You may know @maryweberauthor fiction #thestormsirentrilogy The #SofiSnow novels, and #tobesttheboys If you’ve seen her social media recently, she’s announced their situation on IG with losing their home, belongings, and several affected by deadly mold. While Mary’s children are recovering, she is still fighting medical battles. They have lost nearly everything, and Mary is having trouble looking at any screen. Their insurance won’t cover losses. So why am I bringing this up? Like many in the writing community, my path has been blessed by her mentoring, strong fiery characters, and inspiration. But as a wildfire survivor who has also lost everything 12 years ago – I know some small part of what they are experiencing. I know what it’s like to walk out your front door for the last time and lose everything in a day. And we also had serious health considerations but have recovered. Learning to accept charity and prayers in a public way isn’t easy. In fact, it was one of the hardest things to accept clothing and toys for my kids, especially that first holiday. It took years to rebuild our lives too. What I’m reaching out about is if Mary has touched your life with her books, advocacy against #humantrafficking or with inspiration for your #writing we’d like to get involved in loving her family. There will be a Kickstarter later, but during the holidays it would be wonderful to have an outpouring of cards, gift cards for groceries or Amazon sent to her P.O. Box which her family has given permission to share. Mary Weber Family PO Box 591 Arroyo Grande, CA 93421 @jebraunclifford and I formed Facebook group to help them with giveaways, promotions to keep her books out there, and other creative ideas. Request to join and we hope it will be a groundswell of kindness. https://www.facebook.com/groups/579842192591466/ So, it would be wonderful if her groups, authors, readers, fans, and those who care for her could surround them with prayers, definitely, for miracles. I know that one of the largest lessons I learned as a wildfire survivor was about the great kindness of people and every small gesture made an important step in our recovery. Please repost♥️#theyasisters https://www.instagram.com/p/B6WFEY9gjpI/?igshid=198qke9yhxf92
