This is a book about opening our souls to honest awareness of grief and pain and letting God's all-embracing love surround us. Each of the author's recollections encourage readers to find comfort in Scripture and prayer, as well as in the ordinary things in life: marigolds, willow branches, relationships, synchronicities--and even beer! In these simple stories, she addresses those who are too sad and overwhelmed to seek companionship with God and others, and she assures them that sacred healing is possible when they allow God's powerful love to embrace their hurting souls.