Grief is not the end
Your pain is a chapter, but it is not the final sentence of your narrative.
Synopsis
If You Could Only See This View
A Story of Unthinkable Loss, Unshakable Faith, and Finding Hope Again
What do you do when the life you knew disappears in an instant?
When Dr. Matt Cahoon’s pregnant wife, Sierra, and their two-year-old son, Nolan, were killed in an intentional act of violence, his world shattered.
In the aftermath, Matt found himself wrestling with overwhelming grief, guilt, addiction, anger, and questions he couldn’t answer. The identity he had built as a husband and father seemed to disappear with them.
But somewhere along the broken road of grief, Matt began to discover something he could not see at first:
Even when everything feels lost, God has not left you.
If You Could Only See This View is an honest and deeply personal memoir about devastating loss, the messy journey of healing, and the faith that slowly emerged from the rubble.
Through vulnerability, hard-won lessons, and moments of unexpected grace, Matt shares what he discovered along the way:
- Grief does not have to be the end of your story.
- Healing does not mean forgetting.
- Faith can survive even when you have questions.
- Your pain can become part of your purpose.
- God can meet you even in the darkest places.
This is more than a story about losing a wife and a child.
It is a story about learning how to live again.
It is a story about discovering purpose in pain.
It is a story about redemption.
For Anyone Walking Through Loss
Whether you are grieving the loss of a spouse, child, parent, friend, dream, or the life you once knew, If You Could Only See This View offers a reminder:
You are not alone.
This book is also a meaningful resource for pastors, counselors, church communities, ministry leaders, and anyone walking alongside someone experiencing grief.
Matt doesn’t offer easy answers or pretend grief follows a predictable path. Instead, he shares an honest story of what it looks like to keep putting one foot in front of the other—and to discover hope along the way.
Your Pain Doesn’t Have to Define Your Future
You may not understand why you’re walking through this.
You may not know what comes next.
You may even wonder where God is in the middle of it all.
Matt’s story is a reminder that the view from where you are standing today may not be the view God is leading you toward.
Sometimes, you have to keep climbing before you can see what was waiting for you all along.
If you could only see this view.
