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On June 19, 2001, Ryan Corbin, grandson of Pat Boone, accidently
stepped through a skylight and fell three stories onto a cement floor. When he
broke through that roof, Ryan fell into a very different life from the one he
had before as the beloved son of Lindy Boone Michaelis and first grandson of
entertainment icon Pat Boone. As Ryan lingered between life and death in
intensive care at UCLA Medical Center, Pat and Lindy decided to take action, in
a big way; they went on Larry King Live, shared their faith, and asked
millions of TV viewers to pray for Ryan. And so, they prayed. Heaven
Hears is an unbelievable story of answered prayer—and it’s not over yet.
This book will inspire you to look for answers to prayer and to see God’s
miracles.
You must pick up a copy
Lindy Boone Michaelis was born into the entertainment business as the
second daughter of singer and entertainment icon Pat Boone. Along with her older
sister, Cherry, and two younger sisters, Debby, and Laury, Lindy sang with her
family in national and international singing tours from 1968 to 1977, including
a tour of Japan with the Osmond Family. The Boone Girls recorded several
Christian albums, including the Grammy award nominated "First Class." Lindy
lives in Southern California with her husband of 26 years, attorney Mike
Michaelis. She has three adult children: Ryan, Jessi, and Tyler. Lindy has
worked in the fitness industry as a personal trainer and group fitness
instructor. She also tours with a singing group called The New Chordettes,
performing songs with tight harmonies from the forties, fifties, and sixties. On
June 19, 2001, Lindy's life changed forever when her oldest son, Ryan Corbin,
stepped through a skylight on the roof of his apartment building and fell
several stories to a concrete floor. Ryan is still at home recovering from his
traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Lindy coordinates Ryan's care. In 2003, the
Boone family started a foundation called Ryan's Reach to help provide
information and resources for survivors of TBI and their families.
I am really not sure how to start this review. NO mother should
ever have to go though what Lindy went though let alone write about it. This had
to be the hardest book to write.
This book is about a mothers life that has been turned up-side down
but with the help of her family and her faith she never wavered from the good
Lord and his promise to heal.
I felt Lindy's pain on every page from her telling of her first
divorce to when the call came about her son Ryan's fall.
I also wished that I had the parents that Lindy writes about not
Pat Boone per say but the support that her parents gave her though out this
whole ordeal.
Lindy and her family know how to pray and stand on their
faith.
This book is a must read. I gave this book 5 stars two
times.
I highly recommend this book.
I was given a copy by the author for my review.
If you buy no other book that I review on this
blog this year PLEASE pick up a copy of this very touching
book.
All proceeds from the sale of "Heaven Hears"
will go to Ryan's Reach - an organization aiding brain-injured individuals and
their families.
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