The Gift of Blarney

Life, Death and a Miracle Atop a 600-Year-Old Castle

David B Motte

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Kharis Publishing
01 February 2024

Memoirs; Spirituality & religious experience; Religious life & practice

As David Motte states in The Gift of Blarney, ""God wants to be involved in our lives. We have the freedom to choose His involvement or ignore His presence every day."" That was never truer than on April 20, 2018, at the 600-year-old Blarney Castle in County Cork Ireland. That day, David received a gift more precious than wishes from kissing the Blarney Stone. In fact, he never reached the stone! While climbing the castle steps, he suffered a cardiac arrest, collapsed, and had no heartbeat for 15 minutes. Yet David is alive through the heroic efforts of a collection of special strangers from around the globe. Those incredible circumstances pale in comparison to the reality that God was in control every second, pouring out His love and comfort.

Endorsement: A humbling story of hope and humanity. ─Kate Durrant There were a lot of factors that had to line up that morning for David and they did; he had someone very special looking out for him ""up there.""─Ger O'Dea About the Author: David Motte lives in Indian Trail, NC with Joy, his wife of 39 years. They have three grown sons, Christopher, Evan, and Corey. David studied at Furman University in Greenville, SC and the graduate school of Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. For the past 25 years, David has worked in the financial sector of corporate America. Besides traveling with Joy, he enjoys spending time with his two grandsons building Legos(TM) and putting together puzzles.

By: David B Motte
Imprint: Kharis Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 118g
ISBN: 9781637464144
ISBN 10: 1637464142
Pages: 110
Publication Date: 01 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Gift of Blarney: Life, Death and a Miracle Atop a 600-Year-Old Castle

A humbling story of hope and humanity. ─Kate Durrant ***There were a lot of factors that had to line up that morning for David and they did; he had someone very special looking out for him ""up there.""─Ger O'Dea ***The fifteen minutes that David Motte does not remember are fifteen minutes that I will never forget.─Phyllis Dickinson ***When I met David and then interviewed him for our television channel in Ireland, I realized I was looking at and talking to a real-life miracle. The book is a must read for believers and non-believers.An inspirational story of a man who beat all the odds.─Paul Byrne