Diagnosis of a disease not much is known about. Being told you'll likely die young. Leaving your three small children without a mom. Having a painful death.
Any one of these things would cause most of us to go into fear and depression. This raw, open and honest portrayal of Olive Boettcher's life is proof that not only can someone overcome fear, anxiety and pain, but also that God still heals and delivers today.
From moving across the country, leaving behind all family and friends, to starting a young family just to find out she's sick, Olive weaves a beautiful picture of how God is faithful and present through every struggle. But it wasn't easy, and it took a real conscious effort on a daily, and sometimes by the minute, to push into God and trust Him with everything.
You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me, for you, O God, are my fortress. In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me.
I pray that this book is an encouragement to anyone who reads it to find renewed faith in who God is and how He is for each of us.