What do you do when your world falls apart? Are you in a place where life has become so difficult that you feel somewhat like the Old Testament man named Job? Here was a man who lost his family, his farm and his fortune and ended up covered in boils . . . using shards of pottery to scrape them, just so he could have temporary relief. The author tells of her fire-tested faith in God after her world collapsed, not once but several times. She has a unique way of combining these serious accounts with refeshingly humorous stories as well, resulting in a memoir that will leave you with the realization that you can not only cope, you can also live with genuine joy again.
How do you manage through the loss of a beloved spouse? What are the initial stages of grief? How long should one grieve? Does it matter what others think of how you handle grief? These and questions are explored by the author as she navigates her own journey of mourning. Artfully combining humor and poignancy, the author reveals her heart in this personal account.
Six year old Ava, and her nine year old brother, Aiden, love to explore. One day Ava discovers an empty jar. Her curiosity leads them both to discover how to use the jar. They did not know it at the time, but the jar would not only change their lives but also the lives of those closest to them.