Trudging Through the Valley of Grief : Sealofters Press, Incorporated : 9780990911371 : 0990911373 : 30 Apr 2016 : After 22 years of sobriety in a spiritual 12 step program, Roxanna Carrothers experienced every mother's nightmare... her youngest son, 21 year old Frankie, had died in a tragic car accident. She found that the God she had known was not enough to help her handle the pain of losing a child. This led her to search every possible avenue of knowledge that would help her understand why God would let her son die. Through her incredible journey, she was able to reconcile her relationship with God and she was also able to experience a beautiful connection with her deceased son. This is the story of Roxanna Carrother's spiritual journey following young Frankie's death. Roxanna Carrother's quest for spiritual knowledge took her to a small village in Bosnia called Medjugorje. This is one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in the world. Each year more than 1 million people visit sin