Friday, March 20, 2009

Don't Let Me Go




What an inspiring read! Goals are important, but the journey to the goals, the twists, detours, bumps and hurdles overcome are what make the journey interesting and memorable. This book is about a father and daughter who set amazing goals for themselves and learn from their journey. It is about a father and daughter relationship and the bond formed in working together toward a shared goal. I read it all in one day!!!


Check out this description -

One day after reading a book about a wilderness adventurer, David Pierce’s fifteen-year-old daughter Chera announced that she wanted to climb a mountain. What David heard behind that wish was a bold declaration: “I’m growing up, Dad—what are you going to do about it?” A few weeks later they bought matching backpacks.

Over a three-year period they climbed five mountains and ran in two marathons. Together they suffered sore muscles, bitter cold, sprung knees, shin splints, and broken spirits. But they also reveled in blazing sunsets, glissaded on a glacier, and celebrated numerous victories great and small. And in the process, they built an unshakable father-daughter bond that will stand the tests of time.

In Don’t Let Me Go, David Pierce—the husband of popular Christian comedienne Chonda Pierce—offers a down-to-earth, funny-yet-serious book for parents with the same universal appeal as Bob Carlisle’s heart-tugging song, “Butterfly Kisses,” only with well-worn running shoes and an ice axe.

1 comment:

Aunt Spicy said...

That does sound like a great book!