{"product_id":"9780802496256","title":"Braving Sorrow Together: The Transformative Power of Faith and Community When Life is Hard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Little did I know at the time that I’d one day look  back and remember it as the beginning of what I call our ‘weeping years.’”  — Ashleigh Slater\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all have “weeping years,” seasons  where the trials seem to come one after another. For Ashleigh and her husband, their  weeping years included miscarriage, multiple job losses, feelings of betrayal, panic  attacks, anti-depressants, cross-country moves, and even suicidal thoughts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoss  is a constant of life, but the intensity of those years changed Ashleigh, altering  how she understood and responded to grief. This book tells her story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBraving  Sorrow Together: The Transformative Power of Faith and Community When Life is Hard  \u003c\/i\u003eexplores loss and trial in a conversational, storytelling manner. It gently  encourages those experiencing grief of any kind to seek comfort in God and in the  “me too” of community. Ashleigh gives an honest and vulnerable account  of her personal stories of loss, as well as those of her friends, with reflections  from literature and Scripture sprinkled throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe examines the nature  of grief and loss in several universal arenas, such as relationships, health, career,  and the home. Anyone who ever struggles (and that’s all of us) will be able  to move through trial with more wisdom, releasing anxiety and receiving the help  and comfort God so bountifully provides.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of \u003ci\u003eBraving  Sorrow Together \u003c\/i\u003ewill be encouraged that they are not alone, inspired to reach  out to close friends, and reminded that God—the Author of all of our stories—  can be trusted through the tears. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes an appendix with further reflections  on leaning into community in difficult seasons. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moody Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068857630960,"sku":"9780802496256","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802496256_p0.jpg?v=1763726782","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802496256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}