Child Grief

Losing a child is a difficult journey and no parent should have to experience this excruciating loss. These brave parents share stories about their loss and how they work through their grief. Their hope is to provide encouragement and hope to any parent that experiences the loss of a child. We celebrate our children and the impact that they had and continuing to have on our lives.

Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals. But that's not surprising, considering that her family runs the town funeral home. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead, just like that, six months later, Comfort knows how to deal with loss, or so she thinks.

A child walks away with a stranger. Father Terry Lester is under suspicion. Laura O’Brien Robbins’ psychic abilities are scattered as she tries to find the boy and clear her friend. She is joined by her husband, Greye, and a skeptical Los Angeles detective in her search. Two weeks pass and she is no closer to finding the child. Laura is convinced she knows who the kidnapper is, but how does she prove it? Will a helpful ghost provide information? Is Laura willing to put herself in danger to discovery where the boy is hidden? Will she find the boy and clear the priest’s name in time to ...

Like the biblical Job, John Ramsey had it all - wealth, social position, a loving family. And like Job, Ramsey was destined for great affliction, as many of the most precious things in his life were cruelly taken from him.

Cover Design by Micheline Birger (2012) This is simply a children's story about loss. Loss and grief. Loss and grief for a child...from a child's point of view. How does anyone cope with the loss of a loved one - much less a child? A child who doesn't know and understand what permanent loss is? What does the loss of a significant person mean in a child's life? It could be a parent, sibling, friend or another family member. This story is about the loss of Sarah's father as seen through the lens of Sarah. Precious:The SuperSonic Angel comes to see Sarah in her hour of deep need. Precious ...

In this riveting autobiography, former journalist/author, Joan Williams shares numerous dangerous and transfixing experiences that occurred during her participation in the “undeclared” civil war which wreaked havoc in her country, Jamaica, between 1977-1980. This conflict resulted from the determination of most of the island’s citizens, to prevent socialism/communism from taking over their country during the cold war era. During that period, the island was "invaded" by operatives from the Russian KGB, Cuban DGI, and American CIA, all assisting the side they favored and arming the ...

If you know someone who is experiencing deep loss tethered to nightmarish lunacy escorting inconsolable pain. And you're trying to understand what he or she is going through or why he or she doesn't seem to be able to be consoled. Or maybe you, yourself, are one who is experiencing this horror. The Ripple Maker's prose is much like that of "A Pilgrim's Progress." While there is no easy way to gain this insight, The Ripple Maker does offer understanding. This book was written by a man during the first few weeks after losing his son horrifically and suddenly. Being his son's father was the ...

In this major study of near-death experiences with the newly born, babies, toddlers, and children up to age five, NDE expert P. M. H. Atwater reveals how those who experience a near-death state or other worlds at a very young age are profoundly affected for the rest of their lives, including developing psychic and intuitive abilities, higher intelligence and “wisdom beyond their years,” and a pervasive feeling of being “homesick for heaven.”

Every year, some two million parents in the US suffer the death of a son or daughter. The unnatural sequence of the child's preceding the parent in death creates a wrenching loss and overwhelming emotional and spiritual disorientation. Most of these bereaved parents find relief from their isolation only in the company of others like themselves. The Grieving Garden offers support, understanding, and, ultimately, comfort and hope from those who have sowed the same tears over the death of a child.

Katie Woo's dog, Goldie, was very old. Goldie became sick and died. Katie will miss her friend. She is glad that she has lots of happy memories of Goldie.

Pursuing Hope: The Story of Justin Emanuel Hanna gives insight into the journey through life after unimaginable loss. As you read this mother’s heart-wrenching story, you will come to understand how God has used Vanessa’s most difficult life experience to encourage others. It is a testimony that will inspire women across the globe who have unexpectedly found themselves inducted into “the club.” This book will also prove inspirational for family and friends who desire to support their loved ones during their journey from grief to healing. Danielle Mounter Byrd

San Cristóbal was an unremarkable city—small, newly prosperous, contained by rain forest and river. But then the children arrived. No one knew where they came from: 32 kids, seemingly born of the jungle, speaking an unknown language. At first they scavenged, stealing food and money and absconding to the trees. But their transgressions escalated to violence, and then the city’s own children began defecting to join them. Facing complete collapse, municipal forces embark on a hunt to find the kids before the city falls into irreparable chaos.

Tens of thousands of women and families every year lose a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. The statistics are sobering - between 10 percent and 20 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, 1 percent in stillbirth, and nearly 23,000 babies die before their first birthday - but statistics alone miss the depth of the hurt. Each loss is personal and devastating.

[2021 Revised Edition, New Cover Design] Free To Grieve – A Mother’s Memoir in Black and White is a powerful and compelling narrative about a mother whose life begins to quickly unravel when her 16-year-old son, a high school football player, is found lifeless in his bed. Her son had died without warning. After a harrowing plunge into the depths of despair and grief, she resurfaces with a greater sense of purpose to help spread awareness about the number one threat to young athletes. Intertwined with personal excerpts from her journal she began weeks after her son’s death, this moving...

Susan Lambert hasn't seen or spoken with her only child in over seven years. On a cold winter evening, the new local sheriff in their small West Texas town knocks on her door to deliver terrifying news: her son has been in an accident and is missing and presumed dead. Together they start a journey to find the missing man and answers to where he has been and who has grown up to become. Their journey will take them to the mountains of Southern Oklahoma, through a bleak and wild landscape not only of rock and wildlife, but also of God's love and grace; redemption and loss. ​What and who they...

What if your deepest wounds weren’t about what happened—but about who never showed up? The Mother Wound Guidebook is a trauma-informed guide for women who grew up feeling unseen, controlled, or emotionally dismissed by the one person who was supposed to nurture them. This workbook isn’t just about understanding the pain—it’s about healing it. If you’ve ever felt guilt for setting boundaries, grief over what you never received, or exhaustion from trying to earn a love that should’ve been unconditional, this journey is for you. Inside, you’ll explore: What the “mother wound...

This story really consists of two parts. The first part might be left out, but it gives us a few particulars, and these are useful. We were staying in the country at a gentleman's seat, where it happened that the master was absent for a few days. In the meantime, there arrived from the next town a lady; she had a pug dog with her, and came, she said, to dispose of shares in her tan-yard.

Discover the power of second chances in this heartwarming series about love, loss, and a fresh start from bestselling author Sylvia Price. Beth Campbell is a widow battling depression after losing her husband to cancer. As she stands over her husband's grave, she wishes that things had turned out differently. But when her childhood friend, Kathy, invites her to visit their hometown in Nova Scotia and help renovate an old house, she finds herself embarking on a journey that will change her life forever. When Beth discovers that Sean Pennington, a man from her past, is working on the same ...

The Secret Life of Shadowfolx You were never alone in the dark. The shadows were keeping your stories safe. Behind every reflective surface, a world exists. Not one of monsters, but of meaning. It’s where your unspoken thoughts go to stretch their legs. Where forgotten feelings file themselves away. Where strange, mischievous creatures tend to the parts of you you’ve tucked aside. Welcome to the Archive. Here, the Shadowfolx work tirelessly—not to haunt, but to hold. They are the unseen companions to your most human moments: The Regremlins nibble at your unmade decisions, cataloging ...

Six poems about love, life & relationships.