--- title: "Book Notes: \"Love Your Cross\" by Therese Williams" description: "New from TAN Books: the story of a woman who has lived as a quadriplegic for more than 40 years serves as an example of growth through suffering." --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/08/27/book-notes-love-your-cross-by-therese-williams/#) [BOOKS](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/books) # Book Notes: "Love Your Cross" by Therese Williams Aug 27, 2019 3:30:41 PM  |  by [Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/guest) [![Book-Notes-720-x-340-dark-gold-outline-and-medium-blue-pen-_-Notes-light-blue-702x336](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Book-Notes-720-x-340-dark-gold-outline-and-medium-blue-pen-_-Notes-light-blue-702x336.png)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Book-Notes-720-x-340-dark-gold-outline-and-medium-blue-pen-_-Notes-light-blue-702x336.png) In ***[Love Your Cross](https://www.tanbooks.com/index.php/love-your-cross-how-suffering-becomes-sacrifice.html),*** Therese Williams tells the inspirational story of her struggles with spinal meningitis and the profound, personal relationship with Jesus Christ that grew out of her suffering. [![Love Your Cross - TAN Books](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LoveYourCross-TAN.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LoveYourCross-TAN.jpg) Stricken with the illness at eighteen months old, Therese has lived as a quadriplegic for more than forty years. Here, she recounts her life of suffering and explains how she came to not just accept her cross, but love and embrace it. Therese's story serves as a great example of how we can take the suffering that comes with our cross and channel it in a loving way in service to others. Everyone suffers in their life and [***Love Your Cross***](https://www.tanbooks.com/index.php/love-your-cross-how-suffering-becomes-sacrifice.html) gives a voice and a faith to the radical claim that suffering is an opportunity to grow closer to God. Learn more at [TANBooks.com](https://www.tanbooks.com/index.php/love-your-cross-how-suffering-becomes-sacrifice.html). **Check out the video trailer for LOVE YOUR CROSS:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pX7WSN1rlQ   ### **Visit [our Book Notes archive](http://catholicmom.com/category/book-notes/).** --- *Copyright 2019 Mark Trompeter for TAN Books* ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F08%2F27%2Fbook-notes-love-your-cross-by-therese-williams%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F08%2F27%2Fbook-notes-love-your-cross-by-therese-williams%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F08%2F27%2Fbook-notes-love-your-cross-by-therese-williams%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Book%20Notes%3A%20%22Love%20Your%20Cross%22%20by%20Therese%20Williams) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F08%2F27%2Fbook-notes-love-your-cross-by-therese-williams%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F08%2F27%2Fbook-notes-love-your-cross-by-therese-williams%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Profile%203.jpg) ### [Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/guest) We welcome guest contributors who graciously volunteer their writing for our readers. 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