Wednesday's were pretty normal, by Michael Kelly

What would you do if your toddler was diagnosed with Leukemia, especially since you are a young couple, fairly newly married, the world has been going great, good things have happened, a wedding, the honeymoon, a child, work, etc. Then your world crashes down. Your child who looks healthy, acts healthy and is happy is sick, not just a minor cold sick, but a deadly cancer sick. Your next half a year to year will be spent in hospital wards, waiting rooms, emergency rooms, etc. Your child will scream with pain, be unable to sleep comfortably and not even be able to have a bowel movement without excruitiating pain.

What parent could handle this? Maybe a seasoned parent, one who has had six kids and knows what to do. But that isn't what happens here. This family is new to this process, new to raising a child, new to family life. But the one thing they are not new to is a faith in God. A trust in the Almighty. A solid hope that God may not be handling things the way the parents would, but God is handling things and there is hope that His name will eventually receive the honor and glory that it deserves.

Wednesday's were pretty normal is a well written account of this families journey through a terrible struggle. They honestly share their anger at God, their anger at circumstance, their frustration with not knowing what to do and with compassion for a child that they love dearly. You will find yourself learning good life lessons along with this family as they learn them. You will not be left wondering how they dealt with their issues, they will honestly tell you.

I appreciated how well this book relates the true feelings, emotions, concerns, hopes, grief, etc. of life. You are not given a sugar coated, "everything works out for the best" type of account of their walk through this trial. Instead you will relate to how a family has the head knowledge to know that things "can" work out, but the heart knowledge that their child is hurting and it is "unfair."

You will gain insights into this families faith, into how scripture can speak into a situation and how a family learns difficult lessons that will change them forever.

I won't tell you to "enjoy" this book, but I will tell you that you will be strengthened and encouraged by what you read.