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Highlights
- My girls aren't twins, though they look remarkably alike.
- Author(s): Kerstin Lindquist
- 240 Pages
- Family + Relationships, Adoption & Fostering
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About the Book
My girls aren't twins, though they look remarkably alike. They were conceived in the same month but born five months apart.Book Synopsis
My girls aren't twins, though they look remarkably alike. They were conceived in the same month but born five months apart. Despite the years of pain we endured living with infertility and struggling to adopt, these girls are the miracle that happened when we gave in to God's plan. My journey to becoming a mother wasn't an easy one, and it certainly wasn't glamorous. I was nearly destroyed by miscarriage and equally as devastated by the adoption process. Our fight to become a family played out on the set of a local network news program every morning. I smiled through the pain as a TV anchor while my dreams of becoming a parent seemed to bleed away year after year. Infertility and adoption brought me to my knees, but that's where the Lord found me and taught me to stop hiding.
Review Quotes
"Kerstin radiates light ... a beautiful (inside and out) woman of God
who personifies joy, positivity, love, and strength. From the moment we
met, we connected instantly on family, motherhood, work, and most of
all, Jesus. Her story is a powerful testament to the fact that no matter how
hard life gets, faith and your belief in God can take you anywhere. She is a
true inspiration and her wisdom, experience, faith, and grace will lift you
up and give you hope! I am honored and blessed to call this woman my
friend!"
--Mally Roncal, Celebrity Makeup Artist & Author
"Kerstin's raw, heartfelt and honest sharing of her journey is the
true embodiment of perseverance and the reminder that miracles can
sometimes happen."
--Lori Greiner, Inventor & Entrepreneur
"Sorrow might be the greatest learning tool God graciously allows into
our lives. Should we choose to feel its power, sit in its pain and take its
lesson, we will find rest from lives lived solely to please ourselves. We learn
to take on the greatest work of our lives, putting ourselves on the line for
others. Kerstin Lindquist has learned well ... in these pages you will find
rest."
--J.R. Mahon, Spiritual Director, Pastor/Creator of "Your Life's Work"
her journey to becoming a parent, motherhood begins not only in the
womb but also in the heart.
Being a child of adoption, I know how easily I could've been just a
problem someone erased, and because of that I thank my birth mother
every day for choosing to give me the opportunity of 'life.' However, I am
also eternally grateful that my adoptive parents found me and shaped me
into the man I am today. Finding my birth mother in 1998 really brought
my life full circle, not only for me but also for my adoptive parents.
'Life' truly is a blessing, and I know from personal experience that my
love for my adoptive mother was as real and as deep as anyone could love
a mother, adoptive or not. Grace and Georgia are lucky to have a mother
who fought so hard and so long for them before they were even born,
and I know that as much as these beautiful girls were a gift from God to
Kerstin--she is also a gift to them."
--Chaz Dean, Creator of Wen Hair Care, celebrity stylist
"For those walking the long road of infertility, 5 Months Apart is a
companion on your journey--holding onto your hand every step of the
way. Kerstin Lindquist's story doesn't make empty promises, like the ones
you've already heard. And it won't minimize your pain--not for a second.
But it could renew your hope, because this is a story of love and loss...and
ultimately, love again.
Kerstin isn't teaching a seminar here; she's sitting down for coffee with
you. She's inviting you into her painful story. She's going first. Every page
of this book is a permission slip to let your heart break and then provide
the grace needed to pull the pieces back together."
-- Matt Bays, Author/Speaker