ABOUT THE BOOK

When Tomorrow Stopped

A Memoir and Handbook on Grief

When Tomorrow Stopped: A Memoir and Handbook on Grief is a deeply personal, faith-centered account of losing his wife, Beki, following complications from a brain tumor.

The book combines two elements:
• A raw memoir recounting Beki’s medical crisis, her decline and death, and the devastating effects on Brandon and their children.
• A Christian guide to navigating grief without allowing sorrow to destroy one’s faith, identity, or sense of purpose.

Drawing on Scripture—particularly the experiences of Job and the teachings of Jesus and Paul—Brandon explores fear, pain, unanswered prayer, gratitude, worship, sacrifice, eternity, and joy. He shares practical spiritual disciplines that helped him endure, including abiding in Christ, meditating on Scripture, embracing pain honestly, cultivating gratitude, and choosing to worship amid suffering.

Its central message is that healthy grief does not deny heartache. It allows people to cry, struggle, and carry the loss while continuing to honor God. Rather than “moving on,” Brandon encourages grieving readers to move forward with their memories, faith, and hope intact.

Ultimately, this is a candid story of love, bereavement, spiritual endurance, and healing. It is intended especially for Christians experiencing the death of a loved one, major life changes, or any loss that has made their imagined future feel as though it suddenly stopped.