Rachel your writing is gorgeous and I know your book will be as well. Always scary to put your words in the world--especially in a book-- but no doubt your words with be the balm someone needs and your courage to write is how they will receive. Just pre-ordered and can't wait for my copy!!
Rachel, thank you for your vulnerability and your perspective that is so authentic and also relatable. Lament is part of the process of living in this fallen world, and Christ is our only hope, the source of true joy. Your work is so important, powerful and beautiful. Bless you and your family 💛
And if I was sitting across from you, as you spoke these words, you would see my body and soul breathe. To encounter another who knows the stunning ache and beauty of grief. To find solace in your prose. With anticipated gratitude, I can't wait to delve into your book.
Hi Beautiful Rachel. I just tried to pre-order, but it didn’t like me being in Australia. 😂 I’ll try through Amazon when it’s out. I wanted you to know anything you write is worth pre-ordering. 😊❤️
The discomfort of honouring grief (without a five step plan to overcome it!) is so counter cultural - no wonder you are feeling it all! I recently shared this Andrea Gibson poem on another post about grief:
"A difficult life is not less worth living than a gentle one. Joy is simply easier to carry than sorrow. And your heart could lift a city from how long you've spent holding what's been nearly impossible to hold. This world needs those who know how to do that. Those who could find a tunnel that has no light at the end of it, and hold it up like a telescope to know the darkness also contains truths that could bring the light to its knees. Grief astronomer, adjust the lens, look close, tell us what you see".
And I just keep thinking about her words, "grief astronomer". Isn't that exquisite? I've had well-meaning friends tell me to not dwell too much in lament and grief but I feel like the world needs us to be a witness. It is, however, quite a burden to carry. I believe that when we make space for grief - our own or others' - the load becomes lighter. That space somehow allows us to carry it together. Looking forward to your words being out in the world.
Oh dear Rachel, your words touch me deeply and I have been comforted in my deep and seemingly everlasting grieving. AND I so wish we could meet together in the corner, at the cafe. You are loved. Susan 🙏🏼🕯️🕊️🩶❤️🩹🫒🌿
Can’t wait!
I just read that part in the early release copy! Cried a little then, too
Rachel your writing is gorgeous and I know your book will be as well. Always scary to put your words in the world--especially in a book-- but no doubt your words with be the balm someone needs and your courage to write is how they will receive. Just pre-ordered and can't wait for my copy!!
Thank you for your bravery of spilling all of yourself onto, into these pages.
His salve, the sense of knowing He sees, is the only cure.
Rachel, thank you for your vulnerability and your perspective that is so authentic and also relatable. Lament is part of the process of living in this fallen world, and Christ is our only hope, the source of true joy. Your work is so important, powerful and beautiful. Bless you and your family 💛
And if I was sitting across from you, as you spoke these words, you would see my body and soul breathe. To encounter another who knows the stunning ache and beauty of grief. To find solace in your prose. With anticipated gratitude, I can't wait to delve into your book.
Hi Beautiful Rachel. I just tried to pre-order, but it didn’t like me being in Australia. 😂 I’ll try through Amazon when it’s out. I wanted you to know anything you write is worth pre-ordering. 😊❤️
The discomfort of honouring grief (without a five step plan to overcome it!) is so counter cultural - no wonder you are feeling it all! I recently shared this Andrea Gibson poem on another post about grief:
"A difficult life is not less worth living than a gentle one. Joy is simply easier to carry than sorrow. And your heart could lift a city from how long you've spent holding what's been nearly impossible to hold. This world needs those who know how to do that. Those who could find a tunnel that has no light at the end of it, and hold it up like a telescope to know the darkness also contains truths that could bring the light to its knees. Grief astronomer, adjust the lens, look close, tell us what you see".
And I just keep thinking about her words, "grief astronomer". Isn't that exquisite? I've had well-meaning friends tell me to not dwell too much in lament and grief but I feel like the world needs us to be a witness. It is, however, quite a burden to carry. I believe that when we make space for grief - our own or others' - the load becomes lighter. That space somehow allows us to carry it together. Looking forward to your words being out in the world.
Oh dear Rachel, your words touch me deeply and I have been comforted in my deep and seemingly everlasting grieving. AND I so wish we could meet together in the corner, at the cafe. You are loved. Susan 🙏🏼🕯️🕊️🩶❤️🩹🫒🌿