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Grief
Whether you are experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one or from another difficult situation, these are some resources that may be helpful. We all experience grief to some extent as we go through life. Feel free to use whatever resource(s) speak to you with where you are. It is OK, even as an adult, to begin in grief with the Children's books. It can be a great starting point.
Scripture
Scripture examples of taking one's burdens to God
Job's lament: Job 3
For Parents or Caregivers of Children
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Something Sad Happened: Helping Children with Grief
by Darby Strickland
Children’s book with advice for adults in the back
32 pages
Reading age: 5-6 year old
Something Scary Happened: Comfort for Children in Hard Times by Darby Strickland
Children’s book with advice for adults in the back
32 pages
Reading age: 4-7 year old
Hope Comes to Stay: A Gentle Story about Grief, Loss, and the Love that Lasts by Clarissa Moll
Children's book
32 pages
Reading age: 4-8 year old
Hurt Help Hope
by Clarissa Moll & Fiona Moll
Book covering topics like the logistics of funerals, how your body copes with grief, how it affects your faith in God, how to manage feelings, and more!
176 pages
For helping a
12-18 year old
For an Adult Desiring to Help an Adult Who is Experiencing Grief
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For Adults Experiencing Grief
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Grief, Walking with Jesus
by Bob Kellemen
Devotional that guides you day by day through your grieving process, offering suggested resources and reflection questions to help you apply gospel truth to your grief.
31 days, 88 pages
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament
by Mark Vroegop
Book that seeks to restore the lost art of lament in order to help readers discover the power of honest wrestling with the questions that come with grief and suffering
224 pages, 10 chapters with reflection questions
Recommended as the basis for a weekly group study
Beyond the Darkness
by Clarissa Moll
Book that helps the reader meet and engage with loss in your everyday life, uncover the lies the world has told you about your grief, and point your feet toward hope and find a way to navigate your new life with loss and God beside you.
240 pages
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Message of lament by Terrace Lake Church Lead Pastor Carey Edgren from Psalm 13
Sermon (Video) from July 13, 2025 after a loss in our church
26 minutes,
Psalm 23 sung by Pastor Carey & Pastor Isaac 10 minutes
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