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Summary
For two years, Allan and Michele have been trying to have a baby. For Michele, it has become an obsession. But Allan seems content to spend his time--and their money--saving orphans in Africa. As Michele researches their options for fertility treatments, she begins to resent Allen's divided attention. And yet, God has a plan for Allan and Michele that they could never have imagined. All it takes to set it in motion is a change of heart . . .
With a keen eye toward the give-and-take of the marriage relationship, along with the ability to weave an engaging story, Dan Walsh and Gary Smalley show readers what it is to have godly desire and show selfless love. Fans will love this heartwarming story.
Author Notes
Dan Walsh is the bestselling author of several books, including The Dance and The Promise with Gary Smalley, as well as The Unfinished Gift , The Discovery , and The Reunion . He has won three Carol Awards, and two of his novels were finalists for RT Book Reviews Inspirational Book of the Year for 2011 and 2012. A member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Dan served as a pastor for 25 years. He lives with his wife in the Daytona Beach area, where he's busy researching and writing his next novel. Learn more at www.danwalshbooks.com. Gary Smalley (1940-2016) was one of the country's best-known authors and speakers on family relationships. The bestselling and award-winning author or coauthor of many books, along with several popular films and videos, he spent more than thirty years learning, teaching, and counseling, speaking to over two million people in live conferences.
Reviews (2)
Booklist Review
Best-selling inspirational authors Walsh and Smalley (The Promise, 2013) bring readers back into the lives of the Anderson family with the third book in the Restoration series. Michelle and her husband, Allan, have been trying unsuccessfully for a year to become pregnant, a struggle thrown into sharp focus with the arrival of Christina, who is eight months pregnant and deciding whether to place the baby up for adoption. In the midst of these complicated and heart-wrenching familial struggles, Allan has committed to another emotionally taxing project: the opening of an orphanage in Ethiopia. Walsh and Smalley reach straight into the hearts of their characters, creating people as real and complex as our own friends and family. Readers' hearts will ache and soar as Michelle and Allan come to terms with what they feel God's plan for parenthood will look like, especially when it is inevitably different than their own original dreams. However, as is often true, the journey toward discovering a new dream makes the results that much more satisfying.--Richard, Carolyn Copyright 2014 Booklist
Library Journal Review
No one seems to understand Michele's deep desire to have a child of her own, not even her husband, Allan, who's caught up in his own dream of opening an orphanage in Ethiopia. Although the couple have been trying to conceive for two years, Allan and even Michele's mother seem unconcerned. Michele is unsure if their separate dreams will drive them apart, but she follows her husband to Ethiopia and discovers that God answers prayers in unexpected ways. VERDICT This stirring tale of love and faith is the third book in the "Restoration" series (following The Promise) by Carol Award-winning author Walsh and renowned relationship expert Smalley. Readers familiar with the authors' work will not be disappointed by this uplifting and powerful story and its message that God will provide. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
