Barbara Lynn-Vannoy

Broschiertes Buch

The 10 Greatest Gifts We Give Each Other: A Memoir on the Magic of Marriage Vows

Beschreibung

A joyful, heartfelt, laugh-out-loud love story that ranks up there with any Hollywood romantic comedy. A thoroughly fun and entertaining read. --Steve LuKanic, screenwriter, For Richer or Poorer, producer/director, 13 Families This promising debut ... is an unexpectedly fun, delightful read. --D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review A lot can happen between I do...and I do again. The year: 2006. The setting: Littleton, Colorado. For 20 years, a New York Times best-selling author--a wealthy, globe-trotting entrepreneur--is on the loose. Who will snag him? Meet Barbara Lynn--a first-grade teacher by day, a divorced, single mom by night. This true love story chronicles the impossibly mismatched couple's unlikely romance: * Steve Vannoy lives in a mansion; Barb lives in a tract house built with garage sale money. * He prefers breathing mountain air; she sucks helium with her first graders. * Steve blushes after Barb passes him a sexy note in her classroom--as her students sound out words. * And what's a bride-to-be to do when her future mother-in-law's engagement gift is a headstone? Goodbye normal. The misfits bumble through astonishing dating backdrops: the Amazon jungle, Tasmanian bush, Swiss Alps, and Alaskan peninsula. After Steve proposes, they spend one year writing ten marriage vows, committing them to memory, but leaving room on the page for one more. Just in case. Their marriage quickly struggles, so Barb posts the vows in the most prominent place in their home: the master toilet. Joining their quest for marital sanity are three stepdaughters, two maladjusted dogs, and one Renaissance mother-in-law, Steve's Ma. The magic of the wedding vows reignites wild adventures for a grand reveal of the elusive 11th vow that changes everything--and their world. In a marriage memoir where vows become a force for good in the world, Barb's infectious voice delights with irreverent, zany humor, teaches with masterful storytelling, and empowers with unanticipated, soft insights of hope. Reading The 10 Greatest Gifts We Give Each Other is like watching a Hallmark Channel movie on the TV in your mind. --Rob Owen, TV writer/critic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Autor

Barbara Lynn-Vannoy is an award-winning educator of twenty-three years, nominated for Colorado Teacher Award, Disney American Teacher Award, and the recipient of Who's Who Among American Teachers and Colorado KCNC Teacher Who Makes a Difference. She paid her way through college by writing inspirational verse for Blue Mountain Arts and by singing and playing keyboard in a band and summer stock theater. She's a former worship leader and longtime single parent of Katie before meeting her two bonus daughters, Emmy and Ali, and husband, Steve, entrepreneur, corporate coach, and a New York Times best-selling author on parenting. She and Steve perform on cruise ships with their band, Postcard Note. Their music video, Three Hearts Dancing, is available on You Tube. Barb's passions include European travel, dog rescue, avoiding library fines, and piling books on her nightstand. She lives in Morrison, Colorado, with Steve, their Yorkie named Button, and 842 Barbie dolls. Visit her website at BarbVannoy.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mk Williams Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781733395212
• ISBN-10: 1733395210
• Artikelnr.: 59475898