This bestseller has sold millions of copies and is now available as a special paperback gift edition and includes captivating illustrations by Sergio Martinez. Parents and children alike will enjoy this touching portrayal of an eternal truth. Max Lucado's beautiful story reminds us that we are precious to God just the way we are. Then one day he visits Eli the woodcarver, his creator, and everything changes.

Punchinello, despite his best efforts to get stars from the other Wemmicks, is covered in gray dots and begins to believe he'll never be worth anything. Gray dot stickers are for those who make mistakes and don't stand out. Golden star stickers are put on the talented, smart, and attractive Wemmicks. The inhabitants of Wemmicksville spend their days placing stickers on each other. You Are Special tells the story of Punchinello, the wooden Wemmick. According to the National Institutes of Health, if aortic aneurysm splits or ruptures, it can become life-threatening, but early diagnosis and treatment can prevent fatal complications.This special paperback gift edition of a beloved storyteller's bestselling classic will point children and adults to the important truth that everyone is special, no matter what. The 66-year-old said his doctors found a bulge in the large blood vessel closest to his heart, called an ascending aortic aneurysm. Original post: San Antonio pastor and devotional author Max Lucado announced Monday that he has been diagnosed with a serious cardiovascular condition and asked for prayer. Lucado said the aneurysm had reduced enough that he will not have to have it checked for a year.

“The medical team credits a more precise test, and they very well may be correct, but I want to credit a good God who, in this case, is choosing to keep a hand of grace around the aneurysm,” he said in a video update. Update (October 28): Max Lucado is praising God for the “surprising and unexpected news” that his heart condition has improved and he is no longer on track for surgery.Ī month and a half after sharing with followers that he had been diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm-a blood vessel bulge that could lead to life-threatening consequences-the Texas pastor offered an update, saying the measurement of the bulge had unexpectedly gotten smaller.

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