Heaven's Child: A true story of family, friends, and strangers - Softcover

Flohr, Caroline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 194059815X ISBN 13: 9781940598154

Publisher: Book Publishers Network, 2014

Synopsis

"A pointed, intelligently told story of a family accepting loss gracefully. Such a book on one’s nightstand, particularly if one is in the midst of the grieving process, could offer solace in a way that fiction never could." - Kirkus Review When Caroline Flohr’s sixteen-year-old twin daughter, Sarah, is killed in an accident involving eight teens taking a mid-night joyride, what’s left behind? And how do you move forward? An intimate self-examination told through the eyes and heart of Sarah's mother Caroline, Heaven's Child is a magical memoir that teaches us how to surrender to our losses and celebrate the gifts of death while rediscovering life. Tackling deep questions and universal misunderstandings, the story draws readers to journey beside Caroline as she opens the domestic scenes of home, heart, family, and community. Heaven’s Child provides the solace needed to overcome our greatest losses. The story encourages you to find your life’s purpose and helps you realize that you never journey alone. The book covers sudden loss; death of a child; relationships within a family; funerals and traditions; doubts, faith and hope; marriages, divorces, and parenting; forgiveness and healing; the power of memories and intuition; inner strength, and the resilience of the human spirit. Heaven’s Child shows us that the grieving process is personal, that it’s not just about death but also about any loss in our life; that grieving is not about endings...but about new beginnings.

About this title

Book Description:

AN UNFORGETABLE TRUE STORY, HEAVENS CHILD WILL WARM YOUR HEART AND LEAVE YOUR SOUL SEARCHING..."

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD SARAH, younger twin by two hours, wrote "And now it is time for my story to end because we have finally reached the beginning." Did she know? How could she have guessed? Or did she just happen to choose words that had a greater meaning for her life about to be tragically cut short?

A big-hearted memoir, Heaven's Child captures the reader with a profound look inside a mother's courageous journey through grief to her ultimate spiritual renewal. From the exquisite pain of loss to the magical buoyancy of hope, author Caroline Flohr intimately shares her family's struggle and reinvention after the unexpected death of her twin teenage daughter, Sarah. 

Finding her way back to joy, Flohr reminds us how we all must learn to live presently, love whole-heartedly and when the time comes, gracefully let go. As young Sarah wisely wrote in her high school homework assignment, even an ending can turn into a new beginning.

This universally touching story is an inspired guide showing us all how the human spirit's innate love and resilience can heal, transform and reignite our soul even after life's most tragic losses.

About the Author:

A Seattle native and a University of Washington engineer, Caroline Flohr writes true stories that crack the soul. Mothering five for more than twenty-six years while shaping dwellings to call home, Caroline has established herself as a fearless, honest writer giving voice to social issues rarely voiced. Speaking engagements include national radio shows, University conferences, women's groups, high schools, PTO's , churches, and groups looking for inspiration. Caroline lives on an island in Puget Sound with her husband and children. She blogs weekly and is currently at work on a lighthearted true story about the crazy world of planning a wedding, as told by the mother of the bride.

About this edition

• Publisher: Book Publishers Network
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 194059815X
• ISBN 13: 9781940598154
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 174