Hannah's Gift: Inspiration from a Beautiful Life

Author: Maria Huston
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: There’s no explanation for why this 3-year-old child manages to capture your heart so firmly right from the beginning of the 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 the book, you’ll find your heart has become even more enriched. – Mary Anna Williamson, author of Healing America’s Soul
This is a mother’s diary. Her daughter Hannah was diagnosed with cancer at the age of two and a half. In the midst of fear, anger, and despair, she deeply questioned her previous beliefs about herself and life. Yet during the last year of Hannah’s life, her genuine, optimistic, and fearless approach to death guided a grieving mother toward profound wisdom. The mother began to re-examine life, reorganize the golden details of her experiences, and rediscover the strength humans possess and the composure they can choose when faced with unavoidable disasters and inescapable misfortunes.
This is not a sentimental work. The mother’s greatest gift lies in reaching an understanding with fate through reflection. If you pay attention, if you are grateful, if you learn to share, even sorrowful death can become a gift that nurtures a compassionate heart—a blessing bestowed by fate.