What does a mother do when her child dies and her grief is so painful that she wants to die as well? Lori Hoflen lay in that valley of the shadow of death, yet she needs to help her nine other children cope with the death of their beloved baby brother. The creative ways she brings her family together to honor their brother, and celebrate his life, could only have come from God. Her love and insight will be the example many families will use when they, too, experience the death of a loved one.

Lori Hoflen's two year old son, Zaeden, died in March, 2007. One of their family's favorite memories of Zaeden is him constantly pointing out bright colors everywhere around them. In the biblical story of Noah and the Ark, the Rainbow is a symbol of beauty, peace, and a new beginning after Noah and his family experience a horrific flood and devastation of life as they knew it. Lori's family, too, has experienced a terrible storm. They know that Zaeden wouldn't want them focusing on the dark walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Zaeden taught them to focus on the brilliance of life,...