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.
NEW RELEASE - AUSTIN'S CABIN
A Mother's Journey Through the Sudden Loss of Her Adult Son and the Practices that Helped Her Survive.
THE MOMENT MY WORLD STOPPED
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, a mother was forced to face the sudden loss of her adult son. In the days that followed came shock, silence, unbearable waves of grief, and the slow, 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 parents who feel stuck in the shock of that first phone call and the loneliness that follows.
This compassionate grief and loss 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 story, reflection, and gentle spiritual grounding, Paulette Reed offers a steady companion for parents grieving the loss of an adult son or daughter - whether the loss is recent or years in the past.
This book is a blend of true personal story and practical support, offering simple journaling and reflection practices that help grieving parents:
- 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 of an adult child, one breath, one prayer, one moment at a time.
Written from the perspective of a mother who lost her adult son suddenly, this book also speaks to anyone carrying grief that still feels heavy.
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) I loved this book. I ordered one for a family member who needs healing from loss. M.F.
(4) 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.
(5) 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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