>>> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE TELL YOU ABOUT EXTRAORDINARY
MOMENTS IN PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT SEEM SO REMARKABLE THEY CAN ONLY
BE DESCRIBED AS A DIVINE COINCIDENCE.
>> BEST-SELLING AUTHOR SQUIRE RUSHKNELL CALLS THESE GODWINKS
AND HE AND HIS WIFE SHARE THESE AMAZING TRUE STORIES IN A NEW
BOOK CALMED "THE GODWINK EFFECT."
GOOD TO SEE YOUR BETTER HALF. >> ALWAYS TRYING TO HIDE.
>> DRAGGED ME OUT OF THE DARK CORNERS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. >> WHO DID YOU WAKE UP WITH THIS
MORNING? WHICH WOMAN?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA. >> DRUG ALL THE WAY FROM HEAVEN.
>> WHO'S HE GOING TO BED WITH TONIGHT.
>> COULD BE JOAN RIVERS. I DON'T KNOW.
IF HE'S LUCKY! [ LAUGHTER ]
>> ALL RIGHTY. >> LET'S GET SERIOUS.
SHALL WE? >> YES.
TELL US ABOUT THE NEW BOOK? YOU'VE DONE LIKE EIGHT OR NINE
OF THE GODWINKS BOOKS. >> YES.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE TENTH BOOK WITH GODWINK STORIES IN IT.
THE GODWINK EFFECT, AND THE GODWINK EFFECT IS ACTUALLY THE
SUM OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE LEARNED AFTER 10 1/2 YEARS OF
STUDYING GODWINKS, READING THOUSANDS OF LETTERS FROM PEOPLE
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT HAPPENS IS, A PATTERN STARTS
DEVELOPING. >> RIGHT.
>> WE REALIZE THAT GODWINKS RARELY, IF EVER, STAND ALONE.
>> OH. THAT'S INTERESTING.
>> THAT IT'S LIKE A -- LIKE A STONE THROWN INTO A POND.
>> THE RIPPLE EFFECT. >> THERE IS A RIPPLING EFFECT.
GODWINKS DON'T JUST AFFECT YOU. >> YEAH.
>> THEY AFFECT MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE.
>> CAN YOU SHARE ONE? >> COUNTLESS EXAMPLES WE'VE
SHARED. OBVIOUSLY.
TELL US ABOUT THIS STORY. >> TRISH --
>> ALWAYS WANTED A BIG FAMILY. >> ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A BIG
FAMILY AND SHE WASN'T ABLE TO. WELL, SHE ACTUALLY HAD SEVERAL
KIDS AND THEN WANTED TO HAVE MORE CHILDREN AND SHE WASN'T
ABLE TO MEDICALLY. >> OKAY.
AND SHE MET A WOMAN IN THE HOSPITAL NAMED TRISH?
>> YES. >> AND SHE HAD AN 8-YEAR-OLD
SON. TRISH HAD JUST GOTTEN NEWS THAT
HER CANCER HAD SPREAD AND AS A SINGLE MOM WITHOUT A FAMILY
TRISH NEEDED TO FIND A HOME FOR HER SON WESLEY.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT GODWINK AND WHAT RESULTED.
>> WE INVITED TRISH AND WESLEY TO COME TO OUR HOME AND MEET OUR
KIDS. OUR CHILDREN EMBRACED WESLEY
RIGHT AWAY. THIS TIME WHEN TRISH ASKED IF WE
WOULD RAISE HER CHILD, WE SAID, YES.
BUT SHE WAS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY.
MY DEAR HUSBAND SAID WE COULDN'T LET HER GO TO A NURSING HOME.
SHE NEEDED TO STAY WITH US. SO FOR THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS,
WESLEY ASSIMILATED INTO OUR FAMILY, AND TRISH ENJOYED WHAT
SHE SAID WAS THE BEST FIVE MONTHS OF HER LIFE.
AS I THINK BACK, I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE WONDERFUL GODWINKS
THAT FULFILLED THE NEEDS OF TWO MOTHERS.
TRISH NEEDED A MOTHER FOR HER SON.
I LONGED FOR ONE MORE SON TO FEEL SETTLED.
>> YES. >> THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE.
ALL THE STORIES ARE AMAZING. WE HAVE AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT
TO MAKE. DON'T WE?
>> OH, WE DO. YES.
THESE GODWINK STORIES ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY BE MADE INTO A
GODWINK MOVIE SERIES FOR THE HALLMARK CHANNEL.
>> YES! >> AND YOU ARE OUR PARTNER AND
HOST AND GOING TO BE AN ACTOR IN THESE FILMS.
>> YES. YES, YES.
WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT THE FIRST ONE THIS AUGUST.
>> HOW EXCITING! >> FOR CHRISTMAS.
>> THAT IS AWESOME. >> WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND THE
HALLMARK PEOPLE ARE AMAZING'S LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
>> EVERY TIME WE HAVE ONE OF THESE STORIES ON, SAME THING.
WHY CAN'T WE WATCH IT IN A MOVIE FORM OR SEE IT?
NOW WE CAN. >> NOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO.
>> LOUISE LEAD US INTO THE NEXT THING.
BARBARA WALTER. >> OF COURSE I WILL.
SQUIRE'S NEW