More Hope
"Who knows how one experience, so singularly horrible, can set in motion a chain of events that will bless future generations? Loss may appear to be random, but that does not mean it is. It may fit into a scheme that surpasses even what our imaginations dare to think." from Jerry Sittser in A Grace Disguised I was given a copy of A Grace Disguised by my sweet friend Ann. She was one of the first people to come by after we lost Hadley. That afternoon, as I sat curled up on the couch, she pulled up a chair and held my hand. She shared her own stories of loss with me, and she has continued to check up on me since then. We had coffee last week, and she gifted me with the book and shared how meaningful it was and still is to her. I started reading it on Monday, and each night before bed, I've been reading page after page until my eyes grow heavy. It's not a book one can fly through. There's so much wisdom and insight written o...