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“Jim and Jill must be commended for sharing this heartfelt story. Their bravery and courage are unsurpassable. This book has given us a different view of the Kellys: we always knew them as part of the extended football family, but now we see them as a family with real struggles… a family who used their faith in God and their love for one another to press on! We will forever look at them in a different light. The Kellys are amazing parents, but off the football field Hunter was the true warrior!”

—Brett and Deanna Favre

“We know through our own experience of having a son with autism that challenges also present many blessings. We admire the fact that Jim and Jill have been willing to share both their struggles and successes with the world. This story is a tribute to Hunter James Kelly. Hunter’s short life transformed the Kelly family, and through the work of Hunter’s Hope, the foundation that bears his name, his life will touch countless other families. Reading this book was like watching a miracle unfold.”

—Dan and Claire Marino

“Jim and Jill Kelly were always headed toward greatness. Who knew that a Hall of Fame career with the Buffalo Bills would be dwarfed by their son, Hunter? This is a story that refuses to detail a sadness that would seem only natural. Instead, it is an uplifting tale of courage, hope, and love. We are proud to call the Kelly family our friends. You will, too!”

—Chris and Katherine Berman

“Jim and Jill Kelly have lived every family’s best sports dream and every parent’s worst nightmare. They’ve also faced every couple’s greatest challenge. In WITHOUT A WORD, Jim and Jill open wide the doors of their home and their hearts and invite the rest of us inside to share the joy of having Hunter, the heartbreak of losing him, and the beautiful healing God has brought to their lives.”

—Nancy Guthrie, author of Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow

“The story of the Kelly family is painful, but it is not a story of pain. It’s a story of redemption, grace, reconciliation, and the powerful activity of the work-all-things-for-good God. I found myself left without a word as I read it—humbled by the courage of Hunter, the love of his sisters, and the indescribable way that God demonstrated His love to Jim and Jill. Their story has served to enflame my faith, and it will yours as well.”

—Dr. Jerry Gillis, lead pastor, the Chapel

at CrossPoint, Buffalo, NY

“I was emotionally drained but inspired when I read Jill’s book. God’s timing was perfect. This wonderful book helped me to see my own ‘trials’ in a completely different light.”

—Denise Jackson, author of the #1 New York Times

bestseller It’s All About Him

“WITHOUT A WORD was more than a book to us. It was an education of faith. Jill Kelly embarks with you on her journey of love and heartache… the heartache only a mother blessed with a terminally ill child can describe. Yet you remain inspired through her pain. Jim and Jill Kelly unselfishly invite us all to have our hearts changed by Hunter’s precious life, to be devastated by his early departure and, finally, to be restored by the faith he left us with. These words will change your heart forever.”

—Thurman and Patti Thomas

“Without uttering a single phrase, Hunter Kelly came, lived, and departed having poignantly pioneered hope and rescue to the future lives and stories of thousands and thousands of families. Within the pages of this raw, honest, and tender revelation of intimate family ties, it is my prayer that you will feel the same emotions of joy, anguish, anger, heartache, thankfulness, forgiveness, and love that I have had the privilege to share with these very, very special friends. Because Hunter was such a precious gift from God, the Kelly family will never be the same. Due to the reading of this inspiring journey, neither will I, and neither will you.”

—Richard R. George, pastor, the Chapel

at CrossPoint, Buffalo, NY

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Copyright © 2010 by Jill Kelly

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