Hold the Light

By April McGowan

Description:

Amber spent her life adapting—first to being abandoned by her birth mother as a toddler, and then to the death of her adoptive father in her teen years. Now she’s moved past all that, loving life as an independent woman: she has a job as an art instructor and the perfect apartment.


But when a routine eye appointment reveals she’s losing her sight, life comes to a halt. Pressures come at her from all sides. Her mother, her boss, her boyfriend and her closest friend, Shannon, all have ideas about what’s best for her.


Even after her blindness counselor, Ethan, befriends her and opens her eyes to new opportunities and the possibility of a deeper relationship, one haunting question remains: How could the God she loved all her life turn everything upside down—again?

Book Takeaway:

That God is trustworthy in all situations, and just because you are facing a difficult trial, it doesn't mean He has abandoned you.

Why the author wrote this book:

I wrote this book because I deal with a debilitating chronic illness, and I wanted to share about the grief process and learning of acceptance and spiritual healing in such a way that it would connect to a wider audience by centering on a fear most of us have: going blind. And it has.