This is a memoir written about the loss of the authors husband. It is a book filled with such love and joy admist the loss. The author captivates her love with her husband so well in it's pages. It is about treasuring that love and being able to go on and overcome the loss. It is a deeply moving book that left me being so thankful for the time I have with my husband and family. "In all marriages there is struggle and ours was no different in that regard. But we always came to the other shore, dusted off, and said, There you are, my love." That is what it is about. We are fooling ourselves if we think there won't be struggle, but always returning to each other and being reminded of our love for one another is how to overcome those struggles. "To be a parent is to be terra firma, to stand, is to be planted in the earth." We have to be the strong ones, showing our kids courage even in fear. We are our childrens examples that even when struggles come we will stand firm and we will overcome. This firm foundation enables them to stand firm in their lives. "You cannot stop your birthday from coming, so you might as well celebrate being alive." "When I was with him, I felt that there was suddenly enough time: to talk, to read, to think, to sleep, to make love, to drink coffee or tea, to practice yoga, to walk. I think that everyone felt that there was all the time in the world when they were with him." I want to be this kind of person. The kind of person where when people are with me they feel at peace, that time has stopped and they can just enjoy the right now. I feel that this is a special gift we can give people in the hurriedness of this world. I appreciated the book for the reality of struggles in all of our lives and that there is beauty in the midst of it all.
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