“On August 11, 2005, a hot summer day, there was born a beautiful baby girl. Her parents and four older sisters loved her, and she brought much joy to their world. She had big blue eyes, this girl her parents called Sadie, And they soon learned she was a very special little lady.” That baby girl called Sadie is my little sister. We soon found out that she had epilepsy. What followed was a long journey of doctors' visits, tests, trying different diets and therapies, attempting to gain seizure control, and through it all, God's amazing, never-ending, unchanging grace. Now Sadie is thirteen years old, seizure-free, and loving life. And her story is now in a book! My new book, The Girl with the Big Blue Eyes, tells Sadie's story in a rhyming children's book format with watercolor illustrations. Then there's a special section by my mama where she tells Sadie's story from a mother's perspective, and a section with more information on epilepsy, explaining what it is and how it affects people, and a genetic condition linked with it. I wrote this book for several reasons. Here's three of them: 1. I love my little sister! That should be fairly self-explanatory. I love my baby sister, and wanted to share her story with the world. 2. I want people to understand what epilepsy is. I first got the idea to write this book after a girl Sadie had been talking to asked me why Sadie talked the way she did. I told her that Sadie had epilepsy, and, of course, she asked me what epilepsy was. Put on the spot, I wasn't quite sure how to explain it to a ten-year-old, but thankfully, she didn't seem to mind that I didn't have a very good explanation. Shortly afterward, though, I thought of this book as a way to explain to both children and adults what epilepsy is. 3. I wanted to share the gospel. One of my main purposes in writing is to share the good news of Jesus Christ with people. The good news that Jesus died and rose again to save us from our sins and we will be forgiven and have eternal life with Him if we repent of our sins and put our trust in Him. All of my books, including this one, have the gospel message in them. The book is $10. You can buy it on Amazon here or contact me and I'll send you a signed copy!
Well, always remember, "He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it," (1 Th. 5:24). All for Him, Savannah Jane
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Hi! I'm Savannah Jane...I'm the author of several books for children and young adults with a passion to encourage young people to live for Jesus. The third born in an amazing family of seven children, I was homeschooled all the way through. This is where I share encouragement for Christian girls, updates about my books, writing tips, book and movie reviews, and assorted other tidbits. Archives
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