Saturday, April 2, 2011

I am a sucker for a father-daughter story :)

I don't know how many of you follow Matt Logelin's Blog but I am a diehard fan of it. If you have never read his blog, I reccommend reading it in it's entirety ASAP. Long story short, Matt and his wife, Liz were highschool sweethearts, got married, and found out they were having their first child. After a rough pregnancy and C-section delivery, Liz delivered a gorgeous babygirl named Madeline...Maddy for short. 27 hours after their daughter was born, Liz suffered a pulmonary embolism and died instantly, never getting the chance to even hold their new baby . Matt has rallied for the last 3 years and become a shining example for Maddy and for widowers all over the world. He wrote a book "Two Kisses for Maddy" last year while visiting India and it is now on it's way to bookstores all over the world. A large portion of the proceeds are going to The Liz Logelin Foundation- a charity created by Matt to ease the financial burden of new widows/widowers around the country.

You may be expecting a super depressing story, but don't be fooled. Matt is a brilliant writer and in just reading his blog for the last 2 years there were countless times where I laughed so hard that I cried. If you have a few minutes to spare, PLEASE go check out this amazing story! You can read an exerpt from the book on hig blog right now!



I pre-ordered this book in DECEMBER haha and it's alllllmost to my house :)

I can't freaking wait to read it. I read the exerpt and was crying on the THIRD PAGE. True story!
at 7:08 AM Posted by Lauren

12 comments:

  1. Heather (One Take On Life)April 2, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    I hadn't heard of his story before. Thanks for sharing, I know i will want to read the book. Just checked out his blog and I know I will return to it.

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  2. PamelaApril 2, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    I did hear this story, but didn't know he had written a book. Thank you for letting me know.

    New GFC follower

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  3. Spearmint BabyApril 2, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    i'm off to check it out. thx!
    BTW, found you on the blog hop! i'm your newest follower ;)) shari
    http://www.spearmintbaby.com/

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  4. lovinangelsApril 2, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Once again, I am stricken by how very lucky I am. Thanks for posting this.

    I stopped by on the hop! come check me out if you like.

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  5. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    Liz and Matt's story is so heartbreaking! Thanks for the reminder, I'm looking forward to reading the book.

    Kristin
    http://www.babydealsdujour.com/blog

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  6. Connie CApril 3, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Hi from your newest follower. Wonderful Blog you have. When you get the time please check out my blog and return the follow. I am going to be having AWSOME giveaways all throughout the year. Also PLEASE consider buying one of my cookbooks as it is our ONLY Income.

    http://threwourtearsandlaughter.blogspot.com/

    Thank You and Many Blessings to you and yours,

    Connie C

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  7. TabithaApril 3, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    I haven't heard of this book, but it is one I will defiantly check out :)

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  8. OurfamilyworldApril 4, 2011 at 6:14 AM

    Thank you for sharing with us this book.
    I would love to read it.
    New follower from monday hop.
    Have a great day
    ourfamilyworld

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  9. Terri @ A Creative PrincessApril 4, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    I came from Magnificent Monday blog hop and so glad I did. I'm a new follower.
    www.acreativeprincess.blogspot.com

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  10. AnonymousApril 4, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Thanks for sharing. I'm popping by on the Monday Blog Hop, love your blog and I'm following ... :0)

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  11. Opal StevensApril 4, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    I'm following from the Magnificent Monday blog hop! Hoping you can return the favor :)!

    http://opalstevens.blogspot.com

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  12. AnonymousApril 5, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    wow! Thanks for letting us know of the book! would love to read it...

    help for single Dads

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