Laura Sobiech on her son's legacy, 'Fly a Little Higher'

'Fly a Little Higher' by Laura Sobiech
'Fly a Little Higher' by Laura Sobiech
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Laura Sobiech, the mother of 18-year-old Zach, wrote a book after her son's battle with osteosarcoma.

In "Fly a Little Higher," Laura Sobiech reflects on her son's life and his lasting legacy from his hit song "Clouds," written for his family members when he knew his body was succumbing to cancer.

From Christian Post:

Touching on some of the themes she shared in the book, Laura revealed how prayer was an important part of Zach's life, even though he also had to struggle with his faith before finding peace.

"As far as conversations with Zach, he was a teenager so he still had a lot of things that most of us had the time to go through. He didn't have that time, so he had to pack that all into just a couple of years. I know he went through times when he just really wondered if God was real. If heaven was real. And he had to work through that too. And he had to deal with fear of death and what that would be like. The process of dying, but then also what comes after," she said.

Laura Sobiech joins The Daily Circuit to discuss her book.

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