Dear Readers,

 

Grief, as defined by dictionary.com, is a cause or occasion of keen distress or sorrow. From my own book of life, I know grief can be so powerful, so overwhelming, that it can literally bring you to your knees. But to grieve means you’ve loved—another person, a pet, a career, a passion—and I, for one, wouldn’t want to live any other way.

Here, in Piece by Piece, we see what grief can do, how Danielle Parker’s world is positively shattered by unimaginable loss. Suddenly, the simplest of tasks are akin to climbing the highest mountain . . . Silence becomes deafening . . . An endless mental parade of could-haves and should-haves makes sleep an impossibility . . . And the thought of going on? Of traveling the rest of life alone? It’s more than she can fathom.

But if you’ve loved—really loved—another, you’re never truly alone. Love is bigger than all of us. It digs into our very being and stakes a forever claim on our minds and hearts, ready and able to glue our pieces back together. It’s getting there, to that knowledge, though, that is a journey in and of itself.

 

Happy Reading,

 

Laura