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Roses in December : Finding Strength Within Grief
 
 
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Roses in December : Finding Strength Within Grief [Paperback]

Marilyn Willett Heavilin (Author)
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March 1998

Used for years by individuals, grief counselors, and support groups, Roses in December has helped readers understand the grieving process, support family members, give insight into sibling grief, and maintain their marriages during difficult times. This newly revised edition offers the same compassion and encouragement plus chapters on losing loved ones under special circumstances, such as suicide and AIDS.

With deep empathy, Marilyn helps those who are grieving find God’s comfort. Having lost three sons, she knows the tremendous sorrows and struggles that come with the death of loved ones. Yet she shares how even in the winters of our lives God provides roses—special occasions, special people, and special memories—to give us strength and draw close to Him.

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"Marilyn takes us into the deepest well of sorrow and somehow shows us a way to climb out of the dark pit. There is comfort, support, and hope." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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  • Paperback: 149 pages
  • Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (March 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1565078586
  • ISBN-13: 978-1565078581
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #293,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Healing and reassurance, May 31, 2000
This review is from: Roses in December : Finding Strength Within Grief (Paperback)
My father died over ten years ago now, and when a friend suggested that I read this book, my first thought was, "how can anyone else possibly understand what I am feeling?" But I have never forgotten how much Marilyn Heavilin's book helped me. I thought my grief was making me feel things no one else had ever felt or thought, and of course this was not true. I understood my own feelings better after reading this book. It gave me hope and reassurance to know that things WILL get better and others can share the burden. I also learned how to do things to help my mother and siblings cope with the loss, too. Bless you, Marilyin Heavilin!
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Roses in December, July 21, 2001
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Lucy Buhlmann (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
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This book was written by Marilyn Willett Heavilin. Suffering the loss of a child is hard for anyone to imagine. Marilyn and her husband Glen suffered the loss of not one child, but three of their children. Marilyn journaled the story of her strugles, grief, despair, hopes, and blessings. She has covered just about every topic I can think of.

I have said all along that we didn't loose our son David for no reason. God wanted us to learn from it and wanted to make us better people. Well, I can see that is exactly what happened with the Heavilin Family. Their heartache would make anyone want to just stay in their house and never come out. But, with help of their friends, prayers, and eachother, Marilyn and Glen took what they learned from their tragedies and has devoted their lives to helping others who are greiving the loss of a child.

If you only read one book during your grief process, this is the book you should buy.

Lucy Buhlmann Orange County TCF

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Roses after the sudden horrible loss of our 17 year old son, April 15, 2002
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We too experienced a sudden loss when our son was killed. As a man came through the line @ calling hours, he handed me this book, as I read it, it seemed as though I was reliving Marylin's life some 20 years later. My experiences were so paralell it was unbeliveable. This book has given me some peace,at a time when I thought peace would never come again. Our loss is still so overwhelming that sometimes it's hard to even breathe, but I think of Roses in December, and I know someday the grief won't be what directs my life. I just need to experience all of the roses.
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Mary Beth, The Compassionate Friends, Holy Spirit, The Rose of Forgiveness, The Rose of Uniqueness, The Rose of Remembrance, The Rose of Hope, Jesus Christ, Donna Lynn, The Sanguine, The Rose of Victory, The Rose of Friendship, The Rose of Comfort, The Rose of Understanding, The Rose of Farewells, The Rose of Preparation, Uncle Henry, The Rose Of Love, The Rose of Sorrow, The Rose of Tenderness, The Rose of Innocence
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