Watch the Resurrection Year Webcast [Video]
(Forward the video to 2.40 for the beginning of the webcast)
The Day Has Come
‘I don’t often cry when I read, but your book has broken me’
‘Resurrection Year is beautiful and painful and wonderful and sad and happy, all at once’
‘To read about your journey gave me hope that no matter what happens, I’ll be ok. That what I’m feeling is normal. That God isn’t a meanie’
On Christmas Day 2010, after ten years of pursuit, Merryn and I brought our dream of having a child to an end. In 2012, at the suggestion of a friend, I wrote that story into a book. On Tuesday May 28, 2013, that book Resurrection Year was released into the world. The comments above are just a fraction of those I’ve already received about it.
Something’s up. God seems to be redeeming the pain we experienced by using our story to help others.
Watch the Launch Webcast, Live from Our Lounge Room!
Resurrection Year is an intimate book about broken dreams and new hope, so it only seems right that Merryn and I should welcome you into our home to tell you about it!
That’s what we did on the day of Resurrection Year’s worldwide release. We had a party at our place, watched by hundreds of people around the world via webcast.
Now you can join Merryn and me, plus author Nick Page, and Adrian Plass, along with a fun local audience to hear us discuss the book.
Yes, we had a few technical difficulties!
But everyone had a great time anyway.
We hope you enjoy this fun hour of laughter, conversation and… mishaps!
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Question: What’s your question for Merryn and me? We’ll try and answer it tonight Tell us now!
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Amanda Oram
Blessings in the lead up.
Sheridan Voysey
Thanks Amanda.
Jill Samera
Did you avoid the topics raised in the book on Open House when you were the host?
Sheridan Voysey
Actually, there were a couple of times where I did address those topics. I always wondered if listeners could tell that was curiously more knowledgeable on those topics than others.
Jill Samera
Oh I must have missed those ones! I only listened to the latter part of the shows, as I worked late most Sundays and would listen on my way home.
Louise New
Hi. If it’s okay, I’ve got a few questions for the Q & A part of the webcast.
Why did you dedicate the book to Adrian and Bridget Plass?
Do you know why God led you to write the book?
Do you know why you didn’t receive a response to your prayers (the ones mentioned in the book)?
Thanks. Sheridan, God bless you and Merryn!
Sheridan Voysey
Thanks Louise. I’ll put your questions on the list!
Grace Merrells
One question only SHeridan. During those ten years did you and Merryn realise just how much you were blessed with the support you had while you “threw everything at” your dream?
Sheridan Voysey
It’s on the list, Grace!
John Michael
Sheridan how or In what way did you discern It was GOD himself telling you to leave and pick up stumps for england and one more mate are you & merryn eventually going to return to sydney ?
Sheridan Voysey
Will add those questions to this list, John!
Maria
Alot of the answers to the questions below are contained in the book – you could just answer “get the book to find out” to nearly all of them! Blessings for the launch webcast. Maria
EBJ
Up early, but off to work.
Great work and excellent effort.
Richard Kane
is this happening?
Anonymous
correct. in bed with laptop
Anonymous
husband warwick is half asleep half awake
Anonymous
I am wide awake and bleary eyed
The Big Bible Project
I’m not in Australia, but I’d like my dedication noted in joining you against my book deadline LOL 🙂 My body thinks it’s about midday LOL!
The Big Bible Project
That’s Bex by the way – no idea why it’s logged me in as BIGBible!!
Sheridan Voysey
Dedication completely noted! You’re a champ.
Grace Merrells
Hi
guys!
Louise
Watching in our pjs in the UK 🙂
Natalie
Yes. In bed. Loving it.
Ben and Heidi
Hey sis! X
David Bartlett
We are here – cup of tea in bed – David and Simone Bartlett
Dan Misson
Watching the apprentice while sitting on Sofa. And I can see claire page tucked in the background
Ben and Heidi
Hi Sheridan, we are watching (Ben and Heidi). Great to see you guys. So excited.
Natalie
Hey guys, just tuning in for the first few mins before my flight to Brissie. So glad we are here together!
Ali are you here too?
Melinda and Ben
We’re here too! Watching in HK!! Love to all of you guys!
Glen
Good morning from the Spencers….
yes in bed in pj’s with laptop 😉
Jo Raymond
Good morning from Melbourne!!! So good to see you both! Waiting for the coffee machine to warm up, but don’t want to step away from the computer… Congratulations and blessings to you both on this special day. 🙂
Priscilla
Hi Guys! Wow you’ve got a crowd! This is really exciting! Thanks for doing this!!! Lovely to see you both – it’s cold here in Sydney, rugged up with heater & a cuppa 🙂 xxx Love & Blessings
Wendy Rayner
Hello!!!!!! Yes, I’m in my PJs and now I know what 5.30am looks like!!!! So excited for you – I had a little cry when I saw your lovely faces 🙂 Loads of love!
Sheridan Voysey
🙂
Rachael Chia
hahahaha Merryn!!!! that’s exactly what i’m doing. sitting up in bed with the laptop on and earphones!!
Ben and Heidi
Morning!
Susie
Hi!!!! Good to see you. I’m tuned in from the studios of Juice 1073 on the Gold Coast in Queensland. So exciting to see you!!
Sheridan Voysey
Loved our interview this morning too, Susie!
Anonymous
I love it that you guys are actually now in your Actual Loungeroom. No longer the Metaphorical Loungeroom.
Andy Robb
Great to be joining you Sheridan.
Sheridan Voysey
We were privileged, Andy!
Cathy Robayna
Nice to see and hear you guys…I’m here on the sofa in my pj’s since 5.30am!
Sheridan Voysey
🙂
Phil
Tuning in from Sydney! Congrats on the book launch Sheridan! Such beautiful and inspiring writing.
Kristi
So excited to be participating here in Nashville!
Matt Baugher
We are so proud to be the publisher of this phenomenal book. Congrats on the release, Sheridan! Watching from the Nashville offices of Thomas Nelson.
Sheridan Voysey
Thanks for your support, Matt, Kristi and team. So appreciated.
Anonymous
Question: Have you reached the place of peace and joy, where the pain of your loss is in the past and you are excited about the future and not afraid? IF you are still moving towards that place, do you expect to get there? (sorry, five questions in one)….
Sheridan Voysey
Pretty much, Clare. There are days, of course, when we’re reminded of our loss. Merryn sometimes has a few tears. But those days are getting fewer and further between.
I think it’s important to mention, though, that the loss will always be there. But you can move into a new ‘normal’.
Mel Pratt
In London, and in pj’s watching the podcast on my laptop with my cat curled up beside me! Congrats on the release of your book! M x
raineywood
not in bed, in pj’s by on computer in study
Ben and Heidi
Hey Guys, loving the webcast! So good to see you both. Congrats to you both! Love Heidi
Peter S
Tucked up with a Milo on a -1 morning in beautiful Elmore,Central Victoria Oz…loving this
John
Watching from the Netherlands – a couple of Aussies just across the pond from you all there in Oxford. Looking forward to reading the book.
Sheridan Voysey
Thanks for joining in, John!
Anonymous
Merryn you sound like a Brit. It’s gorgeous
Alison Brandon
In the kitchen with the girls :). Looking and sounding good 🙂
Sheridan Voysey
Beautiful
Denise
How many friends named Glen do you have?!
Ben and Heidi
we can’t hear Adrian either 🙁
David Bartlett
get him to disconnect the headset as it worked without that
Jo Raymond
I think Adrian is singing.
The Big Bible Project
That is hilarious, there truly are a lot of Glen’s – or one Glen typing a lot…
Anonymous
haha yes i just noticed…. there are seriously like 10 Glens… maybe he is the class prankster…
Mel Pratt
Can only hear you…..no picture. Just so you know….
John
In what ways did you find you complemented or conflicted with one another in the way you dealt with the whole process? How did you turn something stressful on a marriage into something that grew your relationship?
Sheridan Voysey
First, we made a commitment that our marriage was more important than having a child. That would later be very significant.
Second, when conflicts did arise – which they did – we committed to staying in the room and talking those conflicts through. Sometimes those conversations lasted an hour or two and were exhausting. But they were important.
But it was very difficult and exhausting at times.
Wendy Rayner
It really is so lovely to see those Brits behind you – “whoo”-ing no less! Such a contrast from when you arrived – to see the UK “family” he has gathered for you. I look forward to having a coffee with some of them next time I’m over there 🙂
Natalie
Whoohoo – CCFE! Miss you guys.
Ben and Heidi
Woot woot! Like the pics X
Matt Chia
Watching on the train on the way to work. How about doing a webcast every week 🙂 …. Just make it at a respectable time for us Sydney siders 🙂
Sheridan Voysey
Very tempting, Matt.
Melinda and Ben
watching live in hong kong! so great to hear sheridan in broadcasting mode again and so wonderful to see your beautiful faces!
Sheridan Voysey
Thanks for watching, guys!
The Big Bible Project
I can hear him…
Louise
We can hear him
raineywood
we can hear DJ
Priscilla
We can hear DJ in Oz
Wendy Rayner
I can hear DJ!!!
David Bartlett
We can hear DJ
Ben and Heidi
we can hear him
John
We can hear him now.
Anonymous
WE CAN HEAR DJ!!!
Priscilla
Do both of you feel like you have reached a Destination yet? Through all that you’ve been through … are you out of the Wilderness?
Sheridan Voysey
I would say, yes, Priscilla. There are occasional times when I’m not entirely sure what the future holds but that is a far cry from those ‘wilderness’ months and years.
Alison Brandon
We can hear DJ!
Denise
we can hear him
David Bartlett
We still cannot hear Adrian
Anonymous
you gonna put the phone on the mic?
raineywood
put the phone to teh mic.. we can’t hear Adrian
David Bartlett
Can you hold the speaker closer to the microphone – we cannot hear
Anonymous
PHONE CLOSER TO MIC PLEEZ
Louise
Hooray it is Adrain -we can hear
David Bartlett
No we cannot
Margaret Calvert
Can not hear Adrian at all
David Bartlett
Thanks now we can – cheers !!!
Anonymous
Mr Voysey! We can’t hear! Phone to mic!
Anonymous
THANKYOU!!!1
John
Yey – can finally hear.
Louise
Well done Sheridan – was fun to be part of this 🙂
Heidi Goh
Hey Sheridan, sorry had problems posting my review on Amazon, apparently I can’t review it until my order has been shipped. I have ordered your book, can’t wait to get my hands on it (!) and will keep trying to get my review up on Amazon 🙂
Heidi Goh
Enjoy the rest of your night guys! Congrats again X
Louise
About a third of the way through the book that arrived today – tempted to stay up and finish it!
The Big Bible Project
That’s what I did when I got it… (Bex) …
Louise
Not surprised – written so well
Denise
seeing both of your smiles and your woohooing friends has made me glad xxx
Sheridan Voysey
Glad to hear it.
Shereen
It was lovely to listen to your webcast, Sheridan. I look forward to reading it. Many blessings!
Sheridan Voysey
Thanks Shereen
Ben and Heidi
Awww that was great guys, well done and may God bless your book and may He bless your audience of readers through it!
Sheridan Voysey
And you both got a mentioned in the webcast, or perhaps ‘shown’.
Anyone want to guess who they might be?
David Bartlett
From Simone and I – blessings and thanks for sharing your book launch with us 🙂
Sheridan Voysey
Thanks for being involved, Dave.
Jo Raymond
Thank you so much! I haven’t even started reading the book and already feel so inspired by you both. Amazing. Thank you for having the courage to share your story. And it was nice to hear your voice again, Sheridan. 🙂
Sheridan Voysey
Very kind of you, Jo!
Anonymous
That was so much fun… thankyou. I do like Adrian Plass. I’m now going to go out and buy his books too 🙂
Anonymous
And have already pre-ordered my first batch of 10 Resurrection Years from Koorong. 🙂
(I figure if I buy 60 or 70 of them that should keep me resurrected for the rest of my life…..)
Sheridan Voysey
10! Merryn and I love you, Clare!
Peter S
What a blessing to be part of the launch…I just know that our LORD will bless ALL who read your journey…thank you both for writing it down.
Sheridan Voysey
Thank you so much, Peter.
Rachael Chia
That was fun!! Let’s do it again!!! 🙂
Anonymous
i vote for that too!
Louise
Yes agreed!
Sheridan Voysey
I am tempted 🙂
Louise New
Hi. Although I had some trouble seeing and hearing some of that video webcast, I am so glad I saw it! It sort of felt like I was there with you in your lounge room. It feels special for me to be in England at the time when the book has been released worldwide and to watch the video webcast from my Uncle and Aunt’s home not too far away from your home in Oxford.
Thanks for the video webcast, for all the fun and laughs, for your kindness and your amazing wilingness to open up in such a vulnerable way in the book and on the webcast! God bless you and Merryn!
Anonymous
Hi Louise i remember you as a listener from the Open House show (your name appeared often on the Facebook page), was good to hear your question in the webcast! God bless
Louise New
Hi Clare. Do I know you at all? I do still love to listen to the Open House podcast.
I wasn’t completely sure that it was my question that they were answering at first but then as they continued talking, they did answer my question about why they thought God remained silent during their struggle with infertility.
I certainly hope that they do do another video webcast and that if possible, they make available a download of tonight’s video webcast.
God bless you too!
Tony Voysey
Great program(me). We could hear Mark loud and clear but you couldn’t. And a lot of Adrian’s words were privy only to you. When you went on speaker-phone, we got the gist. We had heard much of the story on Open House interview, but it was great to actually see the people involved. Amanda is lovely! What a great word – metamorphosis!
Sheridan Voysey
You wouldn’t believe the amount of hours invested in making sure it all worked. And we could hear Adrian fine the second before we went to air. I think it was a Google Hangouts glitch.
Shona
Great time! Next time make it 6am your time!!
Sheridan Voysey
Ha! Fair call.
Margaret Calvert
Lovely to share this evening with you all, thank you x
Sheridan Voysey
And you too, Margaret. Thanks for watching.
Barry Gittins
Love your work mate! Caught you on the flipside at work (the spirit was willing, but the flesh slept in)
Sheridan Voysey
Yours too, Barry. Thanks for your continued support.
Tristan Voysey
Congratulations Sheridan (and Merryn ofcourse)! I agree with the others on here, you should do this again. Its nice to SEE you both again 🙂
Sheridan Voysey
Maybe we’ll do it again. It *was* fun.
Sheridan Voysey
Finally getting to answer your outstanding questions here. It’s been a full-on few days, but thank you all for having joined the webcast!
Kevin Hooper
Couldn’t catch it live, but so pleased to be able to share with you via your blog site, a very exciting event. Evelynne and I are looking forward to reading the book, and to hearing what God will say to us through your writings. Keep up the very open communication. May the Lord bless you both in His amazing and unexpected ways!
Sheridan Voysey
Thanks so much, Kevin. Really appreciate you checking in!
Reneê Hall
Hi Sheridan and Merryn, I heard some of your interview on Vision Radio today and my immediate reaction was “I am so over all these talks on infertility – most times they talk about the struggle and then about the “surprise” children that they were blessed with”. Unfortunately I didn’t hear the whole interview; but was intrigued to hear your journey. I used to listen to you, Sheridan, when I was living in Victoria (I now live in Central Qld) on Light FM and really enjoyed your interviews.
Anyway, I have just listened to your podcast and have been moved by everything you have been through and where you are at. I have bought the e-book and am anxious to now read it too.
Our journey is very similar to yours – we were married in 2002 and started trying for our family from 2003 (I was in my 30’s when I got married so didn’t think I had much time to get my family started). Well, 10 years down the line and we are still “childless”. I put that word in inverted commas because there are other factors to our journey – through IVF we were able to conceive – once – but our daughter’s heartbeat stopped at 37w5d. She was stillborn in February 2008. My dreams were crashed in so many ways. My faith took a hit as well (even though I didn’t pull away from God; I certainly struggled with trusting Him for a very long time).
I don’t want to write a book here; just want to give you an indication as to our journey – I have friended you on Facebook so would be happy to chat more if you want to know our full story. We also did various other things including acupuncture (which was a real struggle ethically for me); as well as the adoption thing (still going with that). We are now also Foster Parents which comes with lots of challenges of it’s own.
i would love to chat with you both if you have time sometime in the future.
And I am looking forward to reading your book.
Thanks for sharing your journey!
Sheridan Voysey
Hi Renee. Lovely to hear from you. I think you’ll find our stories very similar indeed, as well as the ethical conscience calls and faith challenges. I’ll be really keen to hear what you make of the book. And I’m so glad you’re foster parents – such a significant role for you and your husband to play in these children’s lives.