Life from the Ashes : Finding Signs of Hope After Loss

How does life go on after losing a child?

Life from the Ashes shares the dark and raw story of Shari OLoughlins loss of her 14-year-old son, Connor, who was shockingly killed in an airplane crash on his way home from a four-day vacation. Like all parents, Shari was struck with the most unimaginable nightmare when her family received the soul-numbing news.

Parents trying to navigate the perilous journey of traumatic loss know the path is agonizing. Happiness, faith, and wholeness seem reserved for everyone else but them.

Shari shares her story to help bring the same unexpected hope and healing she experienced to parents alike. She helps answer questions on how parents can trust again, feel happiness, and have faith after God let their child die. She addresses how to live with this new life, take steps toward healing, and live a more purposeful life after loss.

In honor of Connor and her family, Shari shares her path from darkness to light so other parents may better find their way. Although Sharis story shares the journey after the loss of a child, it contains tools that can help anyone who has suffered a loss of any type move forward in life.