And Still She Laughs, Kate Merrick
And Still She Laughs, Kate Merrick
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And Still She Laughs
Defiant Joy in the Depths of Suffering

Author: Kate Merrick

Narrator: Kate Rudd

Unabridged: 4 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 03/07/2017


Synopsis

Kate Merrick examines the Bible’s gritty stories of resilient women as well as her own experience losing a child—a journey followed by more than a million on prayfordaisy.com—to reveal the reality of surprising joy and deep hope even in the midst of heartache.Is it possible live fully—even joyfully—in the middle of overwhelming pain?In the excruciating aftermath of her young daughter’s death from cancer, Kate Merrick struggled to find a way to live. Not just to survive or go through the motions, but to live fully. Faithfully. With real joy amid inevitable tears.To discover how, Kate delved into the stories in the Bible of real women who suffered deeply and emerged somehow joyful. How did Sarah, after twenty-five years of achingly empty arms, learn to laugh without bitterness? How did Bathsheba, defiled by the king who then had her husband killed, come to walk in strength and dignity, to smile without fear of the future? In her encounters with these heroines of the faith, Kate discovered how to have contentment—and even joy—whatever the circumstances. By turns heartbreaking and humorous, And Still She Laughs reveals the secret to finding hope in the midst of devastation. In the end, no matter what hardships we face, we can smile, cry, and come away full—laughing without fear and eagerly looking for what is to come.“And Still She Laughs is the terrifying, tearful, heartbreaking, heart healing and humorous, definitive true story of survival and triumph.”—Kathy Ireland, chair of Kathy Ireland Worldwide“Kate Merrick is one of those women that I always wish I had more time with—her honesty, sincerity, and messy straightforwardness are different, in the very best way. Her book, And Still She Laughs, is the same way. It’s one of those books I will keep coming back to it for truth and inspiration.”—Lindsey Nobles, COO of the IF:Gathering

About Kate Merrick

Kate Merrick is the cofounder of the Reality family of churches along with her husband, Britt. She speaks, writes, and lives with her family, five chickens, two goats, and two miniature donkeys in Carpinteria, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bethany

This book is excellent. It's a bit hard to write about. My husband is a surfer and we followed their blog about Daisy because at the time we were desperately trying to move to Carpinteria to live and go to their church. It wasn't in the cards for us we had to stay and deal with life and some hard st......more

Goodreads review by Cara

A beautiful, honest look at grief and finding joy in the middle.......more

Goodreads review by Brooke

Recommend this book to everyone. I absolutely love Kate Merrick. She is as authentic in this book as she is in real life and her words bring refreshing as well as insight. Truly a perspective shifting book.......more

As you can imagine, a heart felt tug read. The Author lost her daughter & the book centers around that. So this would be a great book for someone who is heart breakingly walking through that journey. But it does touch on the women who also deals with suffering in the Bible & most importantly, how Je......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

When I saw the title "And She Still Laughs, Defiant Joy in the Depths of Suffering" I knew it was a book I needed to read. As someone going through deep suffering I needed to understand the art and beautify of joy in pain. Suffering isn't fun and in fact, it isn't easy, but God tells us to consider......more