Saya percaya jika sebuah buku tidak berdampak pada penulisnya, buku tersebut tidak akan berdampak pada orang lain. - David Kessler

talk to other parents who are broken and bitter and feel robbed at the loss of a child. They want to know why I wasn't destroyed by Jim's death. I tell them that his life had meaning even though it was so short, and perhaps he wasn't meant to be here any longer. Being with him when he died was a gift, and I've learned to trust in God, his sovereignty, and his faithfulness. I

grief is optional in this lifetime. Yes, it's true. You don't have to experience grief, but you can only avoid it by avoiding love. Love and grief are inextricably intertwined.

are attempts to regain some of the control I felt I lost when my mother died.