Letters From A Distant Shore, by Marie Lawson Fiala
I met Marie at a small gathering recently and heard her speak about her family's life being turned upside-down when her 13 year old son, Jeremy, suffered a massive brain hemorhage. So hard to even imagine the pain, and yet her book, at its core, is about Love. Trust. Faith.
Anger has been an irrelevant emotion. We are small ships afloat on a vast ocean. It is in the nature of the ocean to have storms as well as sunlit green expanses. Life is made of both pain and joy. We have no special dispensation to be exempt from the former while hoping for the latter. I try with God's help to bear the burdens with grace and to live the joys fully. This particular pain has not been more than I can bear. Jeremy is alive. It is that, above all else, for which I am thankful.
So, for all of us going through our days with various upsets and annoyances, Marie's is a perspective to embrace! Live your day today in gratitude!
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