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The Color of Rain: How Two Families Found Faith, Hope, & Love in the Midst of Tragedy

by Michael Spehn, Gina Spehn (Author)

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Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Matt Kell and Cathy Spehn had known each other since grade school. As adults, they each married, lived in their hometown and attended the same church. Their kids attended school together. Matt died at home on Christmas Day after a three-year battle with cancer, leaving behind his wife, Gina, and two young boys. Prior to his death, Matt recorded a video diary for his sons, which included his desire and expectations that their mom would love again. After attending Matt's inspirational funeral and reaching out to Gina with offers of support, Cathy was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. She died only seventeen days later, leaving behind her husband, Michael, and three young children. In her final hours, Cathy instructed Michael to 'call Gina Kell.' The Color of Rain illuminates the stepping-stones of loss and healing that ultimately led to a joyful new life for Michael, Gina and their five children. Their path to becoming a modern day Brady Bunch was filled with grief, laughter, and a willingness to be restored to a new and even better life, despite the inevitable resistance they faced. As the dual first-person narrative reveals what it is like to walk through loss and love simultaneously, readers receive an intimate look at how this ordinary group of people lived, died, and ultimately persevered through extraordinary circumstances.… (more)
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Loved this book. I original found out about this book by watching the movie of the same name on the Hallmark Channel. This couple actually lives in the same town as me. It is truly a book about turning weeping into joy. ( )
  booboo123 | Mar 19, 2021 |
Amazing story of how two families were brought together by tragedy.
I really love this book! Excellent! ( )
  zaya1 | Aug 31, 2017 |
A beautifully written book of two couples who lost their mates to cancer. It reminds us of the tv family of The Brady Bunch. Two children from one family and three in the other who lose their mother and father to cancer who, through marriage the 2nd time, become brothers and a sister, Charlotte. They learned, through sorrow, to think about the good things and times they had together. The couple formed "The New Day Foundation for Families" which helps families who have lost a parent to cancer.
  pollypeppers | May 29, 2012 |
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Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Matt Kell and Cathy Spehn had known each other since grade school. As adults, they each married, lived in their hometown and attended the same church. Their kids attended school together. Matt died at home on Christmas Day after a three-year battle with cancer, leaving behind his wife, Gina, and two young boys. Prior to his death, Matt recorded a video diary for his sons, which included his desire and expectations that their mom would love again. After attending Matt's inspirational funeral and reaching out to Gina with offers of support, Cathy was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. She died only seventeen days later, leaving behind her husband, Michael, and three young children. In her final hours, Cathy instructed Michael to 'call Gina Kell.' The Color of Rain illuminates the stepping-stones of loss and healing that ultimately led to a joyful new life for Michael, Gina and their five children. Their path to becoming a modern day Brady Bunch was filled with grief, laughter, and a willingness to be restored to a new and even better life, despite the inevitable resistance they faced. As the dual first-person narrative reveals what it is like to walk through loss and love simultaneously, readers receive an intimate look at how this ordinary group of people lived, died, and ultimately persevered through extraordinary circumstances.

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