Weak and Loved A Mother-Daughter Love Story

"People say be strong. I say be weak and be loved." It was a time of abundant, noisy blessings for Emily Cook. Five children, age 5 and younger, energetically consumed her food, hertime, and her heart. Then, in the fall of 2008, this loud and happy life wasshattered by a deafening silence. Bouncy four-year-old Aggie was stopped in hertracks by a seizure--It was to be the first of many. This story includes no clichés or easy answers, and it is not an attempt to answer complicated questions of human suffering. Rather, it is a demonstration of God's faithfulness toward one sick child and her imperfect mother: both weak, but both loved. Aggie had a brain tumor that disrupted her young life; her mother'ssin and selfishness disrupted her best attempts to care for her. Written fromthe perspective of a mother who suffers with her child, Weak and Loved allowsreaders to experience the struggles of faith and encouragement of God. Readerswill enter the difficult, earthy, and sometimes humorous world of a sick child,and be pleased to find the beauty of God's love in Christ even there. "Weak andLoved is a remarkable story of clarity about the inner turmoil of a parent whoquestions what is happening, herself, and even God. By God's faithfulpersistence in working with her in the turmoil, not removing her from it, Emilylearns about God's love for her daughter, her husband, her other children, andultimately God's love for her." Rev. RichardShieldsPresident, AmericanLutheran Theological Seminary