TY - BOOK AU - Fabry,Chris AU - Kendrick,Alex AU - Kendrick,Stephen TI - Lifemark: hope is at the heart of every journey : a novelization SN - 9781496461261 AV - PR9199 .L544 2022 PY - 2022/// CY - Carol Stream, Illinois PB - Tyndale House Publishers KW - Adoption KW - Fiction KW - Birthparents KW - Inspirational fiction KW - Movie tie-in KW - Christian fiction N1 - "Based on the motion picture by the Kendrick Brothers" --Front cover; 2; b N2 - "Melissa had clung to the thin thread of hope given by the adoption agency that someday her newborn son might want to connect with her. When his eighteenth birthday arrived, she called the agency to simply update her contact information, not expecting a response. Susan and Jimmy Colton had raised their boy with openness about his adoption. After the heartbreaking loss of two infant sons that marked their early years of marriage, they promised themselves they would try not to hold too tightly to David or hold back any information he wanted about his birth. And so they waited on him. David was hesitant to talk about the questions and curiosities about his birth story that often haunted him. But as he neared adulthood, his need to know the full story of his life became something he couldn't shake. Until the call came to the Coltons from the adoption agency, and the first tentative bits of communication and connection set in motion a story that would change all their lives forever. From the team that brought you the movies Courageous and War Room comes Lifemark, the novelization of the new film inspired by a true story of adoption, redemption, and hope." ER -