Remembering Alexis, Finding Perspective in Love and Loss

by Margaret Marshall Rhyne

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0982235704
• ISBN13: 9780982235706
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Strider International
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful!

Remembering Alexis: Finding Perspective in Love and Loss is well titled. Throughout Alexis' life, Margaret is looking for ways to gain perspective on her situation. This is the story of Margaret's journey, the struggle to give Alexis as normal a life as possible while retaining her own identity. Margaret is real. You see her successes and difficulties as a mother of two daughters, a career woman, and a wife. Margaret's reflections celebrate the human spirit. This story of unconditional love is one that will touch all readers.

Lessons Learned

Have you ever found yourself telling a story, a story about someone else and in the midst of telling it, you realize the parallels to your own life? Such is the journey of Margaret Marshall Rhyne as she reveals the lessons learned from her daughter Alexis' life. Lessons not only about Ms. Rhyne's own personal struggles, but also with a bureaucratic system that does not always meet the needs of her disabled daughter. Throughout Alexis' life, Ms. Rhyne's insight, grace and vulnerability add to the lessons learned about honesty, strength, compassion and unconditional love from her daughter. Remembering Alexis is just that story; where in telling the story of her daughter Alexis, Margaret Marshall Rhyne comes to also better understand herself. A marvelous, thoughtful read for all.

Very Inspiring, touching, and real.

What a wonderful memoir of the life of Alexis and her family. A "must read" for anyone touched by a disibility of a child, a friend, or a family member. Margaret recounts all of the ups and downs of the emotionally trying time with Alexis - fighting for her daughter every step of the way, but showing that there is always a dark side as well. Margaret pulled through the darkness, advocated for her daughters and herself, and came out shining. This book will make you laugh and make you cry and make you realize the challanges and rewards of having a disabled child. Wonderful read.

Sharing Grace

Those who suffer great loss don't often tell their stories with the steady, forthright voice of author Margaret Rhyne. That's probably because hers is more than a story of losing her daughter, it's a mother's story of giving birth to a beautiful baby whose epileptic seizures rob her of any ability to develop physically or emotionally. 'Remembering Alexis' is really Margaret's story about combatting a world that narrowly defines children like Alexis while sustaining wholeness for herself, her children, her friends and family . The center of her life is caring for her two daughters while jobs, family commitments and relationships crumble and reappear. This is a remarkable book by a remarkable mother, wife and friend whose story sheds light on the nature of unconditional love. It is a heart-wrenching book, a Mother's gift, one whose truth and illuminating grace are lasting tributes to Alexis's being.

Inspiring

This book draws you in from page 1. Every reader can relate to it and their own life experiences, ideals, emotions and challenges. I felt really inspired by the journey of this inredible woman and mother. It was really inspiring. This is a must read and an unforgettable story about unconditional love and faith. It will make you laugh and cry! A truly beautiful story.