On July 26, 1971, James Irwin went to the moon on the Apollo 15 flight. On July 26, 1977, Mary Irwin stayed home. Cameras were focused on both, but television cameras do not reveal everything. The lies behind the headlines are often not what they seem, and this is particularly true in the case of Mary Irwin. The moon is not enough is her story. To a young wife and mother, being thrust into the public eye and forced to live the unrealistic, artificial existence demanded of and not astronaut's wife brought tremendous pressure. But even more devastating were the years of stress and loneliness leading up to that triumphant day in July. As a result of early life experiences, Mary Irwin has been battled deep insecurity, strong rebellion, guilt, and emotional distress. This inner turmoil carried her to the edge of emotional and mental breakdown and to the brink of divorce; it caused severe discord in her home and with her family. In many ways, Mary is typical of the American wife and mother today who is experiencing a serious identity crisis. In other ways she is unique. In the moon is not enough she describes her inner struggles in the blind alley she warily traveled seeking inner peace and healing for her marriage and family relationships from vegetarian to astrology.

The moon is not enough

Irwin, Mary

Zondervan Pub. House

The story of an astronaut's wife who battles and triumphs over inner turmoil, insecurity, guilt and distress.

The Moon Is Not Enough

Religion & Spirituality

Harris, Madalene

Christian Books & Bibles

Zondervan

Seeing the Invisible

Worship & Devotion

Broadman Press

Mary Irwin is a woman who knows how to pray earnestly for the big problems in her life - safety for her husband as he sped down the first lunar highway, restoration for a daughter who was running down sin's freeway, and the direction for herself as her marriage began to ride the road to divorce. These were the desperate prayers of a woman whose world was once in pieces as she described them in her first book, The Moon Is Not Enough. Now we Meet Mary Irwin (with her world back together), the author who sees God in the small, ordinary details of her life - birds, snowstorms, food, gardens, houseplants, seashells, pedestrians, hikes, butterflies, baby chicks, and other common daily occurrences - as well as extraordinary events. Mary relates her daily living to her continual walk with the Lord.

Reflections in the Son

Baptist Sunday School Board

The Unsolved Mystery of Noah's Ark

Ararat, a behemoth of a mountain, is 17,000 feet of pain for anyone who dares trespass upon its icy heights. It is a place of dread where one wrong step can send climbers careening down a steep, glacial field into the abyss known as the Ahora Gorge. Many have died on those slopes, and some have never been seen again. So why do climbers come to this place on the far east of the Turkish Frontier? It is not for sport alone; in fact, for most, that is far from the real reason. They come to Ararat flirting with death to find an old boat we all know as Noah's ark. It is said that its rotting corpse is somewhere up there in the swirling clouds and slumbering silence of ancient ice. Come with Mary Irwin, one of the original "ark-aeologists," as she travels to Ararat and back again uncovering many of the ancient secrets of Noah's ark. You may be surprised what you find!

WestBow Press

Ararat, a behemoth of a mountain, is 17,000 feet of pain for anyone who dares trespass upon its icy heights. It is a place of dread where one wrong step can send climbers careening down a steep, glacial field into the abyss known as the Ahora Gorge. Many have died on those slopes, and some have never been seen again. So why do climbers come to this place on the far east of the Turkish Frontier? It is not for sport alone; in fact, for most, that is far from the real reason. They come to Ararat flirting with death to find an old boat we all know as Noah's ark. It is said that its rotting corpse is somewhere up there in the swirling clouds and slumbering silence of ancient ice. Come with Mary Irwin, one of the original "ark-aeologists", as she travels to Ararat and back again uncovering many of the ancient secrets of Noah's ark. You may be surprised what you find!

WestBowPress

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The moon is not enough

The Moon Is Not Enough

Seeing the Invisible

Reflections in the Son

The Unsolved Mystery of Noah's Ark

The Unsolved Mystery of Noah's Ark