September Vaudrey is a speaker, writer, and lover of all things family. She and husband, Scott, have five grown children and two grandchildren—and counting. September is on staff in the pastoral care department at Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago suburbs. She teaches workshops on parenting, grief, and marital restoration. Her book, "Colors of Goodbye: A Memoir of Holding On, Letting Go, and Reclaiming Joy in the Wake of Loss" (Tyndale Momentum, March 18, 2016), details the death of their 19-year-old daughter—and September’s journey to rebuild her life in the wake of this loss.