Sisters: Charity, Serenity, and Felicity

One of the beautiful things about my family is that we are not afraid to show we take things in by how they pertain to us.

Serenity Bohon, The Thank You Room

 

This quote is so true of us. Which is why I can’t even pretend I wasn’t eager to read the”Mom” chapter in Serenity‘s new book.  (Don’t worry, I’ll tell you how to get the book so you can see if you are in it, too.)

This is the story of a journey our family took all the way to the edge of death and back again. Serenity was diagnosed with cancer at the same time she discovered she was pregnant with their third child. But this isn’t so much a book about cancer as a book about people. Relationships. Eternity set in our hearts.

And Serenity has captured that in both her book and her life. Whether it is the bond she shares with her sisters or the brief encounter she had with her anesthesiologist, Serenity reminds us that people are the most important thing of all.

To be honest, she gives me way more credit in the book than I deserve. She thought I was brave. And full of faith. And determined to never let her panic. The last one was true. The first two, not so much. Mostly, I was terrified and holding on by the thinest thread of the quietest prayer uttered by all our faithful friends.

And, that is probably why I love this book so much. Because even though Serenity wrote it, The Thank You Room is really a letter  to all the people who have loved us so well. (and who still do). If you want to learn something about relationships, or about how to get through hard times, or if you just want a good cry and a good laugh in the same paragraph, go get your copy here: The Thank You Room