Author: Margaret Brownley
Submitted: February 25, 2012
Tell us a little about yourself. I'm a N.Y. Times bestselling author with more than twenty-five novels to my credit. Grieving God's Way: the Path to Hope and Healing is my first non-fiction book and the hardest one I ever wrote.
What was your motivation behind this project? I wrote this book following the death of our oldest son. Six months after he died someone asked why I wasn't "over it" yet. I was so shocked I could hardly speak. This started me on the road to discovery which eventually led to the writing of this book.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? I want folks to look at grief in a whole different way. It's not something simply to endure or get over; Grief is a wondrous process designed by God to help us heal, grow in faith and become more like Him.
How were you personally impacted by working on this project? After my son died I felt abandoned by God. It wasn't until I started working on the book that I realized the miraculous way He was working through my grief. He even works through our depression. Understanding how grief works gave me a whole new outlook on life and even changed the way I write. Instead of writing for the secular market I now write exclusively for the Christian market.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? I mention several favorite writers in the book, but the biggest source of inspiration was the Bible, which is all about grief and healing. Knowing that even Job found peace and joy after his tragic losses gave me great hope.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: After losing my son I thought I would never write again, but I was wrong. God healed me and He will heal you, too.
