Christmas time is often hard for those who have lost loved ones. This is the story of one man who wanted to help ease someone else's burden by sharing his talent of writing.
From the Author of Christmas Pajamas, Stephen Gardner
The book, Christmas Pajamas is about dealing with loss around Christmas time.
Losing a loved one is like losing a part of yourself. The past few years have been hard on our family. We lost our 18 month old nephew, Thor Wayne Thompson, to violence and then a few months later our neighbors lost their three year old, Tanner Ault when he was unexpectedly hit by a car.
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| Tanner Ault |
The tragedy of both losses rocked our family and devastated the families of these two special boys. As a person of faith, I struggled to witness this tragedy while trying to reconcile my spiritual beliefs. There seemed to be no good answer. We supported and comforted both families the best we could, but what do you say? No words seemed comforting enough or strong enough or true enough.
My personal struggle continued for several months. One day as I was stepping away from work to have lunch, the story of Christmas Pajamas suddenly flashed through my mind. I immediately burst into tears. I heard no voice. I just understood what I had seen and that I was to publish the story.
It has taken me over three years to find the right artist to capture the story. With the help of artist, Andrea Taylor, the story has finally come together. Andrea specializes in capturing the love of a family dealing with loss.
When I heard Tanner’s family was going to decorate a Festival of Trees tree, I asked how our family could help. Right then I knew I wanted to release my book and share the proceeds with Tanner’s family.
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| Tanner's Tree #tannmanblue |
Christmas Pajamas is available on Amazon and the proceeds of the book will be donated to the family to help pay for Tanner’s tree. I hope you find comfort and joy in my story, Christmas Pajamas.
I'm so happy to help the Ault family, Primary Children's Hospital and the Festival of Trees this year. Here is a link to the book. It would make a beautiful Christmas book. https://amzn.to/2W8fUv0
ReplyDeleteStephen Gardner, what a wonderful service you are giving to both the Ault family and children at PCMC. I didn't see this article until today, but I have now ordered the book. If this is a picture of the tree, I think we should be able to find it on decorating day while we are setting up our "Playhouse" (a tent) and during bid night. If it is not the tree--would someone please post what the tree is named so we (and others) can find it on the bidding app. I hope it sells for a lot of money.
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