First Page of Her Forever Family-Author Mae Nunn

Todays First Page is from Her Forever Family by Author Mae Nunn:

"Doctor Alison Stone dangled five hundred feet above the limestone canyons of Big Bend National Park, her harness secured to the bottom of a Bell Ranger helicopter. The roar from the engines was deafening, but with countless long line exercises to her credit Ali’s concern was not for the din from the ship overhead but instead for the boy who’d been discovered in the small clearing below. As they approached she kept her eyes on the motionless figure praying this mission would end in a patient rescue and not a victim recovery. Her heartbeat was normal, her hands steady where they clutched the basket litter to secure it in the sixty mile per hour wind wash from the props. She had complete faith in her crew, certain Harry and Sid would deposit her gently on the rocky ledge and then return when she called for pick up.

The search for fifteen-year-old Ethan Lamar had gone on for three days. Three days. Seventy two hours with the diamondbacks, bobcats and coyotes was a minor survival exercise for a normal hiker. For a boy with Aspergers Syndrome, being without supervision could be a death sentence. A tragic outcome she knew only too well."

Mae Nunn
Her Forever Family, April 2010
A Season for Family, November 2010

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Author Mae Nunn & Her Mama's Bravery

My guest today is a great gal (I don't call every woman a "gal." To me that means, a good-hearted woman who always has a smile for everybody.") I love this photo of her sitting in a field of Texas bluebonnets. She's a Texas gal you see. GRIN

So today's great gal guest is Author Mae Nunn. Here's Mae:

"Mama was my spiritual guide. She brought me up to love Jesus and she prayed for me to return when I occasionally strayed from His will in my twenties and thirties. About a dozen years ago when I was writing my first book she called me one weekend to see what I was up to. Since Saturday was my only full day to write I said, “I’m working on my book, like always.” Mama shocked me by asking, “Are you writing filth?” After I picked my jaw up off the floor I grinned and answered, “No, Mama, I’m not writing filth. I could! I certainly know all the words. But I promise I won’t ever publish anything that will offend you.” She seemed satisfied and closed the subject by saying, “Well, I just had to ask to be sure.” I sold my first book in 2003 just a few months before my precious mama went home to be with our Lord. I’m grateful that she held me accountable for the words I was writing and I will always be thankful to God that she bravely asked the question that was worrying her heart.

Some form of my mama’s bravery shows up in every single one of my heroines, whether it’s asking the tough questions, taking a leap of faith or going it alone if that’s what God requires. In Her Forever Family you’ll cry and cheer for Doctor Alison Stone, a survivor of the most heinous of abusive backgrounds. Instead of stifling the brutal memories, Ali studied the psychology of abuse so she could help children overcome their victimization and let God take what was intended for evil and use it for His glory. I know you will enjoy meeting Ali, a woman so brave her friends call her The Rock! Until we meet again, let your light shine!"--Mae

That's a wonderful story about your mama, Mae. I hope you'll all seek out more about Mae and her stories,Her Forever Family, April 2010
A Season for Family, November 2010 at
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Did your mama ever ask you a question that stuck in your mind?--Lyn