Refined by Fire

A Journey of Grief and Grace

By: Mary Potter Kenyon

Narrated by: Holly Sablich

"Where is the handbook for widows?" Mary Kenyon lamented as she planned a funeral for the beloved husband, whose triumph over cancer she chronicled in Chemo-Therapist: How Cancer Cured a Marriage. During the ensuing weeks, as she attempted to make sense of his untimely death, she filled two journals, blogged, and read the inspirational writings of others who had gone down the road of grief before her - authors like C.S. Lewis and Madeleine L'Engle. She eventually found herself studying grief and bereavement in her quest to unearth answers to alleviating the pain associated with profound loss. In the process, she discovered a strength and emotional reserve she didn't know she had, along with an evolving faith that helped her face the impending loss of an eight-year-old grandson.

“In the midst of the darkness of loss, I found light. Admittedly, in those first weeks, it might have been but a single small spark I sensed deep inside of me, but that spark guided me in the twisted, dark journey of grief. As I stumbled over the roots of hopelessness and despair, that light grew to illuminate my path, a path I sometimes felt very alone on. At some point in the journey I'd turned around, and there was God. That is grace."

©2014 Mary Potter Kenyon (P)2014 Mary Potter Kenyon

A book on grief

I truly needed to hear from this writer's perspective about grief as a grieving widow,I after 50th years of marriage, I used so much of the information, in refined by fire. it has been over a year ang I still keep listening, also I liked that she shared, the names of others that wrote of their grief, that helped, the narrator was excellent , when your heart is broken ,she gave hope,as her faith grew.she showed the grace of God in her life, and I needed Grace... this is a must! please listen if you or a love one, are in the mist of grief