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Broken Umbrellas
It snowed the day of my grandson s funeral. Pure grace blanketing dirty mounds of earth. Through my tears, my gaze fell on a sagging blue umbrella suspended over the head of a woman grieving our tiny loss with us. New tears sprang from within me, from depths I didn t know existed. Not from the loss of my precious one, but from this old umbrella, broken and twisted, yet hovering and flapping above this woman. It offered no protection at all from the wetness dropping from the sky, yet she clung to it. Broken and unsheltered. Could anything symbolize my heart and all humanity better than this crippled umbrella? And then she did something that tore me apart.
She moved her brokenness in an attempt to protect the man beside her.
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We are all surrounded by brokenness, around us and inside us from divorce, from abuse, from loss. We try to relate and serve, to love and protect...but how can we, when we ourselves are broken? We still end up exposed to life s storms. We still end up covered in snow. And we wonder why.
In this transparent and honest look into humanity s deepest hurts, hope for our relationships comes through the ultimate Relationship with the Lord. Join author Emma Broch Stuart as she travels that snowy road of pain toward the ultimate healing only God can offer.
She moved her brokenness in an attempt to protect the man beside her.
~*~
We are all surrounded by brokenness, around us and inside us from divorce, from abuse, from loss. We try to relate and serve, to love and protect...but how can we, when we ourselves are broken? We still end up exposed to life s storms. We still end up covered in snow. And we wonder why.
In this transparent and honest look into humanity s deepest hurts, hope for our relationships comes through the ultimate Relationship with the Lord. Join author Emma Broch Stuart as she travels that snowy road of pain toward the ultimate healing only God can offer.
200 pages, Paperback
First published April 15, 2015
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Emma Broch Stuart
3 books7 followersEmma Broch Stuart loves people and listening to their stories. Her heart aches for the broken and she longs to walk hand-in-hand with them through their storm. Although life's challenges and hardships have matured her in ways she never imagined, she's decided there are some things she will never grow out of: decorating Valentine boxes, being addicted to cherry limeades, and loving her grandchildren. She recently returned to the Midwest after living in Europe for fourteen years.
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April 15, 2015
"Oh, but when we are covered with Gods umbrella, we are accepted and safe. We have but to step under, and His protection shelters us." Broken Umbrellas is a refreshingly transparent and heart touching re-telling of one woman's facing divorce--in marriage, in spirituality, in friendships, and family. Emma Brock Stuart walks us through her steps of healing and points the reader to the path of The Healer for the ultimate restoration. Highly recommended.
April 13, 2015
I want to be upfront and say that I was an editor on this project, but still, I just love this book so much. It really blessed me on a personal level. My book club has been looking forward to reading it ever since they heard me gushing about it.
August 25, 2015
Broken Umbrellas**** by Emma Broch Stuart
Broken Umbrellas tells Emma B Stuart's story of her life—her pain, brokenness and her healing. She gives examples of the pain she suffered at different times in her life—the brokenness and the pain. I like that she is very transparent and honest in sharing her deepest hurts and how God leads her to forgiveness, repairing the brokenness, healing, humor, making her whole—to victory. She puts it so well when she says: “there is indeed hope for our relationships, which comes through the ultimate Relationship with the Lord”. I like how she shows that even Christians go through some very challenging, devastating times, but we don't need to despair for God is with us, always. As Christians we are not perfect (until we reach heaven), we are on a life-long journey. We are being molded into the likeness of Christ on a daily basis as we study God's Word, live our lives for Him. As I read this book I could see her courage and strength in her weakness; for God uses our very weakness to make us strong.
~~ I won a copy of this book from the author~~
Broken Umbrellas tells Emma B Stuart's story of her life—her pain, brokenness and her healing. She gives examples of the pain she suffered at different times in her life—the brokenness and the pain. I like that she is very transparent and honest in sharing her deepest hurts and how God leads her to forgiveness, repairing the brokenness, healing, humor, making her whole—to victory. She puts it so well when she says: “there is indeed hope for our relationships, which comes through the ultimate Relationship with the Lord”. I like how she shows that even Christians go through some very challenging, devastating times, but we don't need to despair for God is with us, always. As Christians we are not perfect (until we reach heaven), we are on a life-long journey. We are being molded into the likeness of Christ on a daily basis as we study God's Word, live our lives for Him. As I read this book I could see her courage and strength in her weakness; for God uses our very weakness to make us strong.
~~ I won a copy of this book from the author~~
April 14, 2015
Broken Umbrellas shows how God takes one wounded woman and transforms her life into wholeness and healing. Her name was once Ashamed, but now it’s Unashamed. Her name was once Broken, but now it’s Healed. Her name was once Bitter, but now it’s Beloved. Every woman will find her name in Broken Umbrellas.
Walk with Emma Broch Stuart as she takes you by the hand and guides you through her pain, then on into her healing. There are nuggets of wisdom for every woman within these pages, and Ms. Stuart will show you what it means to step beneath the Father’s magnificent umbrella.
~Sandi Rog, award-winning and international author of The Master’s Wall, Yahshua’s Bridge, and Walks Alone
Walk with Emma Broch Stuart as she takes you by the hand and guides you through her pain, then on into her healing. There are nuggets of wisdom for every woman within these pages, and Ms. Stuart will show you what it means to step beneath the Father’s magnificent umbrella.
~Sandi Rog, award-winning and international author of The Master’s Wall, Yahshua’s Bridge, and Walks Alone
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