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Colors of Goodbye
A Memoir of Holding On, Letting Go, and Reclaiming Joy in the Wake of Loss
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eBook - ePub
Colors of Goodbye
A Memoir of Holding On, Letting Go, and Reclaiming Joy in the Wake of Loss
About this book
2017 ECPA Christian Book Award Finalist (Biography and Memoir category)
What happens after the worst happens?
Before May 31, 2008, September Vaudrey's life was beautiful. But on that day, with one phone call from the ER, her whole worldâeverything she knew and believedâwas shaken to the core. Katie, her 19-year-old artist daughter, had been in a car accident and would not survive. How does a family live in the wake of devastating tragedy? When darkness colors every moment, is it possible to find light? Can God still be good, even after goodbye?
With the depth of C. S. Lewis's A Grief Observed and the poignancy of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, Colors of Goodbye offers a moving glimpse into a mother's heart. Combining literary narrative and raw reflection, September Vaudrey walks through one of life's worst lossesâthe death of a childâand slowly becomes open to watching for the unexpected ways God carries her through it. It's a story of love and tragedy in tandem; a deeply personal memoir from a life forever changed by one empty place. And at its core, Colors of Goodbye calls to the deepest part of our spirits to know that death is not the end . . . and that life can be beautiful still.
What happens after the worst happens?
Before May 31, 2008, September Vaudrey's life was beautiful. But on that day, with one phone call from the ER, her whole worldâeverything she knew and believedâwas shaken to the core. Katie, her 19-year-old artist daughter, had been in a car accident and would not survive. How does a family live in the wake of devastating tragedy? When darkness colors every moment, is it possible to find light? Can God still be good, even after goodbye?
With the depth of C. S. Lewis's A Grief Observed and the poignancy of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, Colors of Goodbye offers a moving glimpse into a mother's heart. Combining literary narrative and raw reflection, September Vaudrey walks through one of life's worst lossesâthe death of a childâand slowly becomes open to watching for the unexpected ways God carries her through it. It's a story of love and tragedy in tandem; a deeply personal memoir from a life forever changed by one empty place. And at its core, Colors of Goodbye calls to the deepest part of our spirits to know that death is not the end . . . and that life can be beautiful still.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Photo Insert 1
- Endorsements
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Epigraph
- Foreword
- Part One: Vermillion: We Cannot Look Away
- Part Two: Payneâs Grey: Just Enough Light
- Part Three: Indigo: Above the Deep-Blue Abyss
- Part Four: Burnt Sienna: Setting the Stage
- Part Five: Cadmium Green Light: A Cacophony of Color
- Part Six: Cerulean Blue: Warm and Gentle Days
- Epilogue: Hansa Yellow: With Joy
- Gallery
- About the Art
- Discussion Questions
- Septemberâs Selected Resources on Grief and Loss
- Leave Ripples
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Photo Insert 3
- Notes