This is Madeline Logelin.
This is where you can follow Matt and Maddy on the web:
This is the book that Matt wrote for his beautiful little girl, Madeline. & the wonderful reason it's the beginning of my saturday recommendation. http://www.twokissesformaddy.com/
Matt and Liz Logelin were high school sweethearts. After years of long-distance dating, the pair finally settled together in Los Angeles, and they had it all: a perfect marriage, a gorgeous new home, and a baby girl on the way. Liz’s pregnancy was rocky, but they welcomed Madeline, beautiful and healthy, into the world on March 24, 2008.
Just twenty-seven hours later, Liz suffered a pulmonary embolism and died instantly, without ever holding the daughter whose arrival she had so eagerly awaited. Though confronted with devastating grief and the responsibilities of a new and single father, Matt did not surrender to devastation; he chose to keep moving forward– to make a life for Maddy.
In this memoir, Matt shares bittersweet and often humorous anecdotes of his courtship and marriage to Liz; of relying on his newborn daughter for the support that she unknowingly provided; and of the extraordinary online community of strangers who have become his friends. In honoring Liz’s legacy, heartache has become solace.
Matt has a way with words, even if it's only a few sentences. He has a way to share the pain he's been dealt and the love he's holding. From the moment I heard about the cards he was dealt and saw Maddy's beautiful blue eyes. I was hooked.
In his book, beware, he doesn't hold back on how he feels. Which is what is appealing to me but might be unflattering to others. He drops the f bomb, that's about the only warning I can offer. Matt writes about what he's feeling but don't be fooled that he wrote this book to toss out advice on the loss of a spouse and becoming a single parent. It's not. It's about coping with loss and being surrounded by life.
I couldn't put the book down, he brings Liz to life in the words he shares. You can hear her voice without knowing the sound. The soft cries of Maddy and the giggles of youth. He pulls you into his memories as he freezes them for Maddy.
Two Kisses for Maddy, really doesn't have anything negative except yes, someone dies and a man that shares his love for his wife and their daughter. Matt really is something awesome.
He started a foundation in Liz's name to help bring support to widows/widowers. If you'd like to donate or learn more, you can do so hear: http://thelizlogelinfoundation.org/
Matt is on his book tour right now, you can find him on twitter, on his blog or facebook.
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