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Carri Lyons

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At the moment Carri Lyons read Robert Fulghum's, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" she knew that something deep within her soul told her she wanted to write a book. Many years later, the dream of writing a book lay dormant with the question of "what am I going to write about". And then, it happened. The story came together and words fell onto paper.

Her memoir, Along Came Hope, her story of raw truth as she shares in detail of delivering a baby still-born at 22-weeks pregnant. Soon after, facing another tragedy which leaves her feeling lost, angry, hopeless.

Using Robert Fulgum's course in life as a jack-of-all-traits, she now adds published author to her life resume as well as wife, mother, two-time cancer survivor, lon
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Carri Lyons I close my eyes and keep my fingers moving along the keyboard. Sometimes, I end up typing something like this, "ladkjdf dfjljfdsfjsf slufruer". Other …moreI close my eyes and keep my fingers moving along the keyboard. Sometimes, I end up typing something like this, "ladkjdf dfjljfdsfjsf slufruer". Other times, it comes up like this, "And so I am sitting here trying to figure out what to write."
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Carri Lyons Just do it! Open up a word.doc and just write! Formatting and all other stuff will come later.
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The five-letter word no one wants to hear over the holidays

The five-letter word no one wants to hear over the holidays.

Grief. It’s heavy. It hurts. No wonder why people don’t want to talk about, especially during this time of year. The happiest time of year.

My book, Along Came Hope, hits directly on this topic. Devastation. Right at the beginning, the story pulls the reader into sadness. Although, from the title of the book, one would guess that the jou Read more of this blog post »
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Published on December 09, 2015 13:51 Tags: grief, grief-during-the-holidays, grief-sucks, healing, holiday-sadness, hope, inspirational, memoir, non-fiction
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