Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Confession: I Told Another Man Last Night I Loved Him


Last night I stood in line with my son Josh and my parents at Barnes & Noble so I could get an autographed copy of Glenn Beck's "The Christmas Sweater". Luckily I had purchased my copy on the day of it's release last month, because as of yesterday, there were no copies available in Idaho Falls. They are completely sold out. We stood in line for 90 minutes, and Glenn signed over 1400 books in an hour! He was so gracious, too. When we got up to him, Josh had been reading his Harry Potter book and didn't look immediatley up at Glenn. GB said to Josh, "Don't put Harry Potter down for me! I just want to shake your hand, young man. God bless you."

I told GB I loved him. (Don't worry-- my husband and I had this full disclosure confession when I got home last night.) GB responded, "Thank you so much for coming. Sorry about the long wait!" Shown in this picture, which was taken by a sweet stranger in line behind us named Stacey, is Glenn reaching to shake Josh's hand. My mom is to the right. Glenn's bodybuard Adam is the tall dark man behind him. The book, by the way, is wonderful. It is our ward's book club book for this month. The message is one of hope and forgiveness, and above all, redemption. It is so touching because it is all based on his true life story. He simply changed the name of himself in the book as well as a few of the details. It is well worth the read, and a perfect Christmas gift. Because of people like GB, with a voice for true conservative values and clear thinking, we have hope for our country. God bless you all!

7 comments:

Kristine said...

Haha, the title of this post is hilarious! That's awesome that you got Glenn to sign your book. I'm looking forward to reading it!

Mindy said...

I loved The Christmas Sweater too! Aubrey read it, and Tyler is in the middle of it right now. It's definitely worth the read! I might tell Glenn I love him too, and I'm sure Brandon wouldn't mind. :)

Howling Pickup said...

That's awesome! I love Glen as well.

Sharee said...

You are so funny! I liked the post.

Jessica said...

HI! I'm so sad that I didn't even know you guys had a blog. Here I am blogging along in ignorance. Love you all!
Jess

The Taggarts said...

I just finished the book and loved it! You're right--it was hard to put down. I still think that's great that you got to meet him. I'm anxious to talk to you more about the book.

Leslie said...

i wanted you to know that i am grateful for you telling me about that talk. i haven't looked for it yet since i just barely read your message, but i plan to go to the church website to find it. if i can't find it, i will let you know.
thank you so much for thinking of me. from the title and your explanation, i already know it will be a blessing to read.
i hope you had a wonderful Christmas.