Friday, December 23, 2005
Snapshots of Heaven for the Holidays
Long before the Christmas tree is trimmed, we all start speeding toward the holidays. Post offices get more crowded, malls become busier, and our schedules more packed. Sometimes forgotten in this hectic pace are the precious moments parents share with their children.
The notion that “kids say the darndest things” has been around for a long time. But to look past the words and into the essence of what children communicate about how they see the world is a treasure every parent cherishes.
Michael Wells’ book, Snapshots of Heaven: 40 Funny, Profound, Real-Life Stories About Children, is the first in an intended series. It captures a scrapbook of day-to-day life with his own children. Readers will be reminded of their own children and the poignancy, fun, sadness, and insight that can easily slip away almost without notice if they don’t consciously devote time to observe and preserve it.
Now, more than ever, we need to look to our children to recapture the joy of living that we so easily take for granted. According to Wells, “The children in our lives give us more than we will ever know. Every antic, every question, and every conversation carries the power to make us realize what is truly important in life.”
Written in a series of brief glimpses, Snapshots of Heaven takes readers through one man’s journey to understand his growing children. As the kids in the book get older, their needs become different and their father, the author, is forced to adapt his communication methods to remain close to his son and daughter. When parents feel like their child comes from another planet, Wells’ universal struggles and powerful insights can help them gain perspective and remember why they became parents in the first place. Interestingly, this book intrigues children as well as parents. They love reading and listening to these stories.
Wells is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, husband, and father of two. The stories in Snapshots of Heaven are the stuff of his own experiences as a father. An inspiring speaker, his driving ambition is to encourage and motivate adults everywhere to tell their stories of the little ones who “show them heaven before their time.”
For more information, a review copy of Snapshots of Heaven: 40 Funny, Profound, Real-Life Stories About Children, or to interview the author, contact Anne Jakymec, Adorable Kids, Inc. 514-593-1717, anne.jakymec@adorable-lk.com or see www.snapshotsofheaven.com.
The notion that “kids say the darndest things” has been around for a long time. But to look past the words and into the essence of what children communicate about how they see the world is a treasure every parent cherishes.
Michael Wells’ book, Snapshots of Heaven: 40 Funny, Profound, Real-Life Stories About Children, is the first in an intended series. It captures a scrapbook of day-to-day life with his own children. Readers will be reminded of their own children and the poignancy, fun, sadness, and insight that can easily slip away almost without notice if they don’t consciously devote time to observe and preserve it.
Now, more than ever, we need to look to our children to recapture the joy of living that we so easily take for granted. According to Wells, “The children in our lives give us more than we will ever know. Every antic, every question, and every conversation carries the power to make us realize what is truly important in life.”
Written in a series of brief glimpses, Snapshots of Heaven takes readers through one man’s journey to understand his growing children. As the kids in the book get older, their needs become different and their father, the author, is forced to adapt his communication methods to remain close to his son and daughter. When parents feel like their child comes from another planet, Wells’ universal struggles and powerful insights can help them gain perspective and remember why they became parents in the first place. Interestingly, this book intrigues children as well as parents. They love reading and listening to these stories.
Wells is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, husband, and father of two. The stories in Snapshots of Heaven are the stuff of his own experiences as a father. An inspiring speaker, his driving ambition is to encourage and motivate adults everywhere to tell their stories of the little ones who “show them heaven before their time.”
For more information, a review copy of Snapshots of Heaven: 40 Funny, Profound, Real-Life Stories About Children, or to interview the author, contact Anne Jakymec, Adorable Kids, Inc. 514-593-1717, anne.jakymec@adorable-lk.com or see www.snapshotsofheaven.com.
Sunday, December 18, 2005
the magic of the book and christmas
more and more people are talking to SNAPSHOTS OF HEAVEN about utilizing the book to inspire journalling in scrapbooking. we are now talking to a store in the miami area about future cross promotion ideas. anyone who loves to scrapbook, please watch our website www.snapshotsofheaven.com for futher exciting scrapbooking opportunities.
make sure this season if filled with memories that will fill a hundred scrapbooks.
make sure this season if filled with memories that will fill a hundred scrapbooks.
boston radio station interview
good news . according to deirdre reilly, host of the boston radio station wbix show, the THE EXHAUSTED RAPUNZEL FAMILY HOUR, which interviewed SNAPSHOT OF HEAVEN author michael wells, he displayed passion and truth.
hopefully, anyone living in the greater boston area was able to hear michael wells. one of the main points to the book, is that children take us to heaven and back before our time. and especially now, at christmas time, we need to cherish what is real-not to easily forget come january. look for anouncements on www.snapshotsofheaven.com for future radio interviews.
anytime , anywhere , everyone is welcome to write in to our website to tell us what is the bottom line in life and why.
hopefully, anyone living in the greater boston area was able to hear michael wells. one of the main points to the book, is that children take us to heaven and back before our time. and especially now, at christmas time, we need to cherish what is real-not to easily forget come january. look for anouncements on www.snapshotsofheaven.com for future radio interviews.
anytime , anywhere , everyone is welcome to write in to our website to tell us what is the bottom line in life and why.
first school on board for soh fundraiser
SNAPSHOTS OF HEAVEN is very excited to announce its first school fundraiser to take place early in the new year. Often, to get the first one going is the most diffilcult. It will be at an elementary school of over 300 students and likely around Valentine`s day. This add to our fundraising activity which started a few months ago with a 100 books taken by a local church. look for more fun and great fundraising activity in 2006 from SNAPSHOTS OF HEAVEN. to keep up todate stay tuned to our website www.snapshotsofheaven.com
