"Champion" by Craig Johnson is a nonfiction book. Craig is a pastor. He shares his story about the ups and downs of raising an autistic son. He shares the ups and downs to help others in the same situation handle their situation. He started a club at their church called Champion Club for special needs kids and their families. Craig tells these families to pray strongly and constantly to handle their stresses. He also tells them to keep pressing on in the middle of their stresses and not give up. I commend him for writing such an encouraging book . The special needs population needs this encouragement since they face so many challenging times. It is important for the churches to have a special needs support group to encourage these families. He says their are very few churches that have the support group like Champion Club. Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for sharing this book with me to read and review. I look forward to sharing my review on my blog, facebook, CBD, Amazon, Goodreads, with pastors and friends at my church. It is wonderful Craig Johnson took the time to share and support these families since life really presents difficult challenges in their lives.

This book really hit my heart. I needed tissues. This family and their journey are amazing. I definately will recommend this to some of my Autism moms in my support group.

What an inspiring story! Have a box of tissue close when you read this book. It will make you laugh and cry. It is a book you will read again. Thank you#NetGalley and #Thomas Nelson for the complimentary copy of this book. This review is my own honest opinion.

Thank you to netgalley for the download for a review in turn. I thought this was a book about autism....Boy was I wrong. It was about autism but it was an amazing story about Gods grace and mercy and love on special needs all over the world. It brought me in close to God and made me rethink how I treat people who have special needs. This is a heartwarming story and you will not be disappointed when you read it. #netalley

Have the tissue box handy when you read this book. This book will have you crying. The honesty and transparency make little Connor feel like he's your own brother. And then a miracle occurs and hope is renewed. This book will fill you with hope, and surety of your own self.
I am rating this book 5 *****stars and I highly recommend it to those who enjoy Christian stories.
I received a copy of this book from netgalley and Thomas Nelson Publishing in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own and I was not required to write a positive review.

Champion (Thomas Nelson 2018) is the story of one man’s journey into parenthood. It started out like everyone else but suddenly for no reason things changed:

"...The best way I can describe it is like a sudden car wreck."

His beautiful child who seemed exactly like every other child, until he stopped talking, stopped interacting. No one could explain it but Johnson and his wife accepted this as God's will and learned to live with a special child.

That is the heart of this story--learning to accept and cherish what comes your way, even the unexpected. What they weren't ready for was what happened next. Throughout the story, Johnson weaves the strength he derives from his faith. How that above all else helps him accept his son as he is and com tiniest forward.

"... the fight of our lives. We were about to discover that we can’t plan our lives."

"You are not a victim; you are a victor!"

Craig Johnson is an excellent writer with a worthy story to tell, one of patience, perseverance, respect, and ultimately the surprise ending. Anyone who likes stories of overcoming hardship will enjoy this book.

Note: I will publish this review on my blog July 13th.

What a great story. I enjoyed the writing style, the story and the message of the book. The author has done a great job of educating me on the subject of autism, while also delivering an interesting and inspiring story. A worthwhile read for anyone (everyone) to help understand those who have autism and the families that support them.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

It's always good to remember where you started so one day you can appreciate how you finished.
This book inspired me to always seek out the one percent that's positive in a situation that seems ninety nine percent awful or heartbreaking. Craig opens up about raising a son who has autism and how they came to know of the diagnosis and what changes they had to make as a family, especially what he had to work on as a Father in seeing to it that he raised a son full of love and that he himself dealt with the negative emotions that threatened to wear him down.
It's an inspiring read and personally, when someone opens up about a moment in time when they questioned everything they'd done because of what they were going through, I believe they are quite the best versions of themselves.
This book will encourage parents and people who interact with people with autism. I'm glad he shared it and yes, Craig, I'm from Kenya and I knew about Conor before reading this book off NetGalley. I happen to enjoy watching Pastor Joel Osteen and Pastor John Gray (#IAmNumber8) preach.