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Loss of a Loved One (In This Very Hour)

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An excellent book that helps you to deal with your emotions after someone has died close to you. The words written was what I was feeling after my mother's death.

This book is short- but that is good because when you are grieving you haven't the energy to read anything long. The author shares her own story briefly but the bulk of the book is devotions. This is the most honest but hopeful book that I have ever read about grief. It is small enough to mail instead of a sympathy card.

The author writes in a way that only experience can express. Having lost a child of my own this book was precious to me after it first happened. After such a tradgedy I found it hard to concentrate in reading the Bible but I could read this and relate. The devotionals are short and clear, just enough to allow yourself to absorb. Now, several years later, I use it quite frequently in the grief support group for bereaved parents that I lead. It is offers hope and compassion for a very difficult journey.

This book was so helpful when I lost my first son. Since then we lost another baby. I feel qualified to say that book was instrumental in the process of healing.

If you are hurting or know of someone that has lost a baby or had a miscarriage, PLEASE, send them this book.

There are two reviews on this page that are for other books. This book was part of a six book series on loss. The review written by Marty is about another book in this series called "Loss of a Job". The book mentioned in the review by South Carolina Reader is about yet another book in this series called "Loss of a Dream" by the same author (Robin Prince Monroe). This book, "Loss of a Loved One" is for people who are grieving. It takes readers through the author's struggle after she lost her 6 year old daughter, Anna, to leukemia. Though it is about the loss of a child it has provided comfort for folks around the country in all kinds of grief situations. Two hundred of these books were sent to the victim's families after the Oklahoma City bombing. It is short, honest and full of hope.