NEW RELEASE! AUSTIN'S CABIN - Clinging to Hope
AUTHOR JOURNEY
Paulette Reed spent twenty-five years teaching, traveling, and serving in educational leadership. At the heart of her work is a lifelong commitment to learning, encouragement, and walking alongside others through seasons of growth, loss, and transformation.
As an author, Paulette writes with compassion and honesty, creating space for reflection, emotional healing, and hope, especially for those navigating grief or carrying unspoken sorrow from the past. Her writing is grounded in faith but welcomes readers of all backgrounds, offering reassurance without pressure and comfort without judgment.
In this meaningful season of life, she embraces the quiet rhythms of writing and connection, coming alongside those who need encouragement and reminds them that they are never alone. Paulette believes love is the greatest legacy we leave behind and that even in loss, hope can be gently rediscovered.
A Mother’s Journey Through the Sudden Loss of Her Adult Son and the Practices that Helped Her Survive
One phone call.
One moment.
A life forever divided into before and after.
When a late-night call from the sheriff’s office shattered her world, one mother was forced to face the sudden loss of her adult son. What followed were days of shock, silence, unbearable waves of grief, and the fragile work of learning how to breathe again.
Austin’s Cabin: Clinging to Hope is a deeply honest, faith-centered grief book written especially for bereaved parents navigating the sudden death of an adult child, particularly those still living in the shock of that first phone call.
This compassionate book speaks to those living with:
• The replay of the moment they received the call
• The numbness, guilt, anger, and disbelief after sudden loss
• The fear that feeling joy again means betraying their child
• The ache of being expected to “move on” when their heart cannot
Through personal story, reflection, and gentle spiritual grounding, Paulette Reed offers a steady companion for those who are grieving, whether the loss is recent or many years past.
Blending true story with practical support, this book includes simple journaling and reflection practices to help those who are grieving:
• Survive the early shock
• Give their feelings a safe place to land
• Steady the waves of grief
• Carry love forward without being crushed by loss
This is not a book about “moving on.”
It is a book about learning how to survive the loss, one breath, one prayer, one moment at a time.
If you’ve ever whispered prayers into the dark and wondered how to survive another day after loss, Austin’s Cabin: Clinging to Hope was written for you.
Blessings!
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BOOK REVIEWS
(1) This book grabbed my heart in so many ways! It’s the only book I’ve ever read that I can say that about. I read it all in one day. . . but it will stay with me for life. C.R.
(2) Austin’s Cabin was a great read! I recommend it for anyone who is carrying grief. I shared my book with a friend who lost her grandson several years ago and she said it was very comforting. I was disappointed when I finished the book . . . I wanted to read more. J.A.
(3) Austin's Cabin is a beautifully written book. Paulette is transparent and vulnerable as she shares the depths of her own grief ... and because of that, it is much easier to trust her and accept her excellent, compassionate counsel as she walks with the reader as they process their own grief. As I read it, I too had just experienced loss. The circumstances couldn't be more different... she'd lost her son in the prime of his life, and I'd lost my father, who'd lived a full life and was just five months shy of 100. Our sadness and grief were in no way on the same level, yet even so, her words comforted me, inspired me and deeply blessed me. I heartily recommend this book for anyone experiencing any kind of loss, at any stage of life. C.M.
(4) I just finished reading Austin's Cabin. Your book was spot on and what I was feeling when my wife passed away. Great messages! I encourage others to read this book. W.C.
(5) I loved the way the book was written. I started reading it and I couldn't put it down. I would recommend this book for everyone. Amazing Book!
(6) I loved this book. I ordered one for a family member who needs healing from loss. M.F.
(7) Paulette has a well written book about grief, told from a mother’s heart. It leads us to God and His Word which is very comforting. I especially like the part where Austin was a “Champion Wrestler.” G.F.
(8) I just received Austin’s Cabin by Paulette Reed. It’s helping me work through the grief of losing my mom. What an amazing book! S.S.
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