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The Life You Never Expected
About This Book
Sometimes you end up living the life you never expected. When Andrew and Rachel found out that one, and then both, of their children had severe autism, their world was turned on its head. This is a book about surviving, and thriving, when something goes horribly wrong. It is a mixture of their story and God's story, and the way in which his has shaped theirs. With clarity and biblical insight, they share their experience of grief and worship, struggle and hope. As well as reflecting on the specific challenges of raising children with special needs, they speak to broader questions as well: the problem of suffering, building a marriage under pressure, fighting for joy and trusting in the goodness of God. This is not just a book for families and friends of special needs children, but for all who have been thrown a curve ball in life, and need to know how to lament, worship, pray and hope.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- The day of deep breaths
- Psalm 130
- What do we do with suffering? A meditation on Psalm 130
- The orange
- The call to sacrifice
- The true battle
- Individualitis and the Dung Gate
- The special needs beatitudes (what Jesus might have said)
- Lament
- Fighting for joy
- The quest for rest
- Children as a blessing
- Joy fuel
- The unresolved 'why?'
- Thankfulness in a world of entitlement
- The Storyteller
- The new ordinary
- One boy and his dog
- Handling grief
- Learning to pray
- Some reflections on healing
- Questions and answers
- The survival zone
- A note to friends and relatives
- Faith in future grace
- Daydreaming about eternity
- Marriage on fire
- Some helpful resources
- Epilogue: The Captain
- Notes