Here If You Need Me

 

I read a very well-written, poignant memoir over last weekend: Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup.  I’ve been noticing that it is getting a lot of publicity lately, so  it might become quite popular, too.  I think deservedly so, although I’ll be interested to see how it does here in relatively conservative Evansville.  It’s written by a Unitarian Universalist minister who serves as chaplain for the Maine game wardens.  Her husband had been a State Trooper who was killed in an auto accident while on duty, leaving her to raise their two children and carry on with his dream of becoming a minister.  The chapters are short, thought-provoking, and having to do with the sorts of issues and stories she experiences while being there for family waiting to see if their loved ones are found dead or alive after getting lost in the wilderness.