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Author Norma Garza lost her first born and only son in an accident twenty-five years ago. Two months after his death she received something from him, something she had asked for, but she shrugged it off as mere coincidence. The same thing happened again and again over the last twenty-five years. Then, during the Christmas of 2005, she received something that convinced her these were not coincidences-but miracles. Through her story, Garza seeks to encourage those who have lost loved ones to find their way out of the gloom and get peace and joy back into their lives. Follow along on her inspiring journey, and experience A Christmas Miracle.

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Join author Larry G. Straub as he plunges down the "corridors of life" in a twenty-year pursuit, a search for answers to life's toughest questions. Why do bad things happen to good people? How can we control our lives, when so much is beyond our control? Experience the stunning climax as, through his uncle's death, he finds the definitive answers to the ultimate questions. Why do we live? Why do we die? And why is it important that we do both well?

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Why did the Egyptians try to preserve their dead for eternity? How did they succeed? Carol Andrews answers these questions in a fully illustrated survey of the techniques of mummification, the religious beliefs that lay behind the practice, the ornate coffins and elaborate tombs that housed the bodies, and the grave goods that accompanied them. She explains how animals also came to be embalmed and relates the curious role assumed by Egyptian mummies in European culture and mythology. This book has long proved fascinating reading; it is now available in an updated format.

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Happily married with two young sons, Gretta Krane's life seemed to be one of physical comfort, financial security and fun times, until the night when all that changed. In one moment Gretta went from being a wife to a widow; the transformation that grew out of her tragedy took much longer. It began with Gretta questioning everything she grew up believing and challenging every important decision she ever made. It led her on a journey where a terrible tragedy became a catalyst for growth and happiness. It put her on a path in which lost hope was regained and lost potential was found. In From The Ashes Flies The Phoenix, Gretta's story inspires you to set out on your own journey of self-discovery and triumph. By revealing how she made changes happen, Gretta helps you to see and believe that you can make changes too. Gretta Shows you a path, points you in the right direction and gives you a gentle push to get you started. You too will see nothing but possibilities in life.

By offering first-person accounts of becoming a widower, this book, the first of its kind, allows others who are about to lose or already have lost a panner to find support, validation, recognition, and fellowship. Its editor and authors hope that by sharing their stories of loss, pain, and bewilderment, they will help others in mourning, as well as make one more step forward in their own healing.

There is a vast literature on death and dying, but there are few reliable accounts of the ways in which we die. The intimate accounts of how various diseases take away life offered in How We Die, is not meant to prompt horror or terror but to demythologize the process of dying. Though the avenues of death -- AIDS, cancer, heart attack, Alzheimer's, accident, and stroke -- are common, each of us will die in a way different from any that has gone before. Each one of death's diverse appearances is as distinctive as that singular face we each show during our lives. Behind each death is a story. In How We Die, Sherwin B. Nuland, a surgeon and teacher of medicine, tells some stories of dying that reveal not only why someone dies but how. He offers a portrait of the experience of dying that makes clear the choices that can be made to allow each of us his or her own death.

Finding Life?After Life As You Know It Ends What happens when all you wanted becomes yours and then, like the receding tide, begins to slip away? That's the question Annette Wick was forced to answer when her young husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness. What would become of their idyllic marriage? Their infant son? Her dream home on the Oregon coast? This inspiring story traces Annette's brave adventure into the dark valley of despair and back again to the warm sunshine of hope. Told in the voice of a poet, I?ll Be in the Car is, ultimately, a story of joy and triumph. Take this journey and discover for yourself that when life as you know it ends, there's still an abundance of life to be lived.

In times of crisis, loss and suffering, how can we continue to live with a clear mind and a peaceful heart? Can adversity offer unexpected gifts? In this spare, translucent memoir, Edie Hartshorne presents a collection of finely rendered vignettes that explore these questions. Through the tragic and unexpected loss of her eldest son, Edie is guided by music, spiritual exploration, and a sensitivity for nature to discover the hidden radiance of her own inner strength. Her transformational journey unfolds like a living work of art, inspiring us to remain open to kindness and compassion even in the midst of suffering. Within these delicately portrayed shadows of love and death, of joy and sorrow, shines a tender light of hope, wisdom and love.

A mother shares the story of the loss of her newborn son, and her recovery from the grief and sorrow she felt in this frank narrative.

LOVE, MOMMY is an honest account of a mother's journey through grief. The author shares her personal reflections as she struggles through the loss of an infant son born with severe physical limitations. Expert opinion convinces her to try again, only to suffer the loss of an infant daughter less than two years later. The result is a gripping inspirational story.