Dianne Derby - Two Hundred Tuesdays: What a Pearl Harbor Survivor Taught Me about Life, Love, and Faith

What a beautiful and honest story of faith, friendship, and transformation, all thanks to a chance encounter. We can all learn something from both the 104-year-old war hero and the forty-something journalist, both on a quest to leave the world better than they found it. There is somethinga lesson, a truth, a questionfor all of us in Two Hundred Tuesdays.

LAUREN FERRARA, journalist and founder of Why Wait Stories

The World War II generation left us a blueprint for how to be better people and how to coexist in a better world. Jim Downing is one of the many architects of that blueprint. Dianne Derby captures the true essence of this incredible man, who was there in the crucible of Pearl Harbor and went on to make sure we never forget December 7, 1941, and the lessons of that day, which still resonate in all our lives.

TIM GRAY, filmmaker and founder and president of the World War II Foundation

Dianne Derby once confidently faced her future with a headstrong tenacity. Then she met Grandpa Jim, her life mentor. Raised in the Christian faith, Derby met Jesus in a fresh way thanks to this unlikely friendship. In Two Hundred Tuesdays, she reveals how Jim Downings impact gave her the resources not simply to navigate life but also to enjoy life fully.

MARK CONFORTI, DM in , United Methodist pastor and author of Clergy Mentoring

Honest, vulnerable, and engaging. A beautiful picture of friendship and discipleship. A must-read!

DR. MARK MAYFIELD, counselor, speaker, coach, and author of The Path out of Loneliness

Dianne Derbys Two Hundred Tuesdays is a delightful, emotional guide of resiliency and perseverance filled with inspiring anecdotes of positivity and her perilous journey of self-discovery with an American hero as her mentor. I LOVED this book, a must-read for all empaths and anyone whos faced adversity, and also a gift to the world, filled with positive core values, self-love, and paying it forward. I cant wait to share this incredibly thoughtful book with my friends and family.

PHIL MARTINEZ, president and CEO of PM Productions

This is a book that captures a friendship across generations, across gender, and even across faith traditions. It is a gem of a book that reminds readers that sometimes Truth transcends. Dianne is a newscaster bent on finding and breaking the next big story. (She is very good at that, by the way.) Jim was an aging war hero who had The Story that just had to be shared. Put on the spot, Dianne unflinchingly took on the challenge, and the result is this charming book. Read it and be blessed.

DON PAPE, curator of Pape Commons

Diannes faith journey is brutally honest, touching, and inspiring. Anyone who wants to know what it is like to walk humbly with God must read it!

VINH CHUNG, MD, author of Where the Wind Leads

Two Hundred Tuesdays: What a Pearl Harbor Survivor Taught Me about Life, Love, and Faith is much more than the story of a Pearl Harbor survivor; its also a book about relationships, marriage, and lessons learned from Jim. Diannes boldness to be authentic is captured immediately. This book will inspire kindness toward one another; I confidently recommend it for those wanting more out of life, love, and faith.

LARRY DOZIER, MBA, veteran and chairman of the board at Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center

Accomplished people in their last stage of life are in a unique position to impart wisdom and understanding to those immersed in the day-to-day struggles of work, marriage, and child-rearing. Two Hundred Tuesdays is a great example of the healing power of such meaningful relationships between young and old.

JOHN SUTHERS, mayor of Colorado Springs

Through every word of this book, I felt like I was right there with Dianne. Its raw and beautiful and vulnerable and heartbreaking and hopeful. To catch a glimpse into Diannes incredible friendship with Jim is so special, and Diannes metamorphosis is palpable and inspiring.

RACHEL SOBEL, writer, author, and speaker

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