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Military Spouse Appreciation Day Twitter Party!

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TwitterPartyWhat: Twitter Party! We are celebrating YOU on Military Spouse Appreciation Day!
When: May 12, 2017 at 8:00pm EST
Where: Twitter: Follow Ambassador International #AIchat to join the party
Chat with military spouses and authors Carrie Daws, The Warriors Bride: Biblical Strategies to Help the Military Spouse Thrive, and Hope Griffin, Finding Joy: The Year Apart that Made Me a Better Wife.

Win prizes! We will have patriotic giveaways and copies of these amazing books for our twitter party guests. Join the party and tweet your comments and questions to the authors for a chance to win!

 

RSVP below and be entered for a prize!

Military Spouse Appreciation Day Twitter Party!

Love Him Anyway Blog Tour Day 1

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As the Chief Operating Office of Ambassador International, I don’t get to decide which books we publish, instead I have the joy of helping our authors and their books as they make their way through the publishing process. One of my favorite parts of my job, though, is the proofreading that I get to do. It helps me keep up with what we’re publishing.

I am honored to be opening the blog tour of Love Him Anyway by Abby Banks and to share with you my heart on this book. Here’s where I have to fully confess first. When I first started the {proof}reading of Love Him Anyway, I found myself thinking, Why are we publishing this book!?!? {Sorry, Abby.} The second thought that trailed not too far behind was, How am I supposed to get people to buy this book?!?! {Again, super sorry about that, Abby}. You should have seen me. Here I was trying to work, and instead I was a sobbing basket case. I couldn’t read through the tears pouring down my face! But as sad as I was, I had been “sucked in” to the story, and I couldn’t stop reading. Abby’s writing was so raw and real, she hooked me in. I am fairly certain I finished this proofreading in record time! And I can honestly tell you, I’m glad I did finish it and it’s a story that I now highly recommend.

I don’t want to give too many spoilers, but as you can find in the book description, Abby’s son, Wyatt, was paralyzed at 7-months old. {I am sure this book was especially hard for me to read because I’m “Mom” to a seven-month old son}. But this story isn’t just about Wyatt—it’s about the entire Banks family, and for me, it was a story about Abby, a fellow mom. As I read Love Him Anyway, I kept picturing the face of my baby and thinking, What if that had been me? What if MY son had become paralyzed? And this point here is what I’d like to focus on. What if it had been my son? Or, what if, instead of watching the livestream of a 5-month-old’s funeral from my living room {like I did yesterday}, I was the mom that had to stand there in the church, brokenhearted at my loss. I’m fortunate to still have my healthy, happy little 7-month old boy with me today, but I’m not guaranteed that, not even for the next five minutes. My boy belongs to Jesus first and foremost, and what Abby taught me through her story is to trust the Lord through the good times and the bad. It’s easy to say this from this side of the mountain, but my prayer is that if I ever face a trial like the Banks family, that I’ll respond as they did and cling to the Lord and “find hope in the hardest places.”

I was moved by Abby’s strength amidst the turmoil, and while she calls Wyatt her hero, I call her mine. She admits that their lives aren’t always easy and that she doesn’t always respond as she should, but that’s just a part of being human, and the overall theme you’ll find in Love Him Anyway is that the Banks family loves and trusts the Lord, despite of and through the trials they face.

You need to know in advance that Love Him Anyway is a hard read, especially if you’re a mom, but it’s such an encouragement and I highly recommend it—not because I’m the Chief Operating Officer of the company that published it—but because I believe you’ll get the same lesson from it that I did: Life may be hard sometimes, but God is good all the time and you can always find hope in those hard places. And sometimes, we need that reminder.

Love Him Anyway releases February 21, 2017 in paperback at all major retailers including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Christianbook.com. You can also purchase Love Him Anyway through Ambassador International’s online store and use the coupon code “LoveHim” for a 10% discount. Lastly, you can enter to win a free signed copy below.

And if you’re local, you can join the Banks family at the Barnes and Noble at The Shops at Greenridge on March 18th from 10am-12pm for a book signing. We’d love to have you there!

Win a signed copy of Love Him Anyway!

 

No matter where you get Love Him Anyway, just make sure you have tissues handy!

 

And stay tuned for Day 2 of the blog tour at rebelbookreviews.blogspot.com.

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Members of our Love Him Anyway Blog Tour: Want a little something extra to help this special post pop on your page? We’ve put together some graphics for your use! Feel free to pull from any of the following to enhance your writing and help promote Abby Banks’ incredible story. Don’t forget to link back to Ambassador International, as well! Once your post is live fill out this short form and we’ll help promote: https://ambassador-international.com/submit-book-review/. We’re eagerly anticipating all of your wonderful posts!

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Five Things About Sherry Matthews Plaster of “The Divine Deal”

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Learn more about your favorite Ambassador authors with our “Five Things” Series. Author Sherry Matthews Plaster is the author of The Divine Deal, a great salvational resource for young adults. Here are Sherry’s five things:

The Divine DealI was six years old the first time the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart. I remember getting out of bed to tell my mother. She tried to dismiss it at first; surely at six I didn’t understand what I was saying. After a few questions, we prayed together and I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior. I was baptized shortly thereafter.

I had absolutely no desire to be a mother. I awoke one morning changed. Just like that. I wanted to be a mother more than I had ever wanted anything in my life. I was 25 years old. Without a husband and no prospects in sight, I began to pray. By 30 I thought that maybe it just wasn’t in God’s plans for my life. More than 10 years later, at 36 years old, my first child was born. My children are my greatest blessings.

I am not a writer; I never aspired to be. This book was solely written for my children. Or so I thought. Before having it bound into a book, a hired an editor to look it over for errors. It was she who told me it should be published. “It would be a shame if your children were the only ones to read this. Put it out there” she said. More than a year later I sought a second opinion and it was in seeking the second opinion that led to being published.20160903_175808

I am an aquaphile. Whether a lake, river, stream or ocean I absolutely adore being there. There was a small running creek behind the house where I grew up and I spent much of my time outdoors there as a child. The ocean is my favorite. The majestic beauty is calming and reminds me of the wonder of our Creator.

I am a night owl. Going to bed at a decent hour has always been a struggle for me. Whether it’s reading, watching television, doing laundry, praying or meditation, I enjoy the peace of night time.

Learn more about Sherry Matthews Plaster and The Divine Deal by visiting www.sherrymatthewsplaster.com.

Celebrate 2017 with 17% off some of our favorite titles!

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To celebrate the beginning of 2017, we’re offering 17% off some of our best press titles! This offer will be good for one week, but don’t wait! Use Promo Code 17OF17 on our Square store: https://squareup.com/store/ambassador-international.

 

“I Can Stand on Mountains” is on sale for $.99!

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I Can Stand on Mountains assumes that each of the mountains mentioned in the Bible has a unique meaning and significance. They are more than topographical features; they are spiritual icons for us to understand.
Then, as the meaning of each mountain comes to light we find that God cannot be honored without faith; that He is capable of great wrath and great mercy, both; that He has a standard of conduct for all humans for all time; that He relates to us by grace and that He has appointed us to share that message with a fallen race, and more.
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And, He promises that He, personally, is the resource we need to reach pinnacles of the right mountains. “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He makes me go on the heights.” Habakkuk 3:19a

Get it now!

BLACK FRIDAY EBOOK DEALS START NOW!

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HUGE THANKSGIVING – CYBER MONDAY EBOOK SALE!

It’s that time of year again when we all load up our eReaders and Tablets with great titles to get us through the winter! We’re kicking off sale our today! We’ve dropped the price on over 20 titles to just $.99! SALE STARTS NOW! Full list of titles below:

Thanksgiving (Nov 24) – Black Friday (Nov 25) eBook Deals:

Rebecca Stubbs: The Vicars Daughter  BUY NOW!

Caged Dove BUY NOW!

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A Memory Worth Dying For BUY NOW!

The Color of My Heart BUY NOW!

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All That Glitters BUY NOW!

Black Friday (Nov 25) – Cyber Monday (Nov 28) eBook Deals:

Grace In The Middle: An Imperfect Journey to God’s Perfect Plan BUY NOW!

Love Into Light: The Gospel, The Homosexual and the Church BUY NOW!

An Infinite Journey: Growing Towards Christlikeness BUY NOW!

Choosing Him All Over Again: A Story of Romance and Redemption BUY NOW!

Finding Joy: The Year Apart That Made Me A Better Wife BUY NOW!

The Warrior’s Bride: Biblical Strategies to Help the Military Spouse Thrive BUY NOW!

Chaplains of the Bible: Inspiration for Those Who Help Others in Crisis BUY NOW!

From The Mind of God: A Layman’s Guide to How We Got Our Bible BUY NOW!

Shorter Catechism Made Simple BUY NOW!

There’s No One Like Jesus BUY NOW!

Touching the Hem: A Biblical Response to Physical Suffering BUY NOW!

Beginning At Moses: A Guide to Finding Christ in the Old Testament BUY NOW!

What Good Is Jesus? BUY NOW!

On Borrowed Time: Stories of Unlikely Survivors and the Grace That Conquers All BUY NOW!

Astonished Beyond Measure BUY NOW!

Undefeated: God’s Strategy for Successful Living BUY NOW!

Forgiven: The Power of the Cross BUY NOW!

He Knows Her Name: An Amazing Pursuit to Adopt from India BUY NOW!

SALE! You Make The Call $.99

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youmakethecall-99Life is all about the choices we make. Make good ones and you do yourself a huge favor. Make crummy ones and, well, you’ve got problems. Bad choices result in a life of more than your fair share of bad days. This book won’t tell you what to do, but it just might keep you from making a terrible mistake in life that would derail your pursuit of happiness.

Today we’re dropping the price on You Make The Call to just $.99

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