{"product_id":"treasures-in-darkness-a-grieving-mother-shares-her-heart","title":"Treasures in Darkness: A Grieving Mother Shares Her Heart","description":"\u003ch6\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrief can be so debilitating that it blinds you to God's presence. Many who grieve struggle to face the sudden loss, much less embrace it and rest in it. In this remarkably honest book, Sharon Betters tells us the story of her teenage son's sudden death in a car accident. Excerpts from Sharon's journal express her raw grief, anger, and hunger to understand how God can be good and loving and still take away her youngest child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSharon Betters draws readers to a passage from Isaiah that carries God's promise to provide treasures for his people in the very midst of darkness and trouble. Whether they're suffering from recent or loss from the distant past, readers of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTreasures in Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill see how they can experience God's presence and love even during the darkest times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSharon W. Betters is a pastor’s wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, as well as MARKINC Ministries’ cofounder and director of resource development. She is the author of several books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTreasures of Encouragement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTreasures in Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the coauthor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAging with Grace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She also writes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an online devotional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Recognizing that our lives here on this side of heaven will be fraught with darkness and sorrow, Better's experience with grief will encourage and comfort you. With biblical wisdom and gentle insight, she'll draw your broken heart up to where hers is resting: safely in the loving arms of the Savior. I heartily recommend this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eElyse Fitzpatrick\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eIdols of the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"No hope is real if it fails to recognize the reality of the pain and the necessity of pressing through darkness with nothing but faith to find our way. Sharon squarely faces personal pain and tenderly offers the realities of faith to provide a journey to hope even through our darkest nights.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eBryan Chapell\u003c\/strong\u003e, Covenant Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eTreasures in Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e will guide you from your deepest sorrow into a positive and productive walk with God. Sharon will help you learn to believe, trust, and live again.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eMarilyn Heavilin\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eRoses in December\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGrief Is a Family Affair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In twenty years of women’s ministry, I have never read such a compelling, painfully real, transparent perspective on grief. Sharon Betters brings hope to a broken heart in the midst of profound loss. Do you know of someone struggling with grief and loss? This treasure needs to be the first gift you place in their hands.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eTammy Maltby\u003c\/strong\u003e, co-host of \u003cem\u003eAspiring Women\u003c\/em\u003e and author of \u003cem\u003eLifegiving\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Betters’s world turned upside down when her son died in an automobile accident. She tells her story with candor, honesty, and hope. This book is helpful to anyone who has lost a loved one. . . . an extremely helpful guide to grieving parents.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eRose Marie Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eFrom Fear to Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 278\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: P\u0026amp;R Publishing\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 2005\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Betters, Sharon W.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47799469310193,"sku":"9780875527987","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/8731\/8425\/files\/9780875527987_1.png?v=1778530501","url":"https:\/\/reformedbookservices.com\/products\/treasures-in-darkness-a-grieving-mother-shares-her-heart","provider":"Reformed Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}