When God Became ApParent

When a parent dies during a child's growing-up years, the change is monumental. An alternate shaping of life and self begins; an influence is lost; the creation of memories is halted. Living with the loss from that point on means living a new way of life. Life is so significantly shaped by the loss that other forces often pale by comparison.

The reader will often be moved to tears by the heartfelt insights of adults who experienced the early death of a parent-a parent that cannot be present...