Death and bereavement Books

Exciting, diverse, moving and uplifting, this exquisite collection of memoirs and short stories packs an emotional punch. The selected authors share their deeply authentic truths. They unfold their hopes, express their hurts, reveal memories and offer...

With so many financial and burial decisions to make in just a matter of days, planning your loved one's funeral can be unbelievably, emotionally, mentally, and physically draining. If that wasn't enough, try writing the eulogy. Are you up for the task?...

Breakthrough of Hope is the personal testimony of Susan Hubele. She shares the events leading up to and the many difficult years after her abortion in 1976. In her story, you will find how God saved her, set her free and healed those dark places of pain...

The messages in this book will remind you that many of the great heroes of the Bible faced the very same problems that today's believers are called to endure. See how God comforted them, strengthened them, and brought them through. He will do the same...

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. The five stages of grief, first formulated in this hugely influential work forty years ago, are now part of our common understanding of bereavement. The five stages were first identified by Elisabeth...

In 1969, Naomi Morrisey, the sixth of eleven children raised in a traditional Australian Catholic family, became pregnant at age 19. In order to hide their shame, her parents uprooted their family and moved to Canada for six months, where Naomi was...

J'amène avec moi l'écho de ton coeur,ton sourire et ta tendresse.Je te laisse un instant d'éternité.Au coeur du Passage illustre le cheminement des personnes en fin de vie et de leurs proches. Les récits allégoriques vous transportent au coeur même d'un...

June 8, 2015 was the end of a long weekend for Derek & Helena as they enjoyed one more night in a cabin in Sydney, Australia's Blue Mountains. Back home in Canada it is the start of spring. A beautiful Sunday evening where the weekend has also come to an...

<p>In 2006, author Randah Ribhi Hamadeh lost her eighteen-year-old daughter, Samar, in a car accident. On the tenth anniversary of her passing, Hamadeh presents Longing for Summer, her fifth collection of poetry.</p><p>These verses,...

Unfortunately, grief and loss are inevitable parts of living. No one escapes. Even so, it's difficult to know how to console those who have reached a broken place in their lives. What is the best way to show compassion when words cannot be enough?In...

Touched by a Hummingbird is a reminder to experience life as it appears-especially when we are lonely, grieving, or sad. Norma K. Salway has experienced many losses. She hopes that others will be comforted by her story.

Surrender to the Pause and Recognize the Renewing Power of WorshipSometimes our mistakes can leave us feeling like we're drowning in an ocean of regret. Thankfully, we are not alone. The books of First and Second Samuel help us realize that worship is...

Healing Trauma after the Death of a Pet is difficult if you try and do it alone. Start with the supportive tools and compassionate guidance in this book to help you go from grief to gratitude and a forever bond. You just arrived home and in an instant,...

Grief is an opportunity to open your heart!A beautiful love story, yours and the author’s, walking together on the journey through Grief, Grace and Gratitude.Allow Lara to accompany you to the epicentre of your pain and walk you safely out the...

You're sharing the end journey of a treasured loved one in your world.  You're stressed, you're sad, it's tough, you feel alone and you don't know how to best help them.You want to be able to make the most of this time and create...

The American church avoids lament but lament is a missing, essential component of Christian faith. Soong-Chan Rah's prophetic exposition of the book of Lamentations provides a biblical and theological lens for examining the church's relationship with a...

In the wake of a historic earthquake in the fragile country of Haiti, Kent Annan considers suffering as a problem for faith. Along the way he discovers that he is not alone, that from the psalmists of old to our neighbors today, people have followed life...

Wrestling with the question, Is God to blame?, Gregory A. Boyd offers a hopeful picture of a sovereign God who is relentlessly opposed to evil, who knows our sufferings and who can be trusted to bring us through them to renewed life.

Only a courageously bold grieving mother could weave such deeply raw, riveting and heart-wrenching words together. A touching and vulnerable narrative, with surprising elements of humor, ending with an encouraging, inspirational story of love, honor, and...

This collection of unique first-person accounts explores the range of emotions of Final Exit Network clients over the past 20 years as they come to terms with end of life decisions for themselves and their loved ones. It also shares the experiences of...

"Love Language of Grief" is a poignant anthology that brings together the voices of nine authors, each sharing their deeply personal experiences with grief. "Love Language of Grief" is a canvas of heartfelt narratives. These writers explore the...

A penetrating account of a family dealing with suicide. G. Lloyd and Gwendolyn Carr offer solid guidance for those who worry about the eternal fate of a loved one and provide a reliable and readable summary of Christian thinking about suicide. Useful...

When Paula D'Arcy lost her husband and baby in a car crash, she began an inner search for a faith that was stronger than fear. She tells her story of spiritual exhaustion, her journey alone into the wilderness for three days, and the renewal she was...

Surely all human beings have always been in doubt and must have been asking questions, with no clear answers, what happens after we die.Will we keep on living after death? As we were told from young you have a body, spirit and soul...but what happens to...

She suffered an unimaginable loss. Her journey back from darkness would make her whole again.Isolated in a small country town, Veronica is already struggling with motherhood, trapped under the yoke of an ordinary life. After her second daughter,...

Un libro apropiado para niños y familias unidas por adopción. Recomendado para niños de 6 años en adelante con edades de 6 a 9 años siendo leído con un adulto. Bellamente ilustrado, este trabajo brinda una mirada honesta y una comprensión más profunda de...

Death rarely comes with simple answers, for its arrival is always a boldreminder that we live in an imperfect world. Yet there is hope found in theSavior, and in his promise we can be certain that the limitations of this worldcannot shackle the power of...

Fred was unaware of the poverty he was exposed to while he was growing up. As far as he was concerned, this was normal. His mom, Irene, a single mother, made certain that his two boys, Fred and his older brother Leonard, were well taken care of. After...

World's Geography of Love weaves an imagination of a conscious and meaningful transformation of the neurotic, inflated, and unmediated heroic ego and recovery of its soul, an alignment with love. The author illustrates this recovery of soul through...

A Guide for the Grief Journey This book is an invitation to meet in the common places of grief, and therein to find the compassion you need to both breathe and heal during seasons of suffering. These letters will validate where you are, provide...

If you have endured a significant loss, this story is for you.Grief is a labyrinth of emotion and that's why, Dreams of Antiquity: The Awakening, helps the reader feel like they're not alone in their own journey as author, Joe Hehn, guides them...

The beat of the heart is structured, not improvised; it is a perpetual non-fleeting pulse spanning all human life until it is the last rhythm produced in our own conscious existence. Listening to the final beats of my father's heart - his last eternal...

When the exuberant expectation of a baby's birth abruptly ends, whether by miscarriage, tubal pregnancy, stillbirth, or early infant death, the loss leaves a mom with unimaginable grief. Navigating the depth of emotions and handling the responses of...

In his practice Dr. Carrigan witnessed Christians suffer and die with ravaging and devastating diseases. As an historian, he was aware of the untold suffering humanity has endured, at times at its own hand and even at times in the name of God. He has...

What really happens after death? For answers, we look to religious teachings and cultural norms but why not turn to those who have endured the phenomenon of a near death experience? In One Second in Heaven, author Gerard De Santis presents a powerful...

Being a mission-driven leader is hard. Being a mission-driven leader who knows how to navigate the emotions of loss and grief connected to leadership is harder still. It takes a vulnerable leader to lead well--one who has faced into their own losses and...

The author shares her experience of what she recollects the day that she lost her husband (their son's Dad); "When Dad Disappeared" and how her and her son continued to push on. As a young child, it was very difficult for Maceo to understand the meaning...

Dies ist eine Pflichtlektüre für jeden, der einen geliebten Menschen verloren hat. Der Verlust eines wichtigen Menschen kann eine der schwierigsten Erfahrungen im Leben sein. Trauer ist eine natürliche und gesunde Reaktion auf diesen Verlust, kann jedoch...

La pérdida de un ser querido es una experiencia compleja y dolorosa, que tiene un gran impacto en nuestra vida emocional y mental. Este libro es una exploración teórica y profunda del proceso de duelo, que ofrece una visión...

"...The world cannot define your child's worth..." "Our Hope for Isabelle" is a touching and inspirational book co-authored by a husband and wife who share their personal journey of deciding to start a family, how a shocking...

"The Grief Recovery Handbook: How to Cope with Loss and Move On" is an invaluable resource for individuals facing the complexities of grief and loss. In this empathetic and insightful guide, readers will find a roadmap to navigate the often...