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"Those who are hidden in Jesus, though they suffer, will discover a more beautiful ending--or should I say beginning--than they ever could imagine."
Katherine Clark was just an average wife and mother with two young children when she was in a tragic playground accident. A little boy playing on the jungle gym jumped and landed on Kate's head, knocking her over and snapping her neck. Kate was paralyzed from the neck down. The doctors diagnosed her with quadriplegia and said she would never walk again.
This terrifying prognosis could have been the end of the story. But instead, God chose to work a profound miracle in Kate's life and in the life of her family.
Where I End tells the incredible story. Kate describes how God's presence carried her through the trying journey of re-learning to walk, both physically and spiritually. Throughout, she shares the deep theological truths that sustained her as she and her family traveled this difficult road.
For fans of Ann Voskamp, Sheldon Vanauken, and Joni Eareckson Tada, Where I End offers hope, encouragement, and a timely reminder of who Jesus is: God with us. In a reflective, literary style, Kate invites readers to see pain and suffering within the context of God's loving, tender, powerful care--and there find hope.
Author Notes
KATHERINE CLARK is wife to a gifted theologian and mom to two bright kids, all of whom bring merriment and humor to her days. A native of Detroit, Kate has had the privilege of living in several great cities, including Dallas, Toronto, Grand Rapids, and Chicago. Kate studied at the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and Dallas Theological Seminary. With a background in psychology, she has spent much of the last twenty years working and writing for a nationwide Christian radio and counseling ministry. When she's not writing, Kate enjoys spending time outdoors, cooking new recipes with her kids, and immersing herself in books. The Clark family currently resides in Wheaton, IL and worships together at Church of the Resurrection.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Clark's heartbreaking, soul-enriching debut memoir candidly recounts how a playground accident altered her life. In 2009, a boy bounded into the air and crashed onto her head. Clark, who was in her late 30s at the time of the accident, writes of how she was informed about the seriousness of her injury: "[The surgeon] told us that I had suffered a Christopher Reeve-level injury, not only dangerously high [on her spine] but gravely serious." Thus began Clark's painful and often terrifying battle to regain her ability to use her limbs which included years of arduous physical rehabilitation. Readers will value the skillful manner in which Clark meshes her emotional highs and lows with her effort to trust God during a lengthy recovery that was filled with grief. "We all have a deep appreciation for the truth that we're fearfully and wonderfully made," she writes. "And for that very reason, we grieve.... Because grief is the faithful response to loss." Filled with clear-eyed explanations of how faith inspired her to hope, Clark's uplifting book is a testament to her tenacious spirit. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.