Sublime

the deceased as a vibrant human being rather than as a dressed-up corpse.

with spouses and family members and living with freedom and joy such as they had never known. For me, one of the main themes of this season was learning to live in the freedom of being a daughter who, like Christ, was responsible simply to see and hear what the Father was doing and join Him at His invitation—no more, no less. I was not to be deceiv

So what is it in a human life that creates bravery, kindness, wisdom, and resilience? What if it’s pain? What if it’s the struggle? What if I was trying to take from Amma the one thing that would make her the woman I dreamed she’d become? The bravest people I know are those who’ve walked through the fire and come out on the other side.

And to Jacob, who has displayed strength and sacrificial love far beyond what I could ever have asked or imagined. You promised me in the beginning that the hand I held would only ever be used to care for me, and you have kept your word at every point. You have sought my good when it cost you greatly. You have willingly given up desires so you coul

this book is about living with, rather than eradicating or defeating, a disease: a story about letting go of the American ethos of overcoming and about confronting our mutual interdependence.