By Shanna D. Olds
Beside the Battle
A story about loving someone through a battle you cannot fight for them, while learning what is—and isn't—yours to carry.
A Little About This Book
I wonder how many of us have found ourselves fighting battles that were never ours to fight.
How many times have we loved someone so deeply that somewhere along the way, we began losing sight of ourselves?
Beside the Battle is about learning that we can love someone, stand beside them, pray for them, and encourage them without taking responsibility for a battle that belongs to them.
It's about recognizing the difference between loving someone and carrying what was never ours to carry. About learning to set boundaries without losing compassion, and discovering that sometimes the hardest thing we can do is allow someone else to walk their own path while we learn to walk ours.
My hope is that somewhere within these pages, you'll recognize a little of your own story. And maybe you'll begin to see that standing beside someone's battle doesn't mean you have to lose yourself in it.
Work in Progress
I'm still writing and refining these chapters, but I'd love to share a little of what I've been learning along the way.
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