Behold Your Mother: A Bouquet of Love to Mary from Her Children: "Behold Your Mother" ... Now in Cyberspace!

Saturday, May 24, 2008

"Behold Your Mother" ... Now in Cyberspace!

Since May 1, Behold Your Mother: Mary Stories and Reflections from a Catholic Convert has been on a virtual book tour ! To connect to the tour while it's in progress, click here.

Our tour began on May 1 ... the Feast of the Ascension. When an angel taps on your shoulder and commands you to march .... well, it's time to start marching, isn't it? Too much gazing heavenward makes you stumble over your feet a great deal. There is work to do right here!

On that note, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the many thoughtful, lovely people who took time to read and review Behold Your Mother. I hope the reading blesses you as much as the writing blessed me.

Thursday, May 1. Catholic Exchange and Divine Caroline.
Friday, May 2. "Abba's Little Girl" and A Catholic Mom Climbing the Pillars
Monday, May 5. Postscripts from the Catholic Spitfire Grill and Catholic Fire
Tuesday, May 6. Paperback Writer
Wednesday, May 7. Embracing Motherhood (thanks, Donna!) and Storycrafters
Thursday, May 8. Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering
Friday, May 9. Storycrafters
Saturday, May 10: Amateur de Livre
Sunday, May 11: Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering (thanks, Sarah!)
Monday, May 12: Catholic Fire
Tuesday, May 13: The Book Connection and Snow's Place
Wednesday, May 14. The Book Connection
Thursday, May 15: Catholic Mom Climbing the Pillars and Catholic Converts
Friday, May 16. Mary Our Mother
Monday, May 19. A Maiden's Wreath
Tuesday, May 20. Book Stacks and Story Behind the Book
Wednesday, May 21: Buzz the Book
Friday, May 23: Book Buzz
Saturday, May 24: Cause of Our Joy!
Monday, May 26: Just Another Day (interview) and Spiritual Woman
Tuesday, May 27: Et Tu? Conversion Blog
Thursday, May 29: Karina at Virtual Book Tour de Net

If you just clicked through here, and want to know more about this beautiful tribute to the Mother of Jesus, please be sure to join the tour or watch the video here.

If you'd like details on our special "Tea with Mary" offer ... click here. Or simply go to my website, and order the book via PayPal or credit card.

Blessings .... Heidi

Order multiple copies and save!

This book is a wonderful resource for parish use in RCIA and women's groups. Cheryl Dickow of Bezalel Books offers the following generous discount schedule:

< 25 books $9.99 plus S&H
26-50 $8.99 plus S&H
51-75 $7.99 plus S&H
76-100 $6.99 plus S&H
100+ $6.99 S&H included

To place an order write to bezalelbooks(at)gmail(dot)com or call 248-917-3865.

The imprimatur for this book was granted 4/2/08 by Bishop Carl Mengeling of the Diocese of Lansing. All prayers are included "with ecclesiastical permission" (Can 826, par3).

The Reviews Are In...

"Behold Your Mother was written for those just coming to know Mary, but it is a wonderful source of reflection for those of us who already love Mary and turn to her as our mother. It is a brief book, but it is full of meaning and value. It is a reminder of the importance of Mary in God's plan for salvation, as well as her role in our lives. Jesus followed the commandment to 'Honor thy mother and father.' He wants us to honor our adopted mother. As we honor Mary and forge a relationship with her, she brings us to her divine Son."

Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur
Author of "The Spiritual Woman" and "Moment of Beauty"

"Behold Your Mother is a soulful, heartfelt look at deepening our relationship with the Blessed Mother. Heidi Saxton skillfully blends personal stories, devotions, and scripture into a charmingly readable book that belongs on the shelf of every Catholic, be he or she cradle, revert or convert."

Melanie Rigney
Former editor at "Writer's Digest"
(Her website is here.)

"Heidi paints a vivid, faithful and authentic picture of our Holy Mother and the many roles she played and still plays in all of our lives while offering us an opportunity to deepen our relationship with the Mother of God."

Kate Wicker
(Her blog is here.)

"In Behold Your Mother, Heidi Hess Saxton invites us to tug on Mother Mary’s apron strings to get her attention. Through personal stories and scripturally based reflections, Heidi offers us a glimpse of our Blessed Mother’s eminence but also her humanness to alleviate our fears of approaching her."

Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle
(Donna's blog is here.)
Author of Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers, The Heart of Motherhood, Prayerfully Expecting, and Catholic Saints Prayer Book

"Heidi Hess Saxton gently and lovingly draws her reader toward a deeper relationship with Mary, and ultimately with her Son and our Savior, Jesus Christ through this resource filled with moving vignettes and scriptural context. Heidi paints vivid and compelling portraits of Mary as an intercessor who will take us by the hand and walk with us toward Jesus, who waits with open arms to receive our hearts and lives. This book is the perfect resource to employ as a daily devotional and as an informative guide to build a deeper prayer relationship and to better know our most gracious advocate."

Lisa Hendey
Founder, CatholicMom.com and Catholic Moments podcast

"Behold Your Mother is a collection of beautiful meditations on the lives of Mary and Jesus with a special emphasis on Mary's role as mother of us all. Even those who are new to a relationship with our heavenly mother will be drawn in by Heidi's charming personal stories and eloquent prose. This
book is both a lesson in Marian spirituality and a simple prayer book, but mostly it is a love poem from a faithful daughter to her mama. A treasure."

Cathy Adamkiewicz
(Cathy's blog is here. Her website is here.)
Author, Broken and Blessed: A Life Story

"A fresh approach, a plain talking yet flourishing style where Mary is presented as Queen of Heaven yet with the approachableness of a Mom next door. You have managed to knock down barriers that doubters put up and you present Mary as a truly loving and loveable intercessor. Well done! I hope it flies off the shelves!"

Veritas Gael
Poetry, Prayer and Praise

"In Behold Your Mother, Heidi examines those many roles [of Mary]--from the Intended of Joseph to the Queen of Peace, in the 48 meditations that follow her three stories about her experiences with Mary. Each begins with a bit of Scripture or legend about Mary, followed by a meditation in verse and a prayer to her or to a saint important to her role. These are beautifully done, but more than that, they are heartfelt. A few brought tears to my eyes. ... This is a terrific book for someone wanting to strengthen their relationship with Mary, our Mother or to learn more about her life and her roles, past and present, and what they mean for us today."

Karina Fabian
President, Catholic Writer's Guild
Author of Infinite Space, Infinite God

Saturday, May 24, 2008

"Behold Your Mother" ... Now in Cyberspace!

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BYM ... now in Spanish!

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