Seeing Sacred Stones

Seeing Sacred Stones chronicles one family’s year-long journey with ALS. As she watched her husband, Peter, physically change before her eyes, Karen J Williams kept a therapeutic journal in which she shared hopes, frustrations, and the faith that kept her grounded. The final compilation of entries is a story of love, friendship, and rising above ALS to live on your own terms while dying.

Through the pages of her journal and in her own narration, Karen shares her close encounter with ALS, and she deals with caregiver issues surrounding self-care, parenting effectively, dealing with red-tape, and having hard but critical conversations with loved ones. But more than just this, she explores the spiritual gifts inside all of us that will carry us through painful times and give us the courage to face uncertain tomorrows.

Far from just a caregiver’s memoir, Seeing Sacred Stones is a moving unfolding of a philosophy of suffering in which the value of the gifts of life and love is made apparent not just in the struggles but through the struggles. All of life is sacred, and our thoughts, actions, words, and choices are the stones that lay that divine foundation for us. Ideal for caregivers and those facing a terminal illness, these journals offer a level of insight that only comes from writing in the moment of the experiences.