When The Music Stops: Discovering the Strength to Keep Moving When Life's Music Falls Silent (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798868531958)

When the Music Stops: Discovering the Strength to Keep Moving When Life's Music Falls Silent by Shari Thompson is an inspirational work that explores resilience in the face of hardship. The author guides readers through finding inner strength and hope during difficult times, offering encouragement for those who feel their life's "music" has faded. Through personal insights and motivational messages, Thompson provides tools and perspectives to help individuals continue forward even in moments of silence and loss.

"I have been a pastor, pastoral counselor, and hospice chaplain for over fifty years and this book is an amazing resource for walking through illness and grief. Shari's powerful memoir of battling life-threatening cancer through terminal illness and the death of her beloved husband will inspire and equip family members and friends to endure to the end, walking through grief, silence, and loneliness. This book is a necessary, essential compassionate gift to give spouses, families, and friends who are battling illness with a loved one or have lost a loved one."

- Dr. Larry Keefauver,

Bestselling Author and International Teacher

Shari Thompson believes the stories we live are the ones worth telling. Writing through a Gen X lens, her work has appeared in community and faith-based publications. Surrounded by generations of remarkable women, she carries the heart of a matriarch. She draws inspiration from the women around her, as well as from travel, baking, and really good chocolate.