{"product_id":"lemons-on-friday-trusting-god-through-my-greatest-heartbreak-9780785241270","title":"Lemons on Friday: Trusting God Through My Greatest Heartbreak","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter being married for less than a year, country music legend Alan Jackson's daughter Mattie was faced with navigating a future that didn't include her young husband and their lifelong plans.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Selecman passed away twelve days after a traumatic brain injury--and three weeks before celebrating his first anniversary with his wife. Twenty-eight-year-old Mattie had to find a way to move forward and reconcile herself with a good God, even when He did not give her the healing miracle she prayed for. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLemons on Friday, \u003c\/em\u003e readers walk with Mattie Jackson Selecman during the first years of grief following Ben's tragic death as she grapples with her loss and leans on a steadfast God. Based on Selecman's journal writings, \u003cem\u003eLemons on Friday\u003c\/em\u003e will speak to all readers who must carry on without their loved ones and take a hard look at faith when their lives have not gone as planned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLemons on Friday\u003c\/em\u003e grapples with questions like these: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did I get here?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill this always hurt?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho am I now?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I move forward?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When fundamental parts of our lives are lost, when people and things we thought we'd never lose are suddenly gone, it's natural to want answers,\" writes Selecman. \"Why did this happen? Who's to blame? What could I have done differently? And for many of us in the aftermath of life-shattering change, we also want to know, where is God? Not just where was He when the tragedy happened, but where is He now in my darkest days of hurt, wondering, and longing for comfort? When I am on the floor, writhing in tears with no idea what the rest of my life will look like, where is God?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLemons on Friday\u003c\/em\u003e offers insight and peace for anyone grieving, but especially for young people experiencing loss and facing a future that feels full of question marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Selecman, Mattie Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780785241270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.59w x 0.79d","brand":"Mattie Jackson Selecman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39604883095627,"sku":"9780785241270","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_685a4de7-cf58-42fd-a424-f82c24f276c1.jpg?v=1638374483","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/lemons-on-friday-trusting-god-through-my-greatest-heartbreak-9780785241270","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}