{"product_id":"my-journey-with-emma-a-memoir-of-healing-hope-and-truth-paperback","title":"My Journey with Emma: A Memoir of Healing, Hope, and Truth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Houser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy soul began to sink into a primal dark abyss of fear inside of me. Waves of nausea swept over me as the front door closed with a resounding thud. The house had grown silent, but as I turned away from the door my thoughts began exploding like fireworks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"How can it already be time for this? We haven't had her long enough! This isn't really happening!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach thought felt like tiny shreds of glass piercing through my skin. Truth swelled my heart with a bitter, stinging pain. My mind was crazy with reality as my body filled with overwhelming emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy façade of smiles and ease masked an internal fear, which now threatened to overtake my grip on saneness. Not many knew about my severe panic attacks. Now, my body began to hyperventilate as I gasped for air, and tried to stop wild panic from consuming my mind. Heaving sobs came, but I stifled them trying not to wake the two children who were napping just a few feet from me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTruth was ripping apart the illusion, crashing into my world, and I had to face it head on. It would be a struggle to keep myself, my marriage, my family, and my friendships intact. I always had faith God existed, but now I had to begin relinquishing control, and finding strength in Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is my journey from my daughter Emma's birth, to her diagnosis with Cockayne Syndrome, to her decline, and my final release of her into the arms of Jesus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma taught me so much. I don't think it is possible for me to share the depth of value she brought into my life. \u003cem\u003eMy Journey with Emma\u003c\/em\u003e and our non-profit \u003cem\u003eCircle of Hope \u003c\/em\u003eis Emma's legacy. May her life and our journey together bring hope and comfort to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52241647436050,"sku":"9781942923190","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/dLgu9f1RTf9781942923190.webp?v=1777904017","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/my-journey-with-emma-a-memoir-of-healing-hope-and-truth-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}