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A Mother's Grief Observed
A powerful and personal journal that chronicles a mother's grief after the loss of a child and her ultimate realization of God's faithfulness.
154 pages, Paperback
First published June 2, 1997
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March 25, 2012
I just picked up and read this book that's been sitting on our shelves for a long time, because last week a friend lost a child. Some of the things I liked most about it:
* It was written as a journal during the process of grief, not retrospectively, but includes a long epilogue (written three years later) that packages the main lessons the author learned.
* It reads as a journal that is honest and transparent. For example, marriage stresses appear, and the sensitive issue of guilt and responsibility for the child's death are discussed (in the epilogue).
* While there would be value in reading the journal of anyone who has gone through such an experience, Mrs. Faber's is particularly valuable because her relationship with God is clearly a fundamental and dynamic part of her life and the process of grief from the beginning to the end.
* Literary quotes and reflections throughout, from Plato and Dante to Amy Carmichael and Elisabeth Elliott.
* It was written as a journal during the process of grief, not retrospectively, but includes a long epilogue (written three years later) that packages the main lessons the author learned.
* It reads as a journal that is honest and transparent. For example, marriage stresses appear, and the sensitive issue of guilt and responsibility for the child's death are discussed (in the epilogue).
* While there would be value in reading the journal of anyone who has gone through such an experience, Mrs. Faber's is particularly valuable because her relationship with God is clearly a fundamental and dynamic part of her life and the process of grief from the beginning to the end.
* Literary quotes and reflections throughout, from Plato and Dante to Amy Carmichael and Elisabeth Elliott.
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