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Not By Accident

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If you or someone you know is dealing with the loss of a loved one, this short booklet is so helpful. The women who wrote it lost her sixteen year old son in a car wreck and knows about the pain of which she writes. I have had two friends who have losts sons to car accidents and both have said that of all the things people said and did and gave them to read to help comfort them, that this was the most comforting and helpful.

Since I knew the author and the occasion which prompted the writing of this book, I have read it and re-read it over the years since she wrote it. When someone loses a child this book speaks lovingly and with great sensitivity to the pain of such loss. I recommend it for helpful perspective about the pain of loss, which is not entirely removed by knowing that God is truly in control at all times. As the author said, "His grace is sufficient, but it is not an anesthetic." She speaks powerfully about our God and her protrayal of her teenage son is tender and helpful for any parent.

This is a wonderful book for a grieving parent. We lost our 16yo. son in a car accident 3 mo. ago today. I read this book and found it very comforting. There is much truth and scripture, yet acknowledgement of the pain of losing a child. Mrs. Fleece is a wonderful writer and the book is well written.

This was a lifeline to me when my 17 year old son was killed in a car wreck. It was the most powerful thing I read, at that time and I still go back to it from time to time. My son died in 1982, and in trying to make sense of this tragedy I read everything I could find and this is still the best! It goes in and out of print, so if you or anyone you know has experienced the death of a child in an automobile accident, buy this inexpensive little book and maybe it will bring a bit of relief and peace!