This flipbook introduces the reader to the Vatican-approved Marian apparition at Kibejo about four years before the Rwanda genocide. When Mary appeared to three girls, she told them to share love and mercy, and a prayer practice, the Seven Sorrows Chaplet. I have described it in practical terms with meditations and prayers specifically for those who care for the sick. 

Buttons the Labradoodle's Activity Book is a standalone book related to Buttons and the Butterfly, a picture book for all ages when someone you love has died. The activity book contains coloring pages and prompts for the child to draw or write their reactions and feelings in response to gentle questions that relate to the book. Both books are intended to help the bereaved express their own feelings within the familiar story of a caterpillar's transformation into a butterfly and a puppy's sadness over losing the caterpillar. Buttons and the Butterfly and the Buttons the Labradoodle's Activity Book guide readers of all ages through loss and grief, reminding them that change is not an end but a beginning of something new and that God's love endures.

 

How can we feel close to God when it seems he has ignored our prayers? Written by a grieving mother who knows unbearable loss, "Comfort" doesn’t offer any answers or promises. Instead, this book helps us to face our tragedy while gently building trust in the true mystery of faith.

 

Drawing wisdom from ancient Christian prayer practices, daily prayers and suggestions for creative expression are centered on weekly spiritual themes. You'll learn to discern your healing path using images of nature paired with beloved quotes and scripture, while growing a regular ritual of speaking and listening to God.

 

As you try to make sense of the loss in your life's larger story, this compassionate companion tenderly invites God to meet you where you are in your journey and to find your way forward. 

Why is there suffering? Why do good people hurt? Where is God when pain seems overwhelming?

For centuries, Christians have wrestled with these questions. The Christian tradition offers a profound answer: suffering is never meaningless. When united humbly with Christ, suffering can help us come closer to God, not further away.

In this introductory book God in Suffering: the Lens of Love. A Pocket Guide for Clinicians and Caregivers, Judy draws from Scripture, the Catechism, and the lived wisdom of the saints. It is a practical guide for caregivers, healthcare professionals, and all who walk with the suffering. You’ll discover how to:

• Reframe suffering as God’s mercy in a broken world.
• See how suffering can refine the heart and reveal courage.
• Recognize suffering as shaping us in love.
• Witness how suffering while clinging to God in faith can reveal a living sign of hope to others.
• Bring Christ’s presence to the bedside in concrete, compassionate ways in a gentle, quiet way.

Whether you are a healthcare worker, a family member, or someone carrying your own heavy cross, this book introduces you the mystery of God’s abiding presence often revealed in suffering if we become aware of movements of Love in our midst.

Suffering does not have the last word. Mercy does.

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Grief leaves us asking the deepest questions: Where is my loved one now? Will I ever see them again?

Buttons and the Butterfly grew out of my own faith and the belief that when death comes, the soul lives on with God—and that one day, we will be reunited in heaven.

This tender Christian grief book for families tells the story of Buttons, a puppy who loses her caterpillar friend. Paired with beautiful nature photography, the butterfly’s life cycle becomes a gentle, biblical way to explain death to children and adults alike. It offers comfort, hope, and the reminder that love is never lost—it is transformed into something eternal.

Perfect for Christian families, church libraries, grief support groups, and anyone searching for a faith-based children’s book about heaven, Buttons and the Butterfly is a reminder that God’s promise of eternal life is for all who love Him.

For ages 4–104—because grief has no age limit.