Having comforted grief-stricken men, women and children countless times in his decades of ministry, and having suffered the grief of losing his wife through cancer, Pastor Darius was a genuine, caring man who was convinced that the God of the Bible is true and good and cares for all. Then, unexpectedly, he witnessed the death of his only daughter in a tragic bus crash. His hopes were dashed, his faith in God shattered. But as he so clearly describes in this autobiographical account, time, ...

Don’t miss The Long Goodbye: The Kara Tippetts Story on Netflix now, featuring Ann Voskamp, Ellie Holcomb, and Joanna Gaines!Kara Tippetts knows the ordinary days of mothering four kids, the joy of watching her children grow ... and the devestating reality of stage-four cancer. In The Hardest Peace, Kara doesn't offer answers for when living is hard, but she asks us to join her in moving away from fear and control and toward peace and grace. Most ...

“It is research like Dr. Moody presents in his book that will enlighten many and confirm what we have been taught for two thousand years—that there is life after death.”– Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D., author of On Death and DyingThe groundbreaking classic that revolutionized our understanding of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) and the mysteries of what lies beyond—AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WITH OVER 30 MILLION COPIES SOLDLife After Life introduced ...

"Thank you, Catherine Sanders, for giving us a book that few others could have written. Every page speaks both the depth of your compassion and the breadth of your knowledge. This book will be a wise companion on the difficult journey from loss to recovery."— Robert Kastenbaum, Ph.D., author of The Psychology of Death"How to Survive the Loss of a Child is a godsend to those in the field as well as t...

"P. Gill White, PhD, has done an outstanding job of writing on a much-needed subject within the bereavement community. As siblings sadly are often the "forgotten" grievers when the death of their brother or sister occurs, a book such as this is greatly needed. Dr. White's insights and experiences as both a bereaved sibling herself and as a sibling grief counselor are sure to be a great help to all who read her book."-Patricia L. Moser, president of Bereaved Parents of the USA

Both cases were 1st Degree Murder trials. For months, the Mothers carry on a "normal" life, denying any knowledge. Both cases involved the concealment of a missing child. Both involved stories of the horrific murder of young children. Both were deliberated by jurors. Why the different outcome?Told by the Jury Forman of the North Carolina trial, it has riveting insights about the case, and the deliberation process from the Jury's perspective. It is a "must-read" for prospective juro...

Praise for the First Edition:"The book is well-written, interesting, informative, thorough, and useful! As an educator for 43 years, this is the sort of text that I would be pleased to use in my classroom!....I would highly recommend this book! It is an important contribution to the field!"--Gerry R. Cox, PhD, Illness, Crisis and Loss**This core, introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate-level courses i...

SMALL MIRACLES is a landmark Australian self-help book offering practical advice, inspiration and comfort for anyone coping with the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or prematurity and related issues such as infertility.

Since its beginning, Buddhism has been intimately concerned with confronting and understanding death and dying. Indeed, the tradition emphasizes turning toward the realities of sickness, old age, and death - and using those very experiences to develop wisdom and liberating compassion. In recent decades, Buddhist chaplains and caregivers all over the world have been drawing on this tradition to contribute greatly to the development of modern palliative and hospice care in the secul...

Eighty-four years old and terminally ill with cancer, psychiatrist Pat Ferguson wants nothing more than for her life, which no longer brings her joy, to be over. But when her ailing body refuses to let go, she asks her son Sean to do the unthinkable: to help her to die. Before We Say Goodbye is Sean Davison's personal account of the months he spent with his mother before her death. Written as a diary, it candidly recounts Davison's emotional struggle during that time, the tension ...

In this courageous memoir, Elizabeth Heineman “illuminates the complex emotional landscape of stillbirth—putting into frank and poetic words the unspeakable experience of simultaneously grieving and mothering a baby who has died” (Deborah L. Davis).Ghostbellyis Elizabeth Heineman’s personal account of a home birth that goes tragically wrong—ending in a stillbirth—and the harrowing process of grief and questioning that follows. It’s also Heineman’s unexpect...

Following the death of her father, journalist and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann sets out to examine what it means to die well in the United States.When Ann Neumann’s father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, she left her job and moved back to her hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She became his full-time caregiver—cooking, cleaning, and administering medications. When her father died, she was undone by the experience, by grief and the visceral quality of...