Choosing to SEE
A Journey of Struggle and Hope

This book was recommended by a variety of people, so I thought it was time to read it. I feel very hard-hearted admitting it didn't live up to my expectations. Mary Beth Chapman is working through the grief of losing her daughter who was hit accidentally by her son. The book is not well written, alt......more

If you were listening to the radio at all that spring of 2008, you heard it too, and probably froze or bowed your head in prayer immediately like I did: Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman’s five-year-old daughter Maria was hit by a car driven by their son Will in their own driveway, and it killed h......more

I marked five stars, but I really needed more. This is an awesome book about walking your faith even through the dark days. Mary Beth did a beautiful job of sharing this family's story in a way that is so powerful you can feel God's presence in all of it. I am in awe of the light this family has bee......more

Anyone who kept track of the Christian music industry in 2008 (and many who didn't) heard about the loss of five-year-old Maria Chapman to a tragic accident in the driveway of the Chapman family's home. This book feels more like two shorter books: the first half being a general biography of Mary Bet......more

This book has been sitting on my book shelf for close to two years. I have not dared to open its pages because it is too scary to immerse yourself into a memoir that is based on "God allowed my child to be hit by a car and die, that has driven by my son". Makes no sense. Shakes you to the core. But......more