This Breaking News Planned Parenthood Video HAS to Be Bringing Up Horrible Memories for Some -- Here's Love and Relief

Deliver Me
Get Delivered from your pain after abortion

This week news broke about a video showing an official at Planned Parenthood discussing the sale of body parts of aborted fetuses.

As horrendous as this news is, I'm wondering about all of the people who have an abortion in their past -- both women and men. Somewhere around 50 million women. Plus a similar number of men. This constant news story has GOT to be bringing up horrendous feelings and memories and more. (Tweet that!)

If you're in that group, or know someone who is, please know this book was written with you in mind -- not to add to your pain by condemning you, but instead to tell you that you are loved. You can be forgiven. You do not have to continue through life carrying this.

If you have experienced losing a child to abortion, and if you are hurting over it -- whether it was 5 months ago or 50 years ago -- you can find relief, love, and forgiveness from God. (Tweet that!)

I know, I know. If you have that condemning inner voice hounding you, telling you this is something God could never forgive, then what I just said about God forgiving must sound pretty unbelievable. But believe it. It's true. (Tweet that!)

In this book, ten women and several men shared their stories. They've been there. They know. They found that unbelievable forgiveness. They didn't believe it existed either, but they found it. And they wanted to share their stories so you could find it too. (Tweet that!)

It's all this book. Find 10 stories from women in chapter 4. Discover more stories from men in chapter 5. Order it now. Read it in the privacy of your home or room or space. I promise you'll find nothing but love and encouragement.

You've lived with it long enough. It's time you were delivered from your pain. Just turn to God and say, "Deliver me!"

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Deliver Me Book on sale for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

Deliver Me
Hope, Help, and Healing through
True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy

Sunday, January 19, 2014, is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. Haven't heard of it? Let me explain.

On January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision on Roe vs. Wade which legalized abortion on demand in the United States. Since then it is estimated by the National Right to Life that more than 55 million human lives have been lost to abortion in the United States in the past 41 years. That's a staggering number.

But what if we doubled that number? I ask because for every one of those human children who have been lost to abortion there is also a Mom. Yes, there are fewer Moms who have lost a child to abortion than there are abortions--we don't know exactly how many fewer--because statistics show many women who have one abortion have more than one.

So if we're attempting to count the number of people touched by abortion, that number probably wouldn't be exactly double the number of abortions.

But then let's not forget the Dads. For every abortion there is also a Dad.

I believe (and research shows) that people--both women and men--are wounded by abortion. This means there are a lot of "walking wounded" in our society.

Why do I bring all this up? Because these are the very people the book Deliver Me is for.

Just this morning I saw a new book by a well-known author titled God is Not Mad at You. I thought, "What a great title for a book." Then I thought, "What a great topic for a book!"

So many people today need to hear that message: God is not mad at you! God loves you! And yes, He can love you even when you've done things you now regret.

This is also the message of Deliver Me. If you, or someone you know, needs delivered from the pain of the past or the chains of regret, Deliver Me will show you true story after story of women and men who have found freedom from the haunting stories of their pasts. They have found forgiveness. They have discovered God is not mad at them, even though they thought He was...sometimes for years or even decades. It's never too late to discover your healing.

To commemorate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, Deliver Me is on sale this week exclusively on Amazon's Kindle. (Don't have a Kindle? No problem. Your device can become a Kindle reader.)

The schedule for the sale of Deliver Me: Hope, Help, and Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy is here: 

• Monday January 13 through Wednesday January 15, 2014:          $ .99
• Thursday January 16 through Friday January 17, 2014:                $1.99
• Saturday January 18:                                                                   $2.99
• Sunday, Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, January 19:                    $3.99

Deliver Me will also be on sale in the United Kingdom discounted at one price throughout the whole week.

At the end of Sunday, the Kindle version of Deliver Me will return to its usual price of $4.99, so grab your copy during the sale.

Deliver Me won this award
in 2012

Someone you know needs this book. Please let them know about it during the sale days. You can do so by using the share button below and the Tweetables in this message. If you find this book valuable, you can also let others know that by leaving a brief review on Amazon.

Thank you for taking the time to stop and consider the meaning of Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. There are so many walking among us who are suffering in silence because of a past abortion, giving a child for adoption, or other various results of an unplanned pregnancy. It's time to discover there really can be healing. The more than 50 true stories in this book not only show you it's possible, they show you how.

It's time. Discover your healing.

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Returning "Home" for an Author Event at the new Brew Unto Others

260 Pages ~ $14.99

Returning "home." Well it's not where we're originally from, but if anyplace feels like home it's Lamar, Colorado. We lived there from 1992 to 2000, we got involved in a church there, and we continue to see friends from Lamar often (not to mention going there often).

But since my last three books came out over the past 15 months, I haven't made an opportunity to take my books to Lamar and do an Author Event. That's about to change.

On Saturday, November 30, 2013, from 8:00 to 1:00, I'm going to be at the new Brew Unto Others coffee house in Lamar, Colorado.

Since it's the beginning of Advent Season (Advent begins December 1), we will be featuring my Christmas book, Prophecies Fulfilled in the Birth of Jesus (2012, PNP, $14.99). This book makes a great family devotional or group study to bless your Christmas season.

But I will also have my other books on hand:

• Deliver Me: Hope, Help, & Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy (Connections, 2011). This book actually started in Lamar, and features several stories from Lamar. In fact, the first of more than 50 true stories in the book is from Lamar. $14.99 This book was named "Book of the Year" (Family / Relationships) by Christian Small Publisher's Association in 2012.
• Dear America: A Letter of Comfort and Hope to a Grieving Nation (2002, Ampelos). My first book, I wrote this shortly after we moved from Lamar, in the days after the events of September 11, 2001. It includes "10 Things I've Learned While Sifting through Grief" and the story of the Bible in five acts. $6.95
• Grandparenting Through Obstacles: Overcoming Family Challenges to Reach Your Grandchildren for Christ. Released in August 2012 by Pix-N-Pens Publishing and co-authored with Renee Gray-Wilburn, this practical book features twenty true stories to inspire and give hope to Christian grandparents. $15.99 This book was named "Book of the Year" (Family / Relationships) by Christian Small Publisher's Association in 2013.
• Prophecies Fulfilled in the Death & Resurrection of Jesus (April 2013, PNP) is the second in my "Prophecies Fulfilled" series and makes a great devotional to follows the Christmas book during the Lent Season preceding Easter. $14.99

Please stop by Lamar's new coffee house, enjoy a cup, and visit with me.

Brew Unto Others Coffee Shop

119 S. Main Street

Lamar, Colorado 81052

 

 

Deliver Me attends the CareNet National Pregnancy Center Conference

This week I'm very excited to be an exhibitor at CareNet's National Pregnancy Center Conference at The Sheraton Downtown in Denver, Colorado.

I'll be exhibiting my book, Deliver Me: Hope, Help, & Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy.

If you're attending, please stop by the Connections Press booth #73. Mention you saw this notice on my blog for a special gift (while supplies last!).

Also, we're going to have some drawings! Enter (in person only) to win a bag of books (and more!) to bless you and your ministry.

I hope to talk with many people who staff and run these wonderful pregnancy centers about how Deliver Me can help them in their ministry. For one thing, Deliver Me is just like having their former clients sit down and chat with their current clients. The 54 stories in Deliver Me tell the true stories of women and men in similar situations as their pregnancy center clients, but have the added benefit of hindsight. Those who shared their stories in Deliver Me can now talk about the choices they made and how it affected their lives, what the outcome was and what happened next. What a valuable tool for those making decisions today!

Also, Deliver Me can help with fund-raisers! As a donation incentive, an "included value" bonus to a banquet ticket purchase or a "value added" bonus to a dessert reception. It can serve as a reward for a donation of a certain level or a thank you gift to major donors. There are so many ideas! I'm excited to be able to talk with pregnancy center resource directors and volunteers this week about all the ways Deliver Me can bless their ministries.



Deliver Me won Christian
Small Publisher Association's
Book of the Year award in 2012

If you know someone who's attending the show, or if your favorite pregnancy center is planning to come, please pass this information along to them and tell them I invite them to stop by my book and say hi.

Even if you're not attending, please keep this entire, important event covered in your prayers. Thank you so much!




Deliver Me was a finalist in AWSA's Golden Scroll
Awards in 2012

 



Deliver Me book is FREE this weekend - Commemorating "Sanctity of Human Life Sunday"

Great news for lovers of the Deliver Me book! Deliver Me: Hope, Help, & Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy is now available for Amazon's Kindle! To celebrate, and to commemorate "Sanctity of Human Life Sunday" which is Sunday January 20th, we've made Deliver Me free for Kindle users through Sunday.

Don't have a Kindle? No problem! Your can turn your computer into a Kindle for FREE. It's fast, easy, and safe for your computer. Use these links:

For PCs: Kindle for PC

For Macs: Kindle for Mac

Get your FREE e-book copy of Deliver Me now through Sunday here: Deliver Me on Kindle

Please tell your friends -- anyone who would like to read Deliver Me for free. Send them to this blog post for all the details and links to everything they need to get Deliver Me for free on their Kindle reading device or Kindle on their computer.

To share this with friends, you can use the Facebook and Twitter share buttons at the bottom of this post, or email a link to this post. Thank you for helping to spread the word!

Special note: We're working to get Deliver Me in Amazon's "Look Inside the Book" program. Right now the new Kindle version of Deliver Me has linked to the print version, and so if you "Look Inside the Book" on either the Kindle or the print version, you will see the Kindle version. It is all the same words -- the same great stories, information, and resources, but the Kindle version does not have all the beautiful graphics. Once the print version appears in "Look Inside the Book," you'll be able to see all that beautiful formatting -- exactly like it is in the printed book. The files we sent for the print version should catch up soon (hopefully!), but until then no matter which version you ask to look into, you will be looking inside the Kindle version.

Pregnancy Center Conference today

Today I'll be leaving for the Rocky Mountain Conference. This is a conference especially for the staff and volunteers of pro-life pregnancy centers.

I'm hoping to talk with these staff members and volunteers about my book that was created especially for them: Deliver Me: Hope, Help, and Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy.

Deliver Me came about because of my work on a board of directors of a small town pregnancy center. I found so many people, including my Christian friends, had no idea what we were doing in that center. They had a lot of misconceptions: that we were referring women for abortion, that we were encouraging promiscuity...

I wanted to gather true stories to showcase just what we were doing in that center. I wanted people to know the truth of what we were accomplishing. The stories of people who come to pregnancy centers are often hard stories filled with heartache, but so often through the help they receive these stories become beautiful.

That's what I wanted to share! That's what I want people to know. I wanted women and men to know that they could find caring, compassionate help. I wanted Christians to know they could confidently support their local pro-life pregnancy center. If you'll read these stories, I think you'll be convinced.

Those hard and beautiful stories fill the pages of Deliver Me. Fifty-four stories about women who want to keep their babies, men who have lost a child to abortion, women who have given a child for adoption, and more, each has a connection to a pro-life pregnancy center, a connection to compassionate help people found there. They show the picture of what pregnancy centers are really doing in and for our communities. Their story--that of the pregnancy centers--is beautiful. I hope you will check it out.

Deliver Me:

• won 2012 "Book of the Year" (Family/Relationships) from Christian Small Publishers Association
• was one of four finalists for the 2012 Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year

So I'm off to the Rocky Mountain Conference hoping to convince pregnancy center workers that Deliver Me is a valuable resource, both for their clients and their supporters.



Deliver Me a Finalist at AWSA's Golden Scroll Nonfiction "Book of the Year"

No way! Has it really been nearly three months since I posted to this blog?! It has been a busy, busy but exciting summer. Let me fill you in, but it will take several posts.

Waaaay back in my May 28th post I told you I had just learned that my book, Deliver Me, was selected as a finalist for the 2012 Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year award. The award is presented at the annual banquet hosted by the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA). This year the banquet was in Orlando on July 15, 2012. It was wonderful to have Hal there with me for the first time on one of my business trips!

Hal accompanied me to the 2012 AWSA Golden Scroll banquet in Orlando, Florida

I felt so honored to be one of four finalists for the Nonfiction Book of the Year award! The other three finalist books were all published by well-known traditional publishers, so for me to be standing on that platform in front of about 150 agents, editors, publishers, and authors with my self-published book was a wonderful recognition of my book and its quality and worth to readers.

In then end we didn't win the award, but to simply be a finalist was huge. I was awarded a beautiful framed certificate by the founder of AWSA, Linda Evans Shepherd. It was a moment I will truly treasure for a lifetime.



Dianne with AWSA founder Linda Evans Shepherd who presented a certificate to Deliver Me
 for being a finalist in the 2012 Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year awards.

This was Deliver Me's second nomination for Book of the Year. Earlier this year Deliver Me won the Christian Small Publishers Association's "2012 Book of the Year" in the Family/Relationships category.

Thank you Linda and AWSA for such a beautiful award and for the wonderful recognition.

Finalist for 2012 Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year Award!

I just learned Deliver Me is a finalist for the "2012 Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year" award!

The Golden Scrolls are awarded by the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.

Last month Christian Small Publishers Association awarded Deliver Me "Book of the Year" in the Family/Relationships category. I'm very excited and humbled!

Interview on TheWordsmithJournal.com and The Magnificent Hope Book Tour and more!

There's so much going on I can't keep up! I've been interviewed by http://www.thewordsmithjournal.com/ for Mother's Day. You can read it here: Deliver Me Interview for Mother's Day.

The Magnificent Hope Book Tour with Pix-N-Pens Publishers has begun! Read about Hope riding my motorcycle with me last Saturday here: Magnificent Hope Book Tour 2012: Biker Chick for a Day.

And I've had three online article come out recently. You can find them here:

On http://www.findinggoddaily.com/ May 9: Find God After Abortion with the Film "The Choice"

On http://www.thinkingaboutsuicide.com/ May 8: Grief and Anger

On http://www.thechristainpulse.com/ on May 5: Sign of the End Time?: Birds of Prey

Deliver Me listed in "CBA Industry Brief"

I kinda never thought one of my books would be listed in the Christian Booksellers Association's CBA Industry Brief newsletter, but sure as shootin' there it is!

CBA Industry Brief listed the winners in all twelve categories of the Christian Small Publisher's Association's "Book of the Year" awards, including Deliver Me in the "Relationship / Family" category. Wow.

You can read the article here: "The 2012 Winning Titles of the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award."

Deliver Me awarded "Book of the Year"!

Deliver Me: Hope, Help, & Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy has just been awarded a "Book of the Year" award from Christian Small Publisher's Association!

The awards were announced yesterday on Christian Small Publisher's Association's (CSPA) web site. CSPA says, "Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year honors books produced by small publishers each year for outstanding contribution to Christian life."

The 2012 award was given in 12 categories. Deliver Me won in the "Family / Relationships" category.

"Book of the Year" award winners in each category are determined by votes. I wish to thank everyone who voted for Deliver Me!

View "The Choice" short film now!

It's here! The Choice has premiered at the 168 Film Festival! You know what that means?

That means now that the premiere is over, we can show you the film!

It's on YouTube here: The Choice short film. It will take 10 minutes of your time.

Please enjoy it. Leave a comment if you wish. "Like" it. And send a link to your social media contacts.

Our prayer is that our film will reach the people who are still struggling, who can finally see that they are not the only one who struggles, and who can find direction, help, and hope in this film.

This film is based on a true story in the book Deliver Me: Hope, Help, and Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Prenancy.

Please help us spread the word about The Choice short film. Thank you!

Tonight! Premiere of "The Choice" short film

Do you know what today is? Today is the premiere of the short film I wrote, directed, and produced in February. The Choice is premiering at the 168 Film Festival in San Fernando, California, TONIGHT!!

Here is the 168 Film Festival schedule. If you scroll down to "Screening Four" tonight, you'll see our film, The Choice, (Team 22) is listed third. That portion of the screenings starts at 8:35 PM. All the films are a maximum of 11 minutes. Ours is 10 (9:56). At the Festival, they just run film after film after film with no break or commentary in between. So...I'm guessing The Choice will screen approximately 8:55 or 9:00 PM California time (if they're running on schedule). That's about 10:00 PM Colorado time. I hope that excites you as much as it does me!
Did you know...  This short film, The Choice is based on a true story in Deliver Me by the same title? The story is written by Chris Jackman.

Chris Jackman also wrote a song by the same title with appears on her CD "The Choice."  Her song is featured in the film.

If you're interested, you can watch The Choice movie trailer right now!

Book Trailer on Goodreads

Are you on Goodreads yet? I joined a few years ago but never had time to really check it out. I've been doing that recently. I signed up for their Author's program and entered a lot of information today, including

I also uploaded Deliver Me's book trailer to my Goodreads Author Page.

If you're on Goodreads, send me a Friend request (and let me know you saw it on my blog so I know who you are!).

If you'd like to see my Author Page, this link might work if you're a member:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5004440.Dianne_E_Butts

Or go on Goodreads, search for me or my books (Deliver Me or Dear America), and click on my name.

When you visit, I hope you can take two minutes to view Deliver Me's book trailer on Goodreads!

Book of the Year voting still going!

We're making headway! I believe with your help Deliver Me can win the Book of the Year award.

If you haven't yet, will you please post a note to your Facebook? And/or Google +?

Here's a link to the Official Ballot:

http://www.christianpublishers.net/12votes/

The sponsor of this award is the Christian Small Publishers Association. The publisher of Deliver Me, Connections Press, is a member of CSPA.

You can find more information about the book here: http://www.delivermebook.com/. Thank you for your Vote! Thank you for your help and support.

VOTE for Deliver Me! (And ask your friends?)

Voting is still open at the Christian Small Publisher 2012 Book of the Year Award!

The votes are coming in, but I still need your help if Deliver Me is going to win this wonderful award. Would you please Tweet and tell your friends to vote for Deliver Me? There are Share Buttons at the bottom of this post for your convenience.

Here's a short link to the Official Ballot:

http://www.christianpublishers.net/12votes/

Find Deliver Me in the category for Nonfiction - Relationships / Family.

Anyone can read reviews of Deliver Me on it's Amazon page. Here's a short link to that page that you can send out if you wish:

http://amzn.to/DeliverMeBook

Thank you for your support of Deliver Me. By forwarding this information you are helping get Deliver Me into the hands of those who need God's help and guidance, and perhaps also His compassionate forgiveness. God's love for those who are in, or have in their past, an unplanned pregnancy clearly shines through the true stories in Deliver Me.

VOTE NOW! Deliver Me Nominated for 2012 Book of the Year!

If you haven't heard yet, Deliver Me: Hope, Help, & Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy has been nominated for a Book of the Year Award 2012!

Will you please help me out?

Obviously it would be wonderful if Deliver Me won this award. The book would get more attention and press which means more people would learn about it and then the book can get to those people it can help.

Here's how you can help:

1.)  First, YOU get to vote! Find your Official Ballot here: Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award 2012 Official Ballot.  Deliver Me has been nominated for the Nonfiction - Relationships / Family category.


2.) Would you please ask your family, friends, and contacts to vote for Deliver Me? You can send them a link to this blog, or you can use the Share Buttons at the bottom of this post to Tweet, post to your Facebook, or e-mail it. You can also post this message to your own blog or Google+ it!

Please help spread the word!

I'm counting on you! And I thank you very much.

More info about Deliver Me:

Read reviews. Buy the book here.

Thank you for your support of Deliver Me, the book for those who are in, or have in their past, an unplanned pregnancy.

Please VOTE for Deliver Me: True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy book!

Deliver Me: Hope, Help, & Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy has been nominated for a Book of the Year Award 2012!

This award is from the Christian Small Publishers Association. Deliver Me is nominated in the Nonfiction - Relationships / Family category.

There are twelve categories so you can vote for other books as well.

Find your Official Ballot here: Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award 2012 Official Ballot

Thank you for your support of Deliver Me, the book with practical help, compassionate encouragement, and Christian comfort for those in, or have in their past, an unplanned pregnancy.

Book signing at The Greatest Gift bookstore

To commemorate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, The Greatest Gift bookstore has invited me in to sign my book, Deliver Me: Hope, Help, & Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy.

The signing will be Friday, January 20th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (or longer if there's reason to hang around!).

The Greatest Gift bookstore is located at  505 N. Grand in Pueblo.

Check out their Facebook page.

If you're in the area, please stop by and say hello!

I'm Guest Blogger on "Live Out Loud" Today

Today I'm honored to be the guest columnist over at Jennifer Slattery's wonderful blog "Live Out Loud." Jennifer blogs about "learning to follow Christ one day at a time." She talks about broken lives saturated by grace.

The topic is "Intentional Healing from a Haunted Past." She did a marvelous job with my bio on the Deliver Me book and me, and added links! Wow!

I hope you'll enjoy it and leave a message and/or Tweet it and Facebook it. Thanks!

And my thanks to Jennifer for the awesome opportunity to write for her blog and to live out loud today.