Let Me Grieve, But Not Forever [Paperback]

Verdell Davis (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 17, 2004

On June 28, 1987, four Dallas-based Christian leaders were killed in an airplane crash as they were returning from a Focus on the Family retreat in Montana: George L. Clark, chairman of the board and CEO of MBank; Dr. Trevor E. Mabery, a surgeon who helped found Humana Hospital-Medical City; Hugo W. Schoelkopf III, an entrepreneur and sporting goods manufacturer; and Creath Davis, founder and director of Christian Concern Foundation.

Among the losses their families shared, Creath's wife, Verdell, also lost part of her identity: No longer was she a pastor's wife, and no longer was she sure what she believed. This deeply moving book, gleaned from parts of journals that she kept during the loss of her husband, offers a source of hope and healing for anyone experiencing grief. With remarkable honesty, courage, and generosity, she shares how to examine grief and ultimately find healing in the process.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; Tenth Anniversa edition (November 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 084994533X
• ISBN-13: 978-0849945335
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #420,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #98 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Relationships > Love & Loss

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Thankful", August 13, 2000

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Glenda C. Martin (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let Me Grieve, But Not Forever (Hardcover)

Thanks be to God for his use of people like Ms. Davis who have walked the dark road of grief, lonliness, and despair and shared that experience with those of us who would also travel this journey. I lost my husband in November,1999 after 23 years of marriage. My three sons and I came to know of this book through the suggestion of a friend and spiritual mentor. I've read it twice and it has become a very trusted companion during my times of profound lonliness, gut-wrentching sobs,unrelenting guilt and overwhelming responsibilities. I've identified with so many of the thoughts and feelings.I cry each time I read it, for many of her experiences are my experiences. The prayers are my favorites for I know they touch the very heart of God.This book helps me find the courage to go on.It helps me to know that God is true to His word and being that he is no respector of persons, His unfailing love will see me through just as it has seen her through.It gives me hope and reinforces the fact that my experiences are not unnatural for one who has suffered the trauma of loosing a spouse. I thank God for Ms. Davis. I thank Ms. Davis for being a willing vessel for God's use. I am tremendously helped by her candid sharing, her honest self- appraisals, her valuable insight and heaven-reaching prayers.This book chronicles a journey out of the darkness of loss and because of it the following verse of scripture has taken on new meaning for me:"Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation,that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God." (II Cor.1:3 NKJ) THANK YOU GOD!!! THANK YOU Verdell Davis!!!

GCMartin 8/13/00

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent help for those going through the grief process, April 17, 1999

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[e-mail] (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let Me Grieve, But Not Forever (Hardcover)

Of all the grief recovery books I have read, this is by far the most helpful. It deals comprehensively with all the issues surrounding the loss of a spouse.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great help while mourning, October 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Let Me Grieve, But Not Forever (Hardcover)

I just finished reading this book and am so grateful at all the chapters I was able to relate to. Even though our circumstances were very different (my husband was killed while working as a Sheriff's Deputy and we were married only 2 years), I found so many similarities in my life and hers. She allows the reader to feel and think whatever is in their heart without rushing them through the process. The book reminds us that hope and peace is to be found only in Christ and His sustaining love.