This book tells an amazing and heart wrenching story. A 13 year old girl was killed in a skiing accident and her family is devestated. They decide to donate their daughters organs and hope blossoms out of the despair. It is a tragic story that will take your breath away. The first chapter had me in tears and overwhelmed me so much that I had to put it down for a while. But when I finished I went to my computer and looked up anything I could find on this story and watched numerous interviews of the parents. This story is one of God's amazing hope and how He never fails to be with us, heal our brokenness and turn what was meant to harm us into good. "I cried for us, for them, and for the fallen world we lived in that let things like this happen." That's truly it, our heart and soul cry out when bad happens as we know that we were not meant for this world. "...if you deny people the opportunity to help, you're taking away their blessing. You're taking away a gift they want to give you." We think we can do it ourselves or we don't want to burden others but we were designed to help others, we are the body of Christ. Being able to help those in need is what we are called to do and it blesses us. "Grieving people are hard to be around. Grief can get ugly. It's messy. Some people don't want any part of it. Others choose to get involved. They enter your story without concern as to the sacrifices they'll have to make to love you." Grieving is such a hard process and we often don't think people are doing it right because it looks so different to everyone. Being willing to step in and love someone through the messiness is a gift. "You're going to have to crack before you can find your gold." Hardship and loss refine us and can make us shine if we choose. We don't know what we are made up and where are faith really lies until we have gone through the fire. This family found the only way to make it through this tragedy was to hang on to their rock, God. He pulled them through and showed them beauty from ashes.
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