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Lemons on Friday : trusting God through my greatest heartbreak / Mattie Jackson Selecman ; [foreword by Denise & Alan Jackson]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Nashville, Tennessee : W Publishing, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: xxii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0785241272
  • 9780785241270
Other title:
  • Trusting God through my greatest heartbreak
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- For better or worse: how did I get here? -- Pumpkins and porches: what do I do now? -- First steps: will I always hurt this much? -- God nods and tree stands: where is God? -- Clutching paper roses: does time really heal? -- A better name: who am I now? -- Desperate roots and pruning branches: why does God allow suffering? -- Head up, hands off: how do I accept the loss? -- Roots and wings: how do I move forward? -- Adjusting my vision: where is our hope? -- Epilogue: Stay ready so you ain't gotta get ready.
Summary: "How do you go on when life is nothing like what you had hoped it would be? Three weeks before her first wedding anniversary, Mattie Jackson Selecman lost her husband to a traumatic brain injury. Nothing had ever shattered her faith so dramatically. Nothing had ever caused her to question her beliefs or her own identity so deeply. Nothing would transform her so completely. In Lemons on Friday, Mattie offers hope, understanding, and biblical encouragement as you navigate the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or the life you dreamed of living."--Back cover
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 248.866 S464 Available 33111010843536
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:



When your life is suddenly full of questions, how do you move forward in faith

After being married for less than a year, country music legend Alan Jackson's daughter Mattie was faced with navigating a future that didn't include her young husband and the life they dreamed of together.

Ben Selecman passed away twelve days after suffering a traumatic brain injury--and three weeks before celebrating his first anniversary with his wife. Suddenly, twenty-eight-year-old Mattie had to find a way to reconcile herself with a good God, even when He did not give her the healing miracle she prayed for.

In Lemons on Friday, Mattie Jackson Selecman invites you to walk with her during the first years of grief following Ben's tragic death as she grapples with her loss and leans on a steadfast God.

Mattie wrestles with questions that we've all faced in the midst of grief and loss, including:

How did I get here Will this always hurt Who am I now Where can I find the strength to keep going

Lemons on Friday will give you the encouragement you need to see life and love in a brand new light, no matter what you're facing.

Praise for Lemons on Friday:

"Mattie's story carries you through a valley of unbearable heartbreak, and in the very next moment, you are experiencing an ocean of peace that is the heartbeat of Jesus. Her honesty and vulnerability in this book are a beacon of light to any heart that has experienced total darkness. The courage and wisdom expressed through her words will inspire hope in readers, no matter their walk of life."

--Lauren Akins, New York Times bestselling author of Live in Love

Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-183).

Introduction -- For better or worse: how did I get here? -- Pumpkins and porches: what do I do now? -- First steps: will I always hurt this much? -- God nods and tree stands: where is God? -- Clutching paper roses: does time really heal? -- A better name: who am I now? -- Desperate roots and pruning branches: why does God allow suffering? -- Head up, hands off: how do I accept the loss? -- Roots and wings: how do I move forward? -- Adjusting my vision: where is our hope? -- Epilogue: Stay ready so you ain't gotta get ready.

"How do you go on when life is nothing like what you had hoped it would be? Three weeks before her first wedding anniversary, Mattie Jackson Selecman lost her husband to a traumatic brain injury. Nothing had ever shattered her faith so dramatically. Nothing had ever caused her to question her beliefs or her own identity so deeply. Nothing would transform her so completely. In Lemons on Friday, Mattie offers hope, understanding, and biblical encouragement as you navigate the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or the life you dreamed of living."--Back cover

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