{"product_id":"9780983691334","title":"While You Were Gone","description":"I wrote this book because I wanted to chronicle our daughter Rose’s life for\u003cp\u003eher father, who has been faithfully serving and sacrificing for our country. I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewanted to give him a glimpse of what I am blessed with on a daily basis and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egive him the key to Rose’s experiences and personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a unique time in our history; I wanted to document it for Rose as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe world today seems to be hovering on a pinnacle toward major change. I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewonder what the world will look like when Rose herself is experiencing the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efirst year of life with her children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wanted to share this story with the entire Armed Forces - moms and dads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho are left behind and raising children that either have not met their parent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor, if they did, only very briefly. The parents left behind are blessed by a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eparental love which is beyond words; however, we are also challenged,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elonely and sometimes angry and frustrated. We are on the battlefield of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eparenthood raising the next generation to make their country proud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustine Theer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose’s Mother\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rose Bud Publishing Company LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020976865520,"sku":"9780983691334","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983691334_p0.jpg?v=1763888128","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983691334","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}