Dear Deb
A Woman with Cancer, a Friend with Secrets, and the Letters That Became Their Miracle
- History & Biography
- Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
- Publisher: Nelson Books (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2012
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Publisher's Description
"I want you to know that if my illness inspired you to write these stories, the cancer was worth it."— Deb What stories could possibly make cancer worth it? Stories that represent a miracle—a lifetime of miracles. Stories that changed the writer as she wrote them and stories that will touch the heart of the reader, one by one by one. Stories that are not just stories. They started out as words of encouragement to a dying woman. They turned into a collection of sparkling and intimate moments, pulled from the past to finally be understood and shared with new meaning. Story by story, letter by letter, Margaret Terry uncovered powerful pictures in her own life of the one truth that could help carry her friend Deb from this life to the next: God is at work. Together, Deb and Margaret found renewed hope in all the ways God shows up right to the very end. Which is where they found the miracle they'd been praying for all along. In each other.
Endorsements (7)
“In this honest and tender love letter about life, Margaret Terry shows us how real courage and faith are manifested. When I closed this book, I had one word to say: ‘Amen!”
“These letters to a dying woman demonstrate the power of stories to make us feel alive and hopeful—even at our lowest moments. Margaret Terry’s faith creates a graceful frame for fifty-five small, shining portraits of love, loss, and forgiveness. (For fans of Anne LaMott, here’s a kindred spirit!)”
“A book in a million. Dear Deb takes us over thresholds of truth and transparency rarely crossed.”
“Margaret Terry’s compelling and heart-revealing stories transfuse grace, strength, and encouragement to someone facing life’s biggest challenge. Reading the letters in Dear Deb is like having a cup of tea with a close friend, sharing a conversation about our deepest joys and sorrows, discovering meaning in our common experience, and coming away feeling love, hope, and affirmation.”
“Good friends give each other the most precious pieces of themselves for safekeeping. This book contains the pieces Margaret Terry gave Deb when they both needed a miracle: pieces of hope and heart, faith and courage. You’ll find yourself reaching for these pieces again and again, and like these friends, you will find, piece by piece, how miracles are everywhere, beginning with you.”
“If you have ever wondered if God is real or if a miracle is possible for you, read this book! In Dear Deb, Margaret Terry says, ‘When faith holds hands with trust, miracles can happen.’ This book is a journey of friendship and a journey of faith, and when you take this journey with Margaret, you will meet a woman who has been pursued and captured by God who will never again settle for less.”
“We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.”
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