When Your Family’s Lost a Loved One, Finding Hope Together

All families eventually face the loss of a loved one. When it happens, it can place great strain on a marriage, as well as on other relationships. That's partly because we don't know what to do with our feelings and partly because every family member grieves in his or her own way. In this book, Nancy and David Guthrie explore the family dynamics involved when a loved one dies—and debunk some myths about family grief. Through their own experiences of losing two young children and interviews with those who've faced losing spouses and parents, they show how grief can actually pull a family closer together rather than tearing it apart.

Publisher: Tyndale
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781589974807

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David and Nancy Guthrie have faced the bitter task of burying two of their three children. Out of this loss has blossomed a growing national and international ministry to grieving people through writing and speaking, and as hosts of GriefShare, a video series used in thousands of grief groups held weekly in churches across the country. David and Nancy make their home in Nashville, Tennessee, along with their seventeen-year-old son, Matt. David is an executive in church music publishing, and Nancy teaches a weekly Bible class along with operating a media relations business serving the Christian publishing industry.

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‘I have several of Nancy's books and really like all of them, but this one is a special favorite. A wonderful gift to give someone who has lost a close family member or friend. It is also very helpful if you have someone in your life that has suffered a loss in order to help you personally better understand what they may be experiencing. I found it extremely helpful in dealing with the loss of my own mom and with losing two very close friends all within the same year. It can hard to know what is actually normal if you have never gone through this before. This book does a wonderful job of sharing several experiences of others along with talking about the various feelings you may be dealing with.’ mitch9