What a hard questions to have to ask. And what a hard question to try to answer. No doubt, some of you have had to ask such a question, and I can’t imagine the grief and sadness you have had to bear.

An Email from Miranda Gardner

A couple weeks ago, my editor at Discovery House Publishers emailed. “I read this article and thought of you and your new book,” Miranda said. (Miranda’s been thinking a lot about Different Dream Parenting: A Practical Guide to Raising a Child with Special Needs, since she’s the one shining it up before its release in October.) I clicked on the link that took me to Two Minutes to Eternity, an article at the Christianity Today website.

Two Minutes to Eternity

The article was written by Marshall Shelley. He’s the editor of Leadership Journal which is published by Christianity Today. Shelley wrote the article in 1994 after he lost two children. Son Toby died from complications of Trisomy 13 after two minutes on earth. Daughter Mandy had severe developmental delays and died just before she turned two. And yet in the midst of his grief and pain, Shelley found comfort in the promises of God. Because his thoughts were so profound, filled with truth and hope, the article was recently republished at www.ChristianityToday.com.

Thank You, Marshall Shelley

Thank you, Marshall Shelly, for sharing your journey. Thank you for this wonderful resource to pass on to grieving parents who need hope. May we respond to others with equal sensitivity and compassion when families we love lose children they love.

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