn’t really involve bravery at all. It was a calling, pure and simple. A matter of faith. And when you are truly called — as I believe I was — you don’t get to say “no.” I litigated a case for six long years. It was a matter of life and death. It was literally a case of good vs. evil, the dark side vs. the light, the believers vs. the nonbelievers. I won the case, but it cost me a lot. It almost cost me my eyesight, literally. It cost me my reputation among those who didn’t believe in what I was doing, and enhanced my reputation among those who did. It took hours from my children, but made them admire and support me. It almost cost me my career because the senior partner at my firm forbid me to keep working on the case unless my clients could pay for my services, which they couldn’t. So the managing partner and I struck a deal: I did all the work at home, on my own time, at the expense of my family since that was time I should have been with them.
In the end, a legal precedent was set. In the end, the man whose life was the focus of the struggle died, anyway. In the end, the legal precedent didn’t help folks in other states, including Terri Schiavo.
In the end, I did what I had to do. Some called me brave. I called myself “called.” And obedient. And probably more than a little bit crazy.
You can read about it here: Robert’s Legacy.
JHS
Colloquium
jhsmail at comcast dot net
1. The bravest thing I’ve ever done was stand up for someone when their character was questioned and they were not around. Gossip is a powerful and dangerous tool…
2. My father is the bravest person I know because he never hesitates when he comes to a roadblock in his life. He trust’s God, and moves forward, knowing that God will give him the strength to meet all odds
legacy1992(at)gmail(dot)com
1. The bravest thing I’ve ever done was ALMOST ride the Tower of Terror at Disneyland! My mom chickened out, and I wouldn’t go by myself. 😛
2. My mom is the bravest person I know because she endured my dad’s verbal abuse through her marriage and finally had the courage to ask for a divorce.
pinkdaddysgirl[at]msn[dot]com
First of all, my bd is the 3rd–a lovely bd gift.
1. The bravest thing I’ve ever done was to put on a youth rally, called Sex Has a Price Tag by Pam Stenzel. (I’d heard her speak at a Woman’s Aglow meeting.) God laid it on my heart to reach as many churches south of the river where I live (metro area), reaching teens AND their parents for dating ideas, keeping the communication lines open, and showing the truth about abortion. I do not take credit for this alone, as I felt God called me to it. I had a host of other moms who did a lot of footwork and goal storming for this rally. I will never forget how God pulled it all together. I felt His guidance the whole way through.
2. My husband is the bravest person I know because he went through the Viet Nam war, married me, and has helped me through all my medical issues.
Please enter me. Thanks.
desertrose5173 at gmail dot com
1. The bravest thing I’ve ever done was admit that I suffer from mental illness, get counseling and meds, and go on to live boldly for God. Sometimes the bravest thing I do in a day and get out of bed and get dressed…but often, so much more.
2. Sarah, my best friend, is the bravest person I know because not only does she live with me, she is a social worker with the county. She has seen horrible abuse and now works to find homes for difficult children in the adoption unit. Some days she had to go to court and testify or move a child or interview a family. I cannot imagine having what it takes to do her job.
Amy S.
artsyrockerchick at aim dot com
The bravest thing I’ve ever done … Took a deep breath and ended a relationship that was holding me back from becoming – and being – everything I can be. It was hard, because 7 years of my life were connected to that person, but I had to break free if I wanted to fly — and I dearly love flying on the wings of the wind. :o)
The bravest person I know is my daughter. She fought Hodgkin’s Lymphoma last year and won. She had 12 chemo treatment, and stayed working most of the time. When she was diagnosed she went to my Grandson’s school and told all the teachers and staff of her condition, so they could let her know how it was affecting her son. She also called me every day…sometimes she could hardly hold the phone. God Bless her!
The bravest person I know is my daughter. She fought Hodgkin’s Lymphoma last year and won. She had 12 chemo treatment, and stayed working most of the time. When she was diagnosed she went to my Grandson’s school and told all the teachers and staff of her condition, so they could let her know how it was affecting her son. She also called me every day…sometimes she could hardly hold the phone. God Bless her!
The bravest thing I’ve ever done was put 1 of 2 criminals behind bars for a very long time, the 1 person got 6 life sentences for harming me and another girl previously. Thanks to my testimony he will never see the light of day.
The bravest thing I’ve ever done was stay calm as the first responder on scene of a car accident involving a child and help the child understand that they and their family would be ok. The bravest person I know would have to be my niece who has overcome witnessing many things involving her mother that no 7 year old should have to deal with. Thanks
Katherine
peachykath79[at]yahoo[dot]com
Oh my– I can’t believe some of the brave things these commenters have posted about. It blows me away.
I don’t think I have done anything as brave but I know brave is a personal thing for everone.
The bravest thing I have ever done recently was to report my director of social services for abusive behavior toward the elderly.
I’d been working there only two months as a social worker and my heart broke for the residents and family from the way she was treating them. I needed this job as both my husband and I were unemployed and had been searching for over a year. All she got was a slap on the wrist and I had to walk away from my job because I’d angered her and knew I would be fired before getting through the probation period.
But if I had to do it again, I know I would.
The bravest thing I’ve yet to do was to bury my infant daughter AND choose to go on living. I’d never felt such pain (emotional, physical, & yes, spiritual) so choosing to live felt quite brave.
Kimbunta@yahoo.com
The bravest thing I’ve ever done is tell my children that I had breast cancer. They were 16, 8, and 5 and although I was terrified myself, I didn’t want them to see my fear. I lost my mother to breast cancer and my father could never say the “C” word. I didn’t want my children to be afraid of Cancer, I wanted them to be informed, but I wanted them to know that with God’s strength, I would fight the disease and win the battle. That was 10 years ago, and today I consider myself a “thriver” more than a “survivor”!
It follows that the bravest person(s) I know are my three children and my sweet husband, who were my greatest supporters and encouragers throughout my 2 year battle with the disease.
Lynn
http://www.shootthewounded.org
Great post. The bravest thing I have ever done is to raise a child at 19 alone, after both my parents die. She is a wonderful, well rounded mother of two with an outstanding husband. She is so great, with little help from me I was so anger that my parents died and left me alone to raise this beautiful little girl.But they would be soo proud of her now, the family she has raised, and the person she has become.
God bless you and your books they are great. I enjoy reading them.
Blessings.