false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255653545m/3129678.jpg 3129678 4 In <i>Multiple Blessings</i>, <i>Kate Gosselin</i> shares the gripping details of her rollercoaster ride of emotional highs and lows when she discovered she and her husband, Jon, would be expecting sextuplets while still basking in the light of their twin girls' toddlerhood. Strongly encouraged to consider selective reduction for the sake of both mother and babies, she and Jon instead decided to accept the extreme challenge God had handed them. After suffering the long and winding road of infertility, the young couple felt stressed but blessed as they fought valiantly to help their babies survive the fight for their lives. Kate reveals excerpts from her private journal as she describes the daily struggle to carry the babies for thirty weeks. In addition to their uphill medical battle, the family suffered many emotional setbacks such as the loss of Jon's job, forcing the pair to look to God as their sole provider and sustainer of life. After the miraculous birth, the couple coped with months of neonatal intensive care for their newborns as well as Kate's physical recovery from such complete and prolonged bed rest. Later as the entire family of ten finally arrived home reeling with exhaustion, they still managed to feed, bathe, clothe, and monitor the health of their fragile infants as a steady parade of necessary and helpful volunteers turned their home and family life into a public arena. The young family lived moment to moment at first, not knowing what each new day would bring and how they would survive on such depleted sleep, money, and emotional reserves. However, as the months progressed, they grew into the next stage of development, proudly letting go of yesterday and looking forward to a brighter and ever-changing tomorrow. Their small home was soon filled to capacity with six cribs, six bouncy seats, several changing tables, never-ending piles of laundry, tubs of colorful toys, stacks of diapers, cartons of formula, rows and rows of bottles, bibs and pacifiers, two triplet strollers, six car seats, and so on. Yes, life was hectic and cramped, but with each major milestone Jon and Kate rejoiced at the miracles that unfolded around them. The crew of six growing babies along with their proud big sisters, Madelyn and Cara, did their part to fill those rooms with squawking, squealing, laughing, and of course, a healthy dose of crying. Kate and Jon eventually came out of the fog of the first precarious two years feeling eternally grateful for the love and support of family, friends, community, and indeed a nation. More important, they felt the ever present hand of a faithful God upholding them and giving them just enough strength and courage to take one day at a time. 3161079 1 11 2008 Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving With Twins and Sextuplets total:1557|5:293|4:482|3:514|2:227|1:41| 1557 5430 2132 569 2 7 true false Thu Oct 09 16:32:51 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 16:36:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 6 false false Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 10:35:55 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 17:01:05 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2 6 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 18 21:24:56 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 29 15:20:47 -0800 2009
The book is just short of 200 pages, and about 180 of those pages mention god at least once. Each chapter has a bible quote on the top of the page. The entire book see...more...]]> 2 4 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 14:49:52 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 20:49:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 20:17:26 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 20:21:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Jan 18 09:42:11 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 09:42:36 -0800 2009
Ok, I went into this with as open a mind as I could. The writing and the story itself was decent. It went quickly and kept my attention.

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