Death is a part of life. We know it will come, but when it does, it leaves us in such a vulnerable state, and we are left trying to understand and accept it. The question is always asked: "How do I get through this?" In Above the Valley, author Vicki Scholma writes from her own experience of surviving a most devastating time of one's life, the death of a loved one. In the death of her eldest son, darkness and hopelessness took her to a place of great despair. Finding herself in this valley of the shadow of death, in desperation she cried, "How can I get above this valley?" Vicki shares some of the most painful things she experienced. Her "shadows" were the very things God used to bring healing to her sorrowing heart. Are you one who is hurting, who feels God has abandoned you, whose heart is broken and despair overwhelms you? This book will lead you through Vicki's personal journey of death to heights of hope, healing, and love. From total brokenness, she learned the pathway of the sufferer's walk leads through the dark valley, in order to reach the destination: the very heart of God One day, maybe not today, but one day, you too will find yourself not at the end of a valley, but on a mountain, looking back over your shoulders, to a green plush valley below and once again live