Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Healing after tragedy: Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman

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Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman and his family suffered a profound loss on May 21, 2008 when his 5-year-old daughter Maria Sue was accidentally hit by his 17-year-old son, after she ran into the path of his SUV in their driveway. Maria later died at a Nashville hospital.

For 5-year-old Maria Sue Chapman, singing was a family gift that came easily. After all, her father was a multiple Grammy and Gospel Music Association award-winning megastar.

The 45-year old Paducah, Kentucky native and his wife, Mary Beth, were already the parents of three biological children, yet they were encouraged and inspired by their daughter Emily to visit and adopt three little girls from China -- Shaohannah, Stevey Joy and their youngest, Maria Sue.

Chapman's wife, Mary Beth, details the highs and lows of her life in her memoir, "Choosing to SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope."

In Choosing to SEE, Mary Beth Chapman shares what it's like to be the wife of a star musician and opens up about the pain of her daughter's death.

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