{"id":813,"date":"2011-02-10T01:01:54","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T01:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=813"},"modified":"2011-02-05T19:01:15","modified_gmt":"2011-02-05T19:01:15","slug":"author-merrillee-whren-hometown-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/author-merrillee-whren-hometown-dad","title":{"rendered":"Author Merrillee Whren &#038; Hometown Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-813 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Merrilee-Whren.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Merrilee-Whren-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Hometown-Dad.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Hometown-Dad-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">My guest today is a Love Inspired Author Merrillee Whren<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">who shares about her book, Hometown Dad, and her own family.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s Merrilee:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">&#8220;During February, the third  book in my Kellerville series, <em>HOMETOWN DAD,<\/em> is available in  stores. This book is particularly close to my heart. I wrote the story  to further awareness of Crohn\u2019s disease because my daughter has it.  She was diagnosed while she was in her twenties, a fairly common occurrence  among Crohn\u2019s patients. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Crohn\u2019s patients have some  symptoms in common, but it is a disease with a wide variety of symptoms  and treatments. What works for one person may not work for someone else.  The right treatment is often found through trial and error. My daughter  is one of the approximately twenty-five percent of Crohn\u2019s patients  who also suffer from joint related pain, much like arthritis, in addition  to the digestive problems associated with Crohn\u2019s disease. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Thankfully,  her current treatment has brought the disease under control. Since her  diagnosis, she has been determined and resilient as she continues to  live her life to the fullest. I am blessed to have a daughter who is  a strong and vibrant woman, who faces the challenges in her life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Here is a blurb that tells  a little bit about <em>HOMETOWN DAD<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Double Trouble<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">A pair of rowdy boys would  be exhausting for two parents\u2014little wonder single mom Melanie Drake  feels overwhelmed. Her sons are her world, but she knows she needs a  helping hand to keep them in line. Enter Nathan Keller\u2014respected banker,  descendant of the town\u2019s father&#8230;and baseball coach. Melanie knows  he\u2019s out of her league, but as her sons learn to love Coach Nathan,  Melanie starts falling for him, too. With the whole town rooting for  happily ever after, it won\u2019t be long before this hometown dad joins  their family for good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Do you know someone who has  shown resilience as they have faced<a name=\"0.3__GoBack\"><\/a> a health issue? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">That&#8217;s a question which many will unfortunately answer yes to. My own daughter struggles with fibromyalgia and chronic migraines. She amazes me with her strength in the face of daily pain.&#8221;&#8211;Lyn<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">For more info on Merrillee and her books, drop by <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.merrilleewhren.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.merrilleewhren.com<\/a> or<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/merrillee.whren\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/merrillee.whren<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is also a link for the Crohn\u2019s and Colitis Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccfa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ccfa.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My guest today is a Love Inspired Author Merrillee Whren who shares about her book, Hometown Dad, and her own family.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s Merrilee: &#8220;During February, the third book in my Kellerville series, HOMETOWN DAD, is available in stores. 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