Hope's Garden Song is a powerful metaphor written to help hurting families learn to sing a new song of HOPE together, while also cultivating a safe space for their deep sorrows.

This story takes place in a special beloved broken garden, among tender, broken-hearted animals that weep over its unexpected destruction from a terrible winter storm right before the highly anticipated celebration of Spring. The hurting and confused animals, who lose their favorite tree and their precious Lily flower, learn what it means to weep together, grieve together and HOPE together too. In the midst of their journey of pain, a special butterfly friend, named "Hope" teaches them a new song to sing. Through a journey of questioning, doubt, anger, and honest wrestling...They come to discover that their "Great Gardener" who weeps with them, is always working, always close, always doing a new thing even when they can't see Him.

In fact, they discover the most amazing truth: that He is using every precious tear to grow beautiful gifts from their deepest pain.

Hope's "garden song" becomes their light in the darkness and the anthem that ultimately comforts their broken hearts as they trust their Good Gardener. This endearing and powerful parable is for all ages and honors both the depths of shared sorrow that families sometimes have to walk through and the overwhelming joy of a deep shared HOPE too.

When read together, this story will give needed language to validate the raw realities of disappointment, trauma and loss, while also celebrating the deeper truth that we can trust all our broken gardens to the Great Gardener's good hands and loving heart.

"Behold, I am making all things new." (Rev. 21:5)

Formato	Tapa dura
Número de Páginas	42
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Gatekeeper Press
Fecha de Publicación	2023-04-22
Dimensiones	10.0" x 8.0" x 0.25" pulgadas
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No

Cannelongo, Johanna

"I am, first and foremost, a daughter of the King! I am also blessed to be the wife to Brian (an incredible daddy, coach and chef), and I am a grateful mama of 8 amazing children - 4 naturally and 4 "supernaturally" by the gift of adoption. We live in Maryland on a little farmette with many fuzzy barnyard buddies (many who are featured in this story), juicy mulberry trees, and a beautiful garden, "Gianna's Garden of Hope" which was the inspiration for this special story. Our unique Garden was started under a "fallen mulberry tree" from the seed of deep pain after our daughter Gianna Lilyfaith, ran ahead of us to heaven at age 6 in the early spring of 2018. Our garden was planted to honor her bravery, light and joy, and it also became a powerful visual of the hope we have in our Good Glorious Gardener, who's stories never end in death! Our garden grew and multiplied into a harvest of wildflower glory which has given us a beautiful glimpse into the glory of our eternal home and the tangible promise Jesus conquered death, and so will we! He is making all things NEW! I am passionate about helping families navigate the difficult journey of grief, pain, trauma or loss by offering visuals, story, and language to both the deep sorrow and the deeper Hope we have in God's promises. My family and I founded GIASHOPE.ORG to grow and bloom love and hope for the orphan, poor, hurting and most vulnerable of this world. We also run a therapy farm, GIASHOPE FARM FRIENDS, to nurture hearts with the gift of God's creation.Thank you for your purchase, a majority of the proceeds from the sales of this book will fund the various initiatives of GIASHOPE.org. I am so thankful to our Redeemer who's stories never end in death! Life wins!"