Grief and Loss Support

Featured Grief and Loss Support

Five Stages of Preparing for Death - Preparing for a death can be terrifying if you have no idea what to expect, both physically and emotionally.

Grandma's Thimble - by Diane Dean WhiteI marvel at the way God knows when to send a special gift of encouragement our way at just the right time! My grandmother was from a town in the thumb area of Michigan. Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the ...

The Truth About Grief : Excerpts -   By Herb Orrell Why We Blame Ourselves for Trauma What possible value could self-blame have in the recovery process from trauma? Dr. Melvin Learner, a crime victim psychologist at the University of Waterloo, answers that question this way: "People believe that they live ...

A Child's Memory Book - Helping share memories of a loved one Sometimes we need to look at family memories from a child's perspective. Kids don't understand why they can't handle old photographs or carry around the family scrapbook. What does a child do with treasured toys, or things they have collected? They carry them around. ...

Coping with Tragedy, Loss, and Grief -   By Dan Johnston, PH.D We live life as whole persons, but we experience and process it at the Four Levels of Mind, Emotion, Body, and Spirit. * At the level of the mind we try to understand the events of our lives. We attempt to make sense of things.

A Remembrance and Comfort Bouquet -   By Brenda Hyde A very touching Remembrance and Comfort Bouquet can be made from herbs and flowers to express our feelings of loss. It can also serve as a gift of comfort for someone who may have suffered a miscarriage, loss of a baby, a parent or other loved one. You will need: Thyme ...