Whether today you are eating chocolate covered strawberries on the couch or going out with your girlfriends to Fifty Shades of Grey, I think you will be able to relate to this true story. In 2010, I received a text for Valentine's Day from my husband of nearly ten years. Yes, can you believe it?…
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Somebody Else’s Life – Featured Article in Guideposts
Somebody Else's Life A freak accident may have put her out of commission for a while, but it also opened her eyes to the blessings that surrounded her. By Daniel Kessel, New York, New York There are days when we can feel as if we have woken up in somebody else’s life, when our surest…
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Just Read Review – Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
As I have been posting reviews of my own memoir, When All Balls Drop, from both book critics and readers like you, I wanted to share what I have been reading. Last fall, I read Susannah Cahalan's amazingly raw autobiography after being introduced to it through various readers that attended my signings in not only…
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What Readers Are Saying About When All Balls Drop – An Amazing Book of Hope and Inspiration
If you want to see what other readers are saying about When All Balls Drop, read these two reviews. An amazing book of hope and inspiration - "When All the Balls Drop is an amazing book of hope and inspiration, and especially for those of us who have ever felt as though OUR 'balls were dropping' at…
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What Readers Are Saying About When All Balls Drop – I Couldn’t Put It Down
What readers are saying about Heidi Siefkas' inspirational memoir: I couldn't put it down - "I started this book on a short road trip. When I reached my destination, I still couldn't put it down until it was finished. The short chapters kept my attention even through the distraction of my "are we there yet?" kids.…
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New Year’s Challenge from Author Heidi Siefkas
What is your big audacious New Year's resolution? Author Heidi Siefkas of inspirational memoir, When All Balls Drop, challenges you to make your Matterhorn of resolutions this year and reads an excerpt from her booking about her big audacious resolution five years ago. Do you accept Heidi's challenge? Get your copy of her memoir, When…
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Look Up Day – I’m Thankful For
On this Look Up Day, which happens to also be Thanksgiving, I wanted to share with you a piece of my powerful story that I wrote about in When All Balls Drop. In the vignette below, "I'm Thankful For..." I describe how special Thanksgiving of 2009 was at my mom's home in Massachusetts. Only two…
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Local Author Makes a Splash with When All Balls Drop at Kauai’s Talk Story Bookstore
Last evening, local author Heidi Siefkas hosted a book signing of her recently released inspirational memoir, When All Balls Drop: The Upside of Losing Everything, at Hanapepe's Talk Story Bookstore. With Friday Art Night in full swing as well as Talk Story celebrating its 10th year anniversary, the turnout was spectacular. In sharing her story…
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What Are Book Bloggers Saying About When All Balls Drop Part Three
What Are Book Bloggers Saying About When All Balls Drop Part Three? Read feedmeinbooks' review of When All Balls Drop below: "This book was refreshing. When I first was asked to review it, I admit I was a little hesitant, as this isn’t my type of book. But once I started reading I couldn’t put…
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What Are Book Bloggers Saying About When All Balls Drop Part Two
What Are Book Bloggers Saying About When All Balls Drop Part Two? Read Book Dude's Book Review of When All Balls Drop below: "Heidi Siefkas shows us how to handle adversity with humor, candor, and most importantly resilience in When All Balls Drop. It would have been easy for her to sink into a morass…
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