Hanna's Gift: Inspiration from a Beautiful Life

Author: (USA) Houston
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: It's hard to explain why this 3-year-old child can so firmly capture your heart from the very beginning of this book. To get closer to her, you'll read every word with deep emotion; the occasional pauses are because tears blur your vision. By the time you finish reading this book, you'll find your heart has become more fulfilled. — Mary Ann Williamson, author of Healing America's Soul: A Mother's Memoir. Her daughter Hannah was diagnosed with cancer at the age of two. In the midst of fear, anger, and despair, she deeply questioned her beliefs about herself and life. Yet in the last year of Hannah's life, her genuine, optimistic, and fearless attitude toward death guided a grieving mother toward profound wisdom. The mother began to re-examine life, to cherish the golden details in it, and to rediscover the strength and grace humans possess in the face of unavoidable disasters and inescapable misfortunes. This is not a sentimental work. The mother's greatest gift was reaching an understanding with fate through reflection. If you pay attention, if you're grateful, if you know how to share, even sorrowful death can become a gift that nurtures a compassionate heart—a gift bestowed by fate.