It Is Well with My Soul The Inspiring Story of Horatio Spafford, the Great Chicago Fire, and the Famous Hymn

When peace like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll— Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. Discover the whole story https://itiswellwithmysoul.com It Is Well with My Soul: The Scri

November, 1873. Anna and her four daughters sail from New York aboard the Ville de Havre in the middle of the North Atlantic. The ship collides with the iron clipper Loch Urn and sinks in little more than 10 minutes. Anna watches the sea take Taneda fr

The hot, dry summer of 1871 ends in catastrophe. On October 8th, a lantern in the O' Leary barn starts the Great Chicago Fire. In two days a third of the city is destroyed and Horatio's property investments are gone. Walking through the ruins, he meets

Chicago, September 5, 1861 Horatio and Anna are married in a church filled with friends, including Dwight Moody. The chapter looks back on how they met, how Horatio paid for her schooling and waited for her, and how their life together quickly filled w

This chapter opens in Stavanger, Norway, in 1846. Four-year-old Anna Larsson learns her family is leaving their small fishing town for America. The voyage, the first sight of New York, and the long journey to Chicago follow. In the New World she loses