Hope Strong
Christina Oberon
For 10 percent of women worldwide, the road to motherhood is bumpy,
painful, and heartbreaking. For some, it can cause a complete collapse of
emotions. This is the reality for those plagued by infertility. In this
book, Christina Oberon will help you discover that infertility does not
define you! She helps guide you through the rollercoaster of emotions that
infertility brings, so you can find inner joy, which rests on hope. The more
confident you are in your expectation, desire, and anticipation of God’s
promises, the stronger you are able to carry hope through your storms. Hope
brings you closer to your dreams by altering your mindset to focus on the
possible, rather than the impossible, and rests firmly in that belief. The
words on these pages will open your heart and mind to view your infertility
journey in a new light, one that offers strong hope instead of deep
despair.
Book Links:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52686328-hope-strong
Amazon: https://geni.us/hope-strong
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Embaby Elio
Christina Oberon
Elio was created in a different way than most babies. He is determined to
grow from an embryo into the baby of mommy and daddy's dreams. How will he
get from their dreams into their arms? Come join Elio on his bumpy adventure
to meet his mommy and daddy!
Book links:
Amazon: https://geni.us/embaby-elio
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60011222-embaby-elio
MY REVIEW
Embaby Elio is a unique (and adorable) children's book that showcases Elio, who was created in a special way and is now on a journey to grow from an embryo into the perfect baby for his parents. The story touches upon how some babies don't come about normally and have to be specially made (IVF). But it's done in a cute, kid-friendly way, and the illustrations really help make the story easy to follow along with. Will the story spark conversation from curious young readers who may want to try and understand it a bit more? I think it will, yeah.
I also like that this book is written from the point of view of the embryo (aka Elio). He wants to be perfect so his mommy and daddy will get the baby of their dreams. It's his journey from extraction, freezing, implantation, and then birth. It's very creative and fun, and I think kids will enjoy discovering something special within the pages of this book.
5 stars!
Author Bio:
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Christina Oberon grew up in Hawaii with a large family of ten siblings.
When she relocated to Southern California, she met and fell in love with her
husband, Kevin. They experienced nearly four years of infertility before
conceiving their son, Kai, via in vitro fertilization. Kai was born in 2018.
He is a wonderful blessing and reminder of Christina and Kevin's faith and
hope for a family of their own. Christina enjoys raising her son, traveling
with her family, reading, writing, hiking, and taking photographs.
Author Links:
https://www.instagram.com/xtina.o_
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19504810.Christina_Oberon
Giveaway:
$10 amazon gift card
https://woorise.com/travellingpages/hope-strong
I've also enjoyed this little book and Christina's memoir very much as well!
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