Steve Butler
Lenoir, NC (PRWEB) July 15, 2008 --, A Letter From Heaven addresses a rarely talked about issue regarding the questions and feelings children have when they discover that their parents had a previous child who died.
Jamie is a young boy full of curiosity and questions. His inquisitiveness about a ceramic jar sitting on a shelf causes him to constantly question his mother about it. For a long time, his mother was quick to give a simple answer that satisfied him. As time passes, he becomes even more curious. His mother finally sits him down and retrieves a letter from the jar. She reads the letter and Jamie discovers that it is written to him from his sister who died shortly after being born.
Book Reviews
Deborah Wham, MS, CGC
"Parents who have experienced pregnancy loss or neonatal death will find A letter From Heaven to be a gift. It is not only an eloquently told story of death, grief, and new life, but it also helps to explain these abstract concepts to children. Professionals who work with the bereaved will want to keep this one on their bookshelves."
Tracy Roberts, Write Field Services
"With beautiful illustrations enhancing the story, A Letter From Heaven, is a very tender and uplifting story. It is highly recommended as an aid for parents, therapists, and educators, to help children through the grieving process when discovering the unexpected loss of a baby through either a miscarriage, still born, or sudden infant death. The book is a must have for every library."
Steve Butler is a chaplain at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir, North Carolina. Steve is a native of Chicago and has also served as a college chaplain in Wisconsin and Ohio. Steve is an Associate Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains and is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. He and his wife have 3 grown children and 2 living grandchildren. Steve has also written, "We Are Known As Christ's Disciples", a Christian Education resource for children in grades 1-3, published through the curriculum series, "Discipleship Alive!" and also a family history.
Jamie’s mother asked him to sit down in the living room, as she reached behind the jar on the shelf
she pulled out a pretty pink envelope, with
“To James Donald” printed on it. She opened the envelope and read the letter, written on matching pink stationery, to Jamie:
“Dear Jamie, I am your big sister, Alexandra Nicole.
