Grieve. But let your
grief be your process, not your address.—Pastor Taylor
I should be on Prozac,
but I’m on prayer instead.—Karen Valentin
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| Publisher: Faith Words |
Karen Valentin’s new
book—THE MOTHER GOD MADE ME TO BE—is poignant, tearful, hopeful and empowering.
She married her best
friend Gavin. He had doubts the day before the wedding but it could have been
nerves. It wasn’t. Three years and two
boys later, he asked for a divorce. It took
two years for the divorce to become final, and during that time Karen drowned
in heartache, loneliness and responsibility.
But with a strong faith
in God and the help of family and friends–including Gavin’s mother and sisters—Karen
was able to provide for her sons. She
found a good job, and best of all, she found her voice and began singing and
writing again.
It took a while, but
Karen soon realized that she was not a victim of her ex’s choices, he
was. She had two great, adventurous
boys, family, friends, a good job, a new budding career and faith in a loving
God. She had no room for hate.
She celebrated her divorce
with a trapeze jump. Some called it celebrating
her freedom, but Karen knew that she was celebrating her strength, her faith
and her resolved to live life on her terms, and to be the best mother God made
her to be.###
Check out our 2015
interview with Karen by clicking here.
BOOK SUMMARY: THE MOTHER GOD MADE BE TO BE is Karen Valentin's journey from Newlywed, to
Mother of two, to a single mom trying to heal. With humor, honesty, and raw
emotion, Karen tugs at the reader's heart with vivid details of the joys of
motherhood, the struggles of romance, the disappointments of life and the
restoration from a loving God.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Karen
Valentin is
an American born writer who is proud of her Puerto Rican heritage. Her books,
ranging from narrative, to YA fiction and children's--have been published by
Doubleday Religious, Judson, Harlequin and Just Us/Kensington. She is a
graduate of Fordham University and taught English as a second language in
France. An avid traveler who speaks English, Spanish and French, she resides in
New York City with her two little boys.
Visit her at www.karenvalentin.com.