When my kids were young, they jumped off things — couches, beds, tree limbs, deck railings, bunk beds — and just expected me to catch them. Their jumps embodied the trust in their heart, because I. Would. Be. Ready.They slept soundly that night, because Daddy caught them until they were done jumping.

One time, at a hotel pool, Vincent jumped into the deep end over and over, because I was there to catch him before he went under. He even tried to run away from me and jump, thinking it was clever, but he scared me. One day he will jump when I am not there, not realizing that the water has the power to rob him of at least his trust, and perhaps his life.

Six years ago, I jumped - no, even worse, I was pushed - into the deep end of life.  And while I know that God was there — I know this, in my head — I did not feel his arms catch me.  And the deep end was much deeper than I anticipated.

God, you know all things, so you know this already.

I am not sure when I will jump again.

 " Weber beautifully articulates the fear that we face with death.  His harsh honesty with God and warm writing style pull us into our own desolation and then out again as only a great writer can. Anyone who struggles with grief and death should read Learning to Jump Again."   

     -  Meg Meeker, M.D., Best-Selling Author and Pediatrician 

"I read 'Learning To Jump Again' straight through--except for the times I had to stop and wipe away the tears.  Refreshingly honest, Anthony's insightful and winsome writing style helped me process some of the emotions of my own father's death twelve years ago."   

  Nick Twomey, Founding/Lead Pastor, Bay Pointe Community Church, Traverse City, MI

"I expected to find romantic poets, crusty theologians, and maybe a mega-church youth pastor or two. Instead, each chapter began with quotes from some of my favorite writers: Elie Weisel, J.R.R. Tolkein, Stephen R. Donaldson, Neil Gaiman, C.S. Lewis, Dostoyevsky, Stephen King, and Voltaire. And the quotes were thought provoking and, above all, authentic, adjectives that also describe the memoir..." 

Bill Boerman-Cornell, Christian Schools International

"An unusually candid account of a man of faith wrestling with God through the death of his father...articulates the raw realities of being enshrouded with grief and the struggle to get beyond." 

Jacquelyn Kaschel, Mlitt, PNH1, CEIP-MH