{"id":3584,"date":"2015-03-31T15:52:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T20:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=3584"},"modified":"2025-08-03T20:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:30:17","slug":"the-restoration-series-by-terri-blackstock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/the-restoration-series-by-terri-blackstock\/","title":{"rendered":"The Restoration Series by Terri Blackstock"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3600\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3600\" data-attachment-id=\"3600\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/the-restoration-series-by-terri-blackstock\/restoration-series-terri-blackstock1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/restoration-series-terri-blackstock1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Restoration Series by Terri Blackstock\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Restoration Series by Terri Blackstock&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Restoration Series by Terri Blackstock&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/restoration-series-terri-blackstock1-800x300.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"263\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3600\" alt=\"Restoration Series by Terri Blackstock\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/restoration-series-terri-blackstock1-800x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/restoration-series-terri-blackstock1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/restoration-series-terri-blackstock1-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restoration Series by Terri Blackstock<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>This is one of my favorite series by Terri Blackstock. It will keep you on edge. You will be thinking about the possibility of &#8220;it&#8221; happening and how you would respond. Go ahead and buy all four in the series. You will be ready for each book at the end of the previous book!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meet the Branning family in Book One, Last Light. Doug Branning\u2019s mind raced to understand \u2013 planes were falling out of the sky, crashing and burning \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham has lost all its power. Its streets are jammed with cars that won\u2019t start, its airport engulfed in flames from burning planes. All communications\u2013cell phones, computers, even radios\u2013are silent.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of a crisis that sweeps an entire high-tech planet back to a time before electricity, the Branning family faces a choice. Will they hoard their possessions in order to survive\u2013or trust God to provide as they share their resources with those around them? Yesterday\u2019s world is gone. Family and community are all that remain, and the outage is bringing out the worst in some.<\/p>\n<p>Desperation can be dangerous when a killer lives among you.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of my favorite series by Terri Blackstock. It will keep you on edge. You will thinking about the possibility of &#8220;it&#8221; happening and how you would respond. Go ahead and buy all four in the series. You will be ready for the next book in the series as you finish each one!<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from Book One: <a title=\"Read an Excerpt from Book One\" href=\"http:\/\/www.terriblackstockbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/chap_lastlight.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.terriblackstockbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/chap_lastlight.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interview with Terri Blackstock: <a title=\"Interview with Terri Blackstock\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crosswalk.com\/culture\/books\/qanda-with-last-light-author-terri-blackstock-1364320.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.crosswalk.com\/culture\/books\/qanda-with-last-light-author-terri-blackstock-1364320.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Books in the Series:&nbsp; Last Light,&nbsp; Night Light,&nbsp; True Light,&nbsp; Dawn&#8217;s Light<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This series by Terri Blackstock will keep you on edge. 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