Brookwood Book Club: Julie Ames Oct 18

Join us at The Brookwood Café on Friday, Oct. 18, for an exclusive Book Club Author Meet and Greet with Julie Ames, the talented author of "A Very Special Journey of Grief, Grace, and Gratitude: No, They Are Not Okay...but It's Okay! Raising Special Needs Kids." 

Julie Ames, who is also the proud mother of Brookwood Citizens Christina and Maria, will present her heartwarming novel during a delightful lunch, followed by a special Meet & Greet and book signing session.

Event Details:

📅 Date: Friday, Oct. 18
🕛 Time: 10:30am-1pm
📍 Location: The Brookwood Café, 1502 FM 1489, Brookshire, TX
💲 Cost: $37.50

Event Highlights:

• Book Presentation: Julie Ames will share insights about her novel, "No, They Are Not Okay...but It's Okay!: A Very Special Journey of Grief, Grace, and Gratitude, Raising Special Needs Kids," where she shares the full experience of raising special needs children from birth through puberty with an emotional honesty that is both real and raw. Julie helps others understand the hardships and the joys.
• Delicious Lunch: Savor a delightful meal while enjoying the captivating presentation.
• Meet & Greet: Engage with Julie Ames in a personal Meet & Greet session.
• Book Signing: Get your copy of her book signed by the author herself.

Book Synopsis:

In No, They Are Not Okay...but It's Okay!: A Very Special Journey of Grief, Grace, and Gratitude, Raising Special Needs Kids, Julie shares with readers the full experience of raising special needs children from birth through puberty with an emotional honesty that is both real and raw. Julie helps others understand the hardships and the joys. Her goal is for parents to know they are not alone in their personal journeys or in the roller coaster of blame, doubt, and frustration they feel when they are struggling to understand why their child isn't perfect. Emotional acceptance does come, but that doesn't mean the struggles that fill daily life get easier. Parenting under the best of circumstances is hard; parenting children with special needs requires an entirely different set of skills, and patience is the most important and the easiest to forget when bad days come.

This book is more than a memoir; it is a story that provides guidance, hope, and education to parents and professionals who have or work with special needs children. Since her daughters' diagnoses, Julie has become very proactive within the schools to help create the best possible environment for all special needs children in the community. Because of her involvement with the schools, extensive experiences (both good and bad) with the medical community and an unfortunate encounter with social services, Julie can give readers the guidance they need to navigate their own way through the educational, medical, and legal waters that special needs families find themselves drowning in. Julie's knowledge and experience is a lifeline to other moms and dads facing the same challenges.

Every parent has to know how to be their own child's strongest advocate. They need to know what questions to ask, when to demand answers, and when to walk away from advice they don't trust. This book will provide these tools. Julie's story is about more than a mother and two challenged daughters. It is about more than autism. This story is about love, faith, and family. It is about learning to accept something that cannot be changed and to embrace the gifts we are given, despite perceived imperfections. We cry. We adapt. We reflect. We rejoice. Most importantly, we continue to live, love, and grow together every day. It is indeed a special journey.

Don't miss this opportunity to dive into a powerful story and connect with the author behind it. Purchase your copy of online or at the event for a personalized signature from Julie Ames! 

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CANCELLATION POLICY:

• Full Refund (100%): Requests made 7 or more days before the event date will be eligible for a full refund.
• Partial Refund (50%): Requests made between 6 days and 48 hours before the event date will be eligible for a 50% refund.
• No Refund: Requests made less than 48 hours before the event or on the same day as the event will not be eligible for a refund.