Help for those who grieve.

Here are some resources to help you on your grief journey. I have attended these support groups, and the books listed below offered invaluable encouragement.

Organizations to assist you.

The Compassionate Friends

The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.

They sponsor local chapters in various cities, online support groups, recommend support materials, hold national conferences and offers their national magazine, “We Need Not Walk Alone,” free to online subscribers.

For grief support for siblings parents can call the national office at 877-969-0010 and request a customized bereavement packet assembled just for their children. 

Find a local chapter at https://www.compassionatefriends.org

GriefShare

GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone. Thousands of GriefShare support groups meet weekly around the world. Visit or join a group at anytime. And attend as many meetings as you like.

Find a local chapter at:https://www.griefshare.org

Recommended books*

 In his inimitable analytical style, Lewis describes his reactions to the loss of his wife Joy to cancer. His steady, thoughtful approach in coming to terms with the loss is both instructive and comforting.

A Grief Observed
Through the Eyes of a Lion: Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power. -Lusko. The subtitle says it all. Levi’s family faced the sudden death of their beloved five-year-old to an asthma attack. Their response offers real hope for those who are broken with sorrow. 
Trusting God Through Tears  -Burton. An open and honest recounting of a loss of a son from a father’s perspective. Burton details how he and his family worked to pick up the pieces and lean into their pain by relying on God’s grace.  
trusting God Through tears

Heaven Your Real Home  – Tada Joni Ericson Tada faced the loss of her mobility, when a diving accident severed her spinal cord. Her courageous attitude in dealing with the daily losses of her condition will inspire you, as she points to the eventual restoration of all things through Christ.

heaven your real Home

More Books

Paula D’Arcy lost both husband and daughter in a drunk driving accident. The book eloquently expresses God’s love and comfort to her in the midst of mind-numbing sorrow.

GIFT OF THE REDBIRD

C.S. Lewis addresses age old question about suffering.

the problem of pain

The Salem family, who lost their precious daughter to cancer, approaches their loss with courage and faith.

from mourning to morning the only difference is u
Elizabeth Eliot suffered the loss of two husbands to untimely deaths. In this work, available in pamphlet form, Eliot describes “six simple things” that helped her through and offers encouragement for the bereaved to move forward and “reinvest” in life. 
facing the death of someone you love

Poignant accounts of mothers who experienced the loss of a beloved child. Inspiring, soulful stories of their difficult journeys.

hope springs from a mother’s broken heart

*Lynne Little Ministries receives no compensation for these recommendations.