The Long Goodbye-The Kara Tippetts Story

I count meeting Kara as a highlight in my life. She's made me a better mother & wife & helped deepen my faith. Although The Long Goodbye is undeniably sad, Kara's sense of humor & vivacious personality almost makes me forget what the film is about! Surprisingly after watching this many times.. It doesn't make me think about suffering or dying but it does make me much more aware of the gift of time. I'm more grateful for my life because of Kara's honest, brave & raw testimony. Her powerful legacy inspires me to ponder my own.

Kara Tippetts was a young mother of four children when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This documentary follows her journey as cancer slowly takes her. It is a sad story to watch, and yet it is also so full of hope and beauty because Kara knew Jesus. Kara sought to be kind even when grieving and in pain. She looked for grace in the daily moments. She had such a hard story, but she lived it well, and she trusted in Jesus through it all. She is an example of how to live well, and how to die well. My favorite quote from Kara in this documentary: “The world says I should be angry, that I should be shaking my fist at God. I didn’t think at 38 I’d be battling cancer, but I am, and so I need to find contentment in that place. I want to be able to share this story that suffering isn’t a mistake, and it isn’t the absence of God’s goodness because He’s present in pain.” The documentary is very well done, and it has beautiful, original music too! I highly recommend it.

The truth is, life is not easy. Bad things happen to good people and cancer can take young mothers from their children. Kara shows us how to live fully and embrace every experience we have here, even if it's death. I loved this movie.