Book 1 (A Time to Grieve) of Journeying through Grief. I received this first book through my church. I lost my Mom from a long term illness, my nephew from sudden blood clot, and my sister-in-law from cancer in about ten months time. This book has helped me understand and process some of what I've been going through. I recommend this book to anyone grieving the loss of someone they loved. I wish I would have received mine after the first death rather than at the third death. I do think it is a book to keep around and bring out when you need it, or to share with someone you know who is going through losing someone.
I wish I hadn't needed this series of books, but I did, and it became a tremendous source of comfort for me, as silly as that may sound. Most friends and relatives don't know exactly what to say during moments of extreme grief, so we simply appreciate them for the goodness and purity of their intentions. At the end of the day, though, when I was alone with my sadness, I was able to receive something calming from Kennth Haugk.
Very helpful in my Journey through grieving for the loss of my mom. Now I have to start the series over due to the loss of my sister a week ago. Glad I own these books. I would recommend them to anyone going through the grieving process.
I recommend these series of short books/long pamphlets to anyone experiencing recent grief. They are in bite sized chapters and each is only about 40 pages. Best, each is catered to a specific time in the grieving process. I found the first and last book to be especially helpful in that way. Most other grieving material I have read tries to cover everything. I would read something in the first few weeks about “moving on”, which wasn’t fair for me yet. Or I’ve read material more recently, almost a year after the loss of my dad, about making sure you eat well and exercise- which would be a scary circumstance if that advise was new (not to criticize anyone who is in a point in their grief a year plus on where they can’t eat well and exercise still, but to point out that that advice has already been heard and known for some time).
This book is included in a four-part series of booklets that I use to walk with people through their first year of grief. I use it less as a teaching tool and more as a communication and relational tool to stay engaged with a particular person. It has some scriptural direction with other wonderful applicational help but is not a Bible Study.
I also use these booklets with the unbaptized I know or those disenfranchised with the church.
The four-part series can be purchased through Steven Ministries, Inc. online.
I highly recommend this series of four books. This one is #4. Our church sent us one every three months after our loss and they were very helpful. Easy (and not so easy) to read with a very readable and short layout. They are just the right length.
If you have lost someone, definitely add these to the grief books you will read. Whether you read them all at once or one every three months the first year as we did, they will help and you may find yourself going back to them more than once.
PS I actually read this book at almost 17 months for the first time and it resonated with me.
Another poignant chapter to this grief in life is explored here, and I think with everything going on in my life I've read this exactly when I was meant to.
This is the final book of a 4 part series on grief. It is small, easy to read and filled with comfort and positive suggestions for rebuilding after profound grief.
This was a good book to read to help me get over the grief of losing my younger brother, Max, last December. I will pass it to my Mother who is still dealing with her grief.