IN THIS BOOK YOU’LL DISCOVER
What could lead a little fellow to set a putt-putt course on fire and, years later, host a keg party at his parents’ house during high school (when his father was a prominent pastor in town), only to go on to defy all odds and become perhaps a combination of the smallest and slowest starting wide receiver in major college football history? And how did that youngster eventually become an NFL agent by accident, meet his future wife on a steamy asphalt parking lot with a “Hey, what’s your name?” yelled across that same parking lot by way of introduction, and then have his heart radically transformed by the birth of his first child, Hannah, before raising three more children? And how could this same man possibly handle the news that his beloved daughter was dying? And more so, once she died, would it ever be possible for him to find healing?
Join Phil Williams on his journey as he weaves humorous, heartwarming, and intriguing stories from birth until fatherhood, and then walk with him on the most painful path a parent could ever navigate, all of which leads him to what he would call the only journey worth taking: the journey to discover what this life is really all about and who we really are.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
“... it felt as if I was right there with him... the stories are all so clear & detailed. This book is authentic—that might be the best way I could describe it—and I found myself laughing and crying throughout. Though it has its gut wrenching moments, for sure, it has so much more.”
“The best book I have ever read on the process of grief. It is simultaneously gut-wrenching & inspiring. This book is an invitation to feel, to be vulnerable, to know what’s important, to face pain that seems too intense, & most importantly: to love deeply.”
“There’s a lot of redemption & healing written into this story of deep loss. After experiencing one of the deepest tragedies possible, Phil uncovers a fundamental truth about grief, especially following the loss of a child: it burns to the ground everything you once thought important, but from the ashes, remarkable insights and gifts can emerge.”
“I found myself listening to this book in my car, in my driveway, half an hour after getting home. I couldn’t leave it. Hearing Phil’s voice, reliving his pain and desperate search for reason… the emotion is visual and contagious.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Phil Williams is a storyteller, merging the worlds of “normal” life, sports, grief, spirituality, and more—sometimes with a humorous touch and often with a knack for the whimsical. A former collegiate football star at Florida State University (two-time Academic All-American), he spent nearly three decades as an NFL agent before stumbling through the brutal aftermath of his daughter’s death in search of healing and truth, open to exploring modalities that would have previously been taboo. For the past eight-plus years, he has enjoyed traversing what he calls the “Robinson Crusoe beaches of the Caribbean” in Costa Rica.
