Glenda Beebout Pyzer

I am a mother, wife, and teacher living in Northern California. Nothing is more important to me than my family. On September 22, 2010 the unthinkable happened; I lost my 16 year old son. He was a healthy, athletic, friendly, and loving boy. His death was so unexpected and left us all in shock. That day the woman I was had forever changed. The grief was deep and I was surrounded in darkness, but in time, light began to shine into that darkness. This book is about that journey; my grieving process, surviving life day by day, my search to understand the woman I now was, and my search for my son. This search opened the spiritual journey I was meant to take and the result of that brought hope, light and a deeper understanding into my life. Anyone who has experienced the loss of a child will connect with the raw pain in this story. In that connection, I hope the realization that they are not alone, and others have experienced this loss and survived, will bring comfort. It is also my hope that the spiritual journey I share will shine a ray of light, promise and peace into the hearts of those who have experienced this deep loss, as well as any other type of loss. Writing this book was part of my plan. May this book reach the hearts that are mean't to be touched by it.