Christian Speaker Services :: Defying Autism Blog Tour

Karen Mayer Cunningham will be conducting a Blog Tour during June 21-July 5, 2009 for her book, Defying Autism: A Miraculous Story of Hope (Creation House, April 2009).

1. What is a blog tour any way? Please click here.

2.) If you have a blog, podcast, web site, internet radio show or e-zine and would like to host these authors as special guests during the tour, please click here.

3.) For more information about Defying Autism: A Miraculous Story of Hope by Karen Mayer Cunningham , please click here.

4.) To contact the blog tour coordinator, please click here.

5.) For a Blog Tour Itinerary, please click here.

1.) What is a Blog Tour any way?

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. Many are associated with online newsletters or e-zines. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. As of September 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 106 million blogs. That means on any given day there are millions of blog owners who must post fresh and original content on their blog or in their online newsletter.

A Blog Tour is an opportunity for blog owners to host special guests on their blog. This hosting can be carried out in various ways from posting personalized Q&A, to allowing the guest to write a journal entry for the appointed day. Some special guests are asked to respond to reader comments, and others appear in live chat rooms associated with the particular blog. An organized Blog Tour also allows readers to travel from one blog to another with the special guest. When combined with the release of a new book or product, a Blog Tour can introduce an author to countless readers around the world.

2.) We invite you to host Karen Mayer Cunningham as a special guest on your blog, podcast, web site, internet radio show or e-zine during June 21-July 5, 2009.

Please note that a limited number of blog tour appearances will be available, so schedule your date now.

3.) What is the book about?

Defying Autism: A Miraculous Story of Hope by Karen Mayer Cunningham (Creation House, April 2009)

Miraculous healing of autistic child offers hope, encouragement

Before Karen Mayer Cunningham turned 30, she had it all—a fairytale romance that began with love at first sight and an adorable son, James. Like many stories, hers unexpectedly took a turn for the worst.

Before his second birthday, James began exhibiting strange behavior that baffled his parents and drove a wedge between them. It started with banging his head against the wall and moved on to staring zombie-like at the television for hours, followed by eating erasers, flip-flops, and the rubber lining on their car doors. Eventually he was putting holes in the drywall with his teeth.

Two and one-half years later, James was diagnosed as autistic. In spite of the relief over knowing the cause of James’s behavior, the worst was yet to come. Putting him in special classes only slightly improved his behavior, and an uninformed school worker called Child Protective Services twice regarding James’s behavior. With all the stress, Karen’s marriage to Tom “was tanking.”

Life took another turn in 1999 when Karen attended an event hosted by Gospel Revelation Ministries. In the meeting, she received special instructions—to play Christian music in “my home around the clock, and especially in [James’s] room as he slept.” Initially, Karen balked at a ministry worker’s suggestion that James could be healed, but less than one year later he experienced a dramatic deliverance.

James is now a teenager. “To look at him today, you would never know how tortured and violent, how inhuman he had once behaved. He is a sweet, well-spoken, quiet, respectful, loving little boy, on his way to being what was originally planned for him,” Karen writes.

“The enemy of God wants the people of God ignorant and in despair; [autism] is the ultimate curse,” she writes. “But the Father is in the curse-busting business, and so whether He leads us to phenomenally gifted physicians and clinicians or to alternative therapies or to those who know how to address spiritual matters in the power of the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, He wants us to be free. He wants our children to be free.”

Karen Mayer Cunningham

About the Author

The ups and downs of life have taught Karen Mayer Cunningham that laughter really is the best medicine for what ails you. Her passionate narratives can as easily make you laugh as they can move you to tears. Karen draws many of her stories from her daily life and more specifically from being the mother of a severely autistic son. More than once Karen wondered how she would face the trials that crossed her path. The weight of the responsibility of a handicapped child, became the cross roads of her life. Her story of how God super-naturally altered and prospered her life will uplift and refresh you. Whether she is opening for a Grammy award winning musician, redirecting a sales force or lifting up the hearts of a women's encounter, she cuts through with comedy and clarity; challenging others to take it up a notch or two. Karen knows that through he release of emotions you will internalize her message of possessing the promises and purposes of God, that will take you on the road to truly joyful living.

Karen is a gifted stand-up comic, motivator, and author. She and her husband, Cortney, live in Houston with their three beautiful children, James, Paige, and Caden.

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Defying Autism
Blog Tour Itinerary
June 21-July 5, 2009

Date	Location
June
21	Blog Name: *Cindy's Stamping and Reviews* Host: Cindy Loven
22	Blog Name: The Knightly News Host: Angie Knight "I cannot tell you when I have enjoyed a book more. I could NOT put it down. I have a grandson with an autism spectrum disorder and her book just touched my core being! The honesty that she portrayed was so encouraging."
23	Blog Name: One Man Revival Host: Frank Jenkins Blog Name: Godly Graffiti Host: Mary Moss
24	Blog Name: Flea's World Host: Felicia Christenson
25	Blog Name: FICTIONARY Host: Christa Allen
26	Blog Name: Faithwebbin Online Magazine Host: Tyora Moody
27	Blog Name: Christian Speaker Services Blog Host: Karen Power
28	Blog Name: Janey's Muse - News, Views & Reviews. Host: Janey Demeo
29	Blog Name: Gatorskunkz and Mudcats Host: Delia Melton
30	Blog Name: The Authentic You Host: Anita C. Lee
July
1	Blog Name: *lighthouse-academy* Host: Laura Hilton Blog Name: Mom Two Ways Host: Julie Donahue Blog Name: Suzy Q Homeaker Host: Elizabeth Grant Blog Name: Gary Unger's Blog Host: Gary Unger
2	Blog Name: Perky Paula's Passion Host: Paula Lipper
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