A Tempered Faith: Rediscovering Hope in the Ashes of Loss

by Sands, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9780971733077
• ISBN10: 0971733074
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Peak Writing Llc

Summary

God answers prayers. Jennifer Sands believed that. When she prayed for professional advancement, she got it. When she prayed for a mortgage approval, it came. When she prayed that her terminally ill brother be allowed to live, he was. When she prayed that her husband, Jim, return home safely from work, he always did. On September 11, 2001, Jim Sands was killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center. On that day, Jennifer's world imploded, and she suffered the first blows of a pounding spiritual firestorm that threatened to poison her faith and suffocate her relationship with God. Why would God answer her prayers for Jim's safety this way? Why would God send Jim to her as a soul mate only to rip him away in the prime of his life? Had God stopped listening? Had He stopped caring? Had they done something to deserve this? Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Burnt Popcorn	p. 1
It Had to Be You	p. 7
Oh My God, Jen, Is Jim Okay?	p. 13
Brain Lock	p. 19
Another Xanax Day	p. 25
What Dreams May Come	p. 29
The Black Hole	p. 33
God, How Dare You?	p. 39
Angels from Above	p. 45
Something to Look forward To	p. 53
Reality Bricks	p. 59
The Husband Card	p. 65
The Rose and the Lenox Vase	p. 69
WTCW and KITA	p. 75
Constant Reminders, Constant Gratitude	p. 81
Getting around on Crutches	p. 89
Jim Sands Memorial Reef	p. 93
The Two-Headed Guilt Monster	p. 103
Condolences: Round Two	p. 109
Witness for the Defense	p. 117
The First Christmas	p. 121
September 11, 2002	p. 125
Crying with Hope	p. 131
A 9/11 Diary	p. 135
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