Two Kisses for Maddy: Book Review
It’s a miracle, I started and finished a book in less than a month! I think it was more like two weeks, but the point is: I must have really enjoyed it.
I started reading Matt Logelin’s blog just a few months after a few significant events in his life occurred. In 2008, in the matter of 27 hrs, his daughter Maddy was born premature and shortly thereafter, his wife Liz died of a pulmonary embolism in the hospital.
The tragedy alone had me shaken, but the way Matt would pour his heart onto his blog had me hooked. And the pictures and stories of the places he and Madeline would go were amazing. By the age of three, this kid had more frequent flier miles than I ever will.
Well, when the book was published, I knew I had to read it. My heart broke all over again as I read Matt’s words-the way Liz died, the emptiness he felt and the amount of love he had for Liz. Many women could only dream of finding someone who would love them this much. He is truly an incredible person and there's no mistake about how true his love for Liz
A few of my favorite parts:
Truthfully, I cried probably four different times through this book. But I also laughed. Matt’s honesty has a way of bringing out the crappy truth. I highly recommend this quick read with its balance of sorrow and joy.
To check out Matt’s blog, click here.
What’s on your summer reading list?
I'm also enjoying reading a few career focused books: one that looks at your Myers-Briggs personality type (I'm an ESFJ) and talks about jobs each type might succeed at, one about food jobs (hey, it's fun to dream) and another about creating the career portfolio that fulfills all of your interests or strengths.
I started reading Matt Logelin’s blog just a few months after a few significant events in his life occurred. In 2008, in the matter of 27 hrs, his daughter Maddy was born premature and shortly thereafter, his wife Liz died of a pulmonary embolism in the hospital.
The tragedy alone had me shaken, but the way Matt would pour his heart onto his blog had me hooked. And the pictures and stories of the places he and Madeline would go were amazing. By the age of three, this kid had more frequent flier miles than I ever will.
Well, when the book was published, I knew I had to read it. My heart broke all over again as I read Matt’s words-the way Liz died, the emptiness he felt and the amount of love he had for Liz. Many women could only dream of finding someone who would love them this much. He is truly an incredible person and there's no mistake about how true his love for Liz
A few of my favorite parts:
- The way Matt describes his need to create the greatest funeral playlist ever full of hilarious, upbeat, random songs immediately after coming home from the hospital.
- His overall mission to be the best dad ever for Madeline as he tries to fill the shoes of two parents. Some people might just give up or search immediately for someone to fill that hole to help raise Madeline, but Matt’s determination to do justice to Liz’s legacy and raise Maddy right is impressive.
- The way he vows to replace all of Liz’s stolen jewelry one piece at a time. Maddy is going to have one heck of a Tiffany’s collection.
Truthfully, I cried probably four different times through this book. But I also laughed. Matt’s honesty has a way of bringing out the crappy truth. I highly recommend this quick read with its balance of sorrow and joy.
To check out Matt’s blog, click here.
What’s on your summer reading list?
I'm also enjoying reading a few career focused books: one that looks at your Myers-Briggs personality type (I'm an ESFJ) and talks about jobs each type might succeed at, one about food jobs (hey, it's fun to dream) and another about creating the career portfolio that fulfills all of your interests or strengths.
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