{"id":8934,"date":"2011-08-13T13:46:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-13T18:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/\/?p=8934"},"modified":"2011-08-15T13:02:49","modified_gmt":"2011-08-15T18:02:49","slug":"mercy-come-morning-by-lisa-tawn-bergren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=8934","title":{"rendered":"Mercy Come Morning by Lisa Tawn Bergren"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although she has made sure her Alzheimer&#8217;s stricken mother has been well taken care of, Krista has spent years with no contact with her. Upon receiving word that her mother was near death, Krista felt compelled to see her one last time. While spending hours at her mother&#8217;s bedside, Krista read through a recently discovered journal of her mother&#8217;s and learned that her own perceptions about her mother had not always been entirely correct. With the gentle help of her old flame Dane and family friend Dona Elena, Krista is able to overcome wounds from the past that have held her prisoner and is finally ready to move on with her life. And with her own healing, Krista makes peace with her mother that in turn sets her free.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mercy Come Morning<\/strong><\/em> is a highly emotional and introspective story that requires a box of tissues near at hand. While not exactly what I would consider entertaining, this book is well worth reading. The author&#8217;s style is very readable and her insight into her characters is superb. First published in 2002 with the title <em>Christmas Every Morning<\/em>, the message of <em><strong>Mercy Come Morning<\/strong><\/em> is timeless. It is a story about love, forgiveness, reconciliation, and second chances. <em><strong><\/strong><\/em>I would definitely recommend it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"divider2\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/divider21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>This book was provided for review by Blogging For Books and the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src =\"http:\/\/www.waterbrookmultnomah.com\/bloggingforbooks\/reviews\/ranking\/11672\" width=\"459\" height=\"135\" scrolling=\"no\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/MercyComesMorning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8935\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"Mercy Come Morning\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/MercyComesMorning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/MercyComesMorning.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/MercyComesMorning-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a>There are no second chances. Or are there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Krista Mueller is in a good place. She\u2019s got a successful career as a professor of history; she\u2019s respected and well-liked; and she lives hundreds of miles from her hometown and the distant mother she could never please. It\u2019s been more than a decade since Alzheimer\u2019s disease first claimed Charlotte Mueller\u2019s mind, but Krista has dutifully kept her mother in a first-class nursing home.<\/p>\n<p>Now Charlotte is dying of heart failure and, surprised by her own emotions, Krista rushes to Taos, New Mexico, to sit at her estranged mother\u2019s side as she slips away. Battling feelings of loss, abandonment, and relief, Krista is also unsettled by her proximity to Dane McConnell, director of the nursing home\u2014and, once upon a time, her first love. Dane\u2019s kind and gentle spirit\u2014and a surprising discovery about her mother\u2014make Krista wonder if she can at last close the distance between her and her mother \u2026 and open the part of her heart she thought was lost forever.<\/p>\n<p>What Others Are Saying About <strong>Mercy Come Morning<\/strong><em>:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cA timeless tale, to be kept every day in the heart as a reminder<br \/>\nthat forgiveness is a gift to self.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>\u2014PATRICIA HICKMAN<\/strong>, author of<em> The Pirate Queen<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Previously released as <em>Christmas Every Morning<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Praise for MERCY COME MORNING<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201c<em>Mercy Come Morning<\/em> is Lisa Bergren\u2019s best yet! Strong characters dealing with passionate life-and-death issues in a Southwest setting so authentic I could taste the chilies and smell the sage. A compelling story of longing, love, and the search for life.\u2026 It\u2019s a story to meet the need in every woman\u2019s heart.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>\u2014JANE KIRKPATRICK , author of <em>A Name of Her Own <\/em>and the Kinship and Courage series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBergren just keeps getting better. <em>Mercy Come Morning<\/em> is a deeply moving story of love lost and found. It is also a gentle but compelling invitation to remember the things we should know by heart but often forget along the way.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>\u2014CAROLYN ARENDS, recording artist and author of <em>We\u2019ve Been Waiting for You<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cLisa Bergren writes like a dream, softly calling us to familiar places, walking us through our memories in grandma\u2019s kitchen, past the disappointments of growing up, and through the complexities of imperfect families. <em>Mercy Come Morning<\/em> is a timeless tale, to be kept every day in the heart as a reminder that forgiveness is a gift to self and joy the glittering residue left upon our doorpost when Christmas is kept every day of the year.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>\u2014PATRICIA HICKMAN, author of <em>Sandpebbles<\/em> and <em>Katrina\u2019s Wings<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/multnomahemails.com\/wbmlt\/pdf\/SneakpeekMercyComeMorningRPK11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download <\/a>chapter one of <a href=\"http:\/\/waterbrookmultnomah.com\/catalog.php?isbn=9780307730107\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mercy<\/em>\u00a0<em>Come Morning<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/LisaTawnBergren.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8939\" title=\"Lisa Tawn Bergren\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/LisaTawnBergren.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/LisaTawnBergren.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/LisaTawnBergren-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Lisa Tawn Bergren<\/strong>\u00a0is the best-selling, award-winning author of over 30 books, with more than 1.5 million copies sold. She just finished writing a Colorado historical trilogy (the first book, <em>Breathe<\/em>, <em>Sing <\/em>and <em>Claim<\/em>), and has begun a teen series called River of Time (<em>Waterfall<\/em>, book 1, comes out in February 2011).<\/p>\n<p>Lisa\u2019s time is split between managing home base, writing (including a fair amount of travel writing), consulting and freelance editing (with a little speaking here and there). She\u2019s married to Tim, a liturgical sculptor, graphic designer and musician. They have three kids\u2013Olivia (15), Emma (12) and Jack (7).<\/p>\n<p>All five of the Bergrens make their home in Colorado Springs, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>Visit her website at <a href=\"http:\/\/LisaTawnBergren.com\">LisaTawnBergren.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: Although she has made sure her Alzheimer&#8217;s stricken mother has been well taken care of, Krista has spent years with no contact with her. 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