Bøker av Shirley Thacker

The loss of a loved one is a different travel for everyone. It is an important journey to travel in order to heal. The current death is not the only one you grieveall the past losses seem to come up again. No one can do it for you, and you cant bypass it.Surviving the Journey is the story Shirley needed to write when her husband, Rich, passed away after several years of battling testicular cancer, which had spread to his lungs, abdominal cavity, and brain. Shirley was a winner of the Muncie Chapter of the National League of American Pen Women Award 2010 with this story.

Have you ever felt lost . . . so alone that you dont know where to turn? Have you felt betrayed by adults and friends? This is especially difficult for a ten or twelve-year-old without mature tools to sort out the difficult parts of life. Max is telling the readers to have hope, have courage, and that love never fails.God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1).I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well (Psalm 139:14).

Have you ever wondered about heaven? What is it like? Why do our loved ones have to leave us? Will they come back? Why dont they take their special things with them? Do they miss us as much as we miss them? Memories are what keep our loved ones close. Using their things will keep them in our hearts. AJ ponders why his pap didnt take his red Chevy to heaven.