Serendipitous Read

Over this weekend, I read an inspirational book that was written back in 2009, but I just discovered last week. Becky had recommended a blog that was written about a woman's healing journey following a broken engagement. The blog sometimes features other blog authors, one of whom writes about relationships and writing. So through this long circuitous route, I was reading this writer's blog entry concerning the holidays. He mentioned reading a book, Life's That Way, by one of his former clients. He wrote about sobbing while reading this beautiful and inspirational story by an actor he used to work for out in Hollywood. At the end of his post, he named the actor, Jim Beaver, in which I did a double take. Hubby and I are huge fans of the show, Supernatural. It is one of the few shows we watch together and hubby is willing to watch repeat episodes. Watching Jim Beaver on this show has made me cry and now his story made me sob.

I highly recommend this story for anyone who has lost a loved one as it truly is uplifting, but not in a get-in-touch with your feelings type of way. After his wife was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer, Jim began writing daily emails to friends and family to keep them informed of the situation. He maintained this email trail for a year, where he was very open and honest about the journey of loving and surviving a loved one as well as raising a young autistic child during this harrowing experience. What touched me was the love that shines through in these emails, it speaks to each of us. This read was difficult for me since I envisioned our own experience with losing my mother-in-law to leukemia, yet I could relate to so many of the things he said. His story also makes one appreciate your loved ones. A truly beautiful book that I thought I would share.