{"product_id":"9781456751661","title":"PURGING THE GRIEF: A Father's Approach to Healing Following the Tragic Death of His Teenage Son","description":"\u003cp\u003eON A QUIET SUNDAY MORNING\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e, 16½ year\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eold Jacob Hughes was returning to a BOY SCOUT camp\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eto fifi nish his youth leadership training. Less than 90 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eafter leaving home, the car he was driving crossed the centerline\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand crashed head-on into another sedan. Consequently,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehe and the other driver died at the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs there anything on earth worse than witnessing your child’s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003edeath? How about living each day and never knowing his\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eor her whereabouts? Jacob’s family never experienced the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elatter. However, when the state trooper read the DEATH\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNOTICE that Sunday morning, their lives were shaken to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe core. How long should parents grieve when the one\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethey loved died so tragically? His father wanted to die rather\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethan live another day with the insufferable truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRather than bear the pain indefifi nitely, Douglas chose to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePURGE THE GRIEF by writing about it. In essence, he\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elooked at all the themes and events surrounding this tragedy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand put them into a reader-friendly narrative. He expanded\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehis thoughts to include many reflfl ections, stories which are\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003econnected affectionately or historically in some manner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy persevering through the psychological and emotional\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003estorms, God gently strengthened his faith and restored unity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eto his family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cnoscript\u003e\u003c\/noscript\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107421831408,"sku":"9781456751661","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456751661_p0.jpg?v=1763861965","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456751661","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}