Gifts My Father Gave Me
Finding Joy After Tragedy
Reviews from Readers
"I sat at the kitchen table for hours and thought this is the best book I have read in ages. This is the book I have been looking for."
"It is an extremely powerful story and exceptionally well written. I couldn't put it down, and definitely found it inspiring."
"I LOVED that it started with love and ended with love. Brilliant! You had me from the beginning. I had to know how her life went from the fairy tale beginning to the tragedy."
"I found the progression of the book to be very well done, with a great balance of laughter, tears, anxiety, suspense, and a myriad of other emotions."
"I loved the conversational style of it. It felt as though Sharon were telling me her story at my kitchen table over coffee. There's nothing better than that. It feels like the intimate sharing of a friend."
"This book is about someone courageous enough to recognize God's plan and surrender to His bidding, pushing past the pain to see the purpose. This book is clearly about hope and healing. And when someone can find joy after the tragedies Sharon has endured, it is clearly a book about the inspiring strength of the human spirit."
"I loved the humor injected at just the right times. I appreciated the details, not only of different events that took place, but the description of the rawness of the emotions involved. There was just enough to take me right there, but not too much so that it felt invasive or gratuitous."
"It gave me a good feeling to know that Sharon would open her heart again after so much tragedy."
"I found it a very easy read. I picked it up to read a few chapters and didn't put it down until I was finished."
"The book is amazing and you will never know how many people you have helped until you stand before the Lord. I have never been on such a roller coaster ride. I laughed and cried as I read it. I read the entire manuscript out loud to my Praise Team of single adults and they loved it."
"One of the best books I've ever read. It's a wonderful book, a wonderful story and best of all, it is true and real."
"It is an exceptional piece of work. I was deeply moved, as I am certain others will be."
"The book has a great tempo and excellent order of telling."
"You just want to keep on reading to see what happens next."
"It is gripping and engrossing. It is a real human story, immensely interesting."
"Humans are much stronger than we give ourselves credit for being and can survive the most awful things life has to deal us with God's help."
"The book tells me that a true relationship with God is achievable for each of us."
"I would share the book with friends-the highest compliment."