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The Book Shelf - Dealing with
Grief |
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Experiencing
Grief by H. Norman Wright is a practical, healing guide for
anyone journeying through the experience of loss. It
is a brief but powerful book that will help lead you out of your
grief experience through five stages of grief. Broadman & Holman
Publishers, broadmanholman.com . This
book can be ordered from Christian Marriage Enrichment, 800-875-7560.
Where
is God? – A
Personal Story of Finding God in Grief and Suffering by John S. Feinberg tells of John’s struggle
to find peace and God in the midst of a life-rocking storm. The
journey to truth has been long and hard, but Feinberg’s
painful experience incurred due to the diagnosis of his wife’s
incurable, genetically transmitted disease. Has affirmed God’s
faithfulness. Broadman & Holman Publishers, broadmanholmam.com.
Give
Us This Day
by Martha Evans Sparks
Daily Hope for Caregivers by Martha Evans sparks
is an instructional, devotional, inspirational collection of words
of wisdom from experience. She expresses her daily feelings as a
caregiver as well as the prayers of the care recipient to give readers
the whole picture, enabling them to remain faithful, hopeful and
strong during a difficult time. This book is highly recommended
to all caregivers and those needing the care because not only can
it bring peace and comfort to each individual, but it could also
be used as a way to open the doors of honest communication between
the two. Published by Wesleyan Publishing House of Indianapolis,
IN, you may purchase this book by calling 800.493.7539. For more
information visit www.wesleyan.org/wph.
What Do You Say to Someone Who's Hurting
By Carol Fredericks.
published by Concordia Publishing
House
This book offers 52 ways to show Christian sympathy
to people who are grieving. It explains how to communicate with
children, teens and adults under different circumstances that bring
grief into one's life.
A
Passage Through Grief
By Barbara Baumgardner.
published by Broadman and Holman
Books
This guides the reader through the journaling
process as a way to deal with sorrow from loss. Having lost her
husband, a granddaughter and her father, she turned to journaling
to put her thoughts in perspective and express the things she felt
she couldn't talk about. A guide for leaders of support groups is
also included in this book. This book was used by the Salvation
Army for training grief counselors following the tragic events of
September 11, 2001.
Deeper
Still: For Those Who Grieve
By Paul Ginsburg
published by International Bible
Society
A wonderful booklet full of short writings addressing
the needs and questions of those who are grieving the loss of a
loved one.
ABC's of Healthy Grieving:
Light for a Dark Journey
by Harold Ivan Smith
published by Leathers Publishing,
Leawood, KS
Good for those enduring the grief process as
well as those who are ministering to others in grief. It is a quick
easy read with practical guidelines and suggestion.
A Decembered Grief
by
Harold Ivan Smith
published by Beacon Hill Press,
Kansas City, MO
A wonderful tool for those who struggle with
the holidays because of the loss of a loved one. It is not unusual
for one's sorrow to deepen during those much celebrated times of
the year and this book gives insight and ideas for coping.
Don't
Take My Grief Away From Me
by Doug Manning
In-Sight Books, Inc., Oklahoma
City, OK
This is a great book to have on hand to help
others right at the point of their loss, due to death of a loved
one. With step by step guidelines beginning with the how-to's of
planning a funeral, all questions are answered. The short chapters
make it easy reading even during a stressful time. It is a wonderful
tool to give to someone to express care and comfort at a difficult
time and in the months to come.
To purchase this book call 1-800-658-9262 or go to www.insightbooks.com
Elder Care & Grief
The
following booklets are easy to read and will answer many questions
related to elder care and grief. All are written by Doug Manning
and published by:
In-Sight Books, Inc.
PO Box 42467
Oklahoma City, OK 732123
800-658-9262
- Visiting in a Nursing Home
- Searching for Normal Feelings
- Parenting Our Parents
- When Love Gets ToughThe Nursing
Home Solution
- The Gift of SignificanceWalking
People Through a Loss
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