Suffering in Hope

These are just a few of the books I have on unexpected suffering-a beautiful young wife and mom suffering a debilitating stroke; an excited young man about to get married getting in a car accident that leaves him paralyzed; a young couple finding out their first child-and then their second-has special needs.  I don't read these to make me feel better about the much less suffering in my life.  I read books like these so that I won't get wrapped up in my own cocoon of suffering and think that I'm the only one who has bad, unexpected things entering into her life.