Death . . . no one likes to talk about it, but at some point, we all have to deal with the loss of a family member or friend. As adults, we know death is inevitable, yet when it happens we still have so many questions. Now imagine the confusion and questions that bombard a child's mind in the same situation. After 'While, Crocodile takes us on the journey of a little boy named Sammy as he and his family are faced with the impending death of his great-grandfather. Then they deal with his death, and the immediate events afterward. This heartfelt story addresses the difficult subject of death in a compassionate, yet realistic, manner that will allow adults to help children of all ages talk about loss, grieving, and holding on to the memories of those we love.

After 'While, Crocodile: Losing Grandpa-Sammy's Story

Runion, Jack

Parenting & Relationships

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Oceans of Beauty: Scripture and Art to Strengthen Your Heart

Religion & Spirituality

Iivari, Dianne

Christian Books & Bibles

Victory in The Valley chronicles Diana's journey through the Valley of the Shadow of Breast Cancer. In this passage she discovered 7 Secrets that changed forever the way she lives and leads. In these pages you will find some hard-won insights, some load-relieving laughter, some poignant tears, and a mega-dose of Hope to help you through whatever Valley you are in, or, unknowingly, are about to enter. When this happens, The 7 Secrets will help you deal with whatever may come your way.

Victory in The Valley: 7 Secrets to Overcoming Life's Worst and Savoring Life's Best

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Furr, Diana S

Diseases & Physical Ailments

God is a bridge builder. He is connecting people. We should expect that He will give us bridges to cross. If we truly believe that God is sovereign, then we should expect Him to connect us to the people He is calling us to love. And in creating those connections, God uses us as we are and where we are; even in our frailty and weakness. Sometimes we stand up as a leader, an example of courage and strength. Other times we connect with people who are hurting and in pain, or who feel lost. Sometimes it happens when our children score the winning goal in a soccer game. Sometimes it happens when we are afraid, as in an emergency room, or when we are deep in grief at a funeral home. God weaves all of this together--the bridge building; our mental, emotional, and spiritual condition; our circumstances--to place us in the right place at the right time to love our neighbors.

Crossing the Bridges God Builds: Encouraging Households and Church Ministries in Loving Our Neighbors

Gary A. Burlingame

This book is about parenting by intention, and other lessons the author learned through the loss of his firstborn son. It is especially for parents who believe that bits and pieces of leftover time will be enough for their own children. "This book is a 'must read' for anyone who has children and a demanding vocation," says Dr. Gary Chapman. "It will bring laughter, tears, and hope. I highly recommend it." His reason for writing this book is to help "fast-lane" parents understand that God's clock and their children's needs are not necessarily running in the same time sequence. You're either there, with them, or you're not. Despite what you may think about your indispensability to your work, your clients, or even, in Dr. Brandt's case, your patients, your children need and deserve you ... NOW. Surely you don't want to find yourself in the following situation, from which the book's title comes, as Dr. Brandt has his last words with his eight-year-old son, lying before him in a casket: "I'm so sorry, Robbie," I said. "My heart's breaking Robb, buddy. You know how much I love you and how incredibly I'm going to miss you." I wanted to bend down and wrap my arms around him. I touched his arm. Cold and stiff. I wanted to remember him as warm, lively, and seldom still. "We've had a lot of good times, buddy. Great times," I continued. "Building tree houses, playing whiffle ball, fishing at Pine Lake, and our great camping trips. "But I'm sorry about all those times my jammed and unpredictable schedule stole a ball game or a camping trip from you. You always looked so disappointed and hurt. I should have known I needed to plan our family times better. And, how I regret all those 'Quickly, I have to go, let's have fun quickly' times." My fallen pal lay silent and still, as pangs of guilt shivered through me. "You deserved better, Robb. A better father," I said. And those were my last words to my first-born son.

You Deserved a Better Father (2nd Ed): Good Parenting Takes a Plan

Brandt, Robb

Family Relationships

This is one man’s perspective on his own life—the challenges, victories, sorrows, and joys of following Jesus for more than 70 years. You’ll be encouraged by what you read, and you may even hear, as you read, the echoes of that great hymn, “Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow.” Follow the author through his many adventures in the northeast part of the USA, where he served three churches, and was chaplain at a state prison and a VA hospital, while founding a conference center in New Hampshire that continues to bless thousands of visitors year after year. “Warren Biebel was, as he describes himself, just an ordinary guy, but someone, like the ordinary disciples Jesus chose, through whom God would do extraordinary things. The extraordinary things Warren has accomplished in his own family, in individual after individual, in youth program after youth program, in church after church, and yes, in community after community, are all told in an ordinary way to the glory of Jesus Christ and the God he has served. “Here is truly an ordinary life with an extraordinary God. You will enjoy this book because it is real as well as very special. It is meant, I believe, to inspire us, more than to celebrate Warren. God’s extraordinary through our ordinary is the way of the Gospel. May we all be encouraged to follow our Lord Jesus Christ through thick and thin, knowing that our feeble efforts in sowing the seeds of God’s Word will blossom into the kind of fruit Warren Biebel’s life has produced.” ~ From the Foreword by Professor Dean Borgman, Warren’s lifelong friend Read, be blessed, but more importantly, be inspired as you realize that your “ordinary” life can count for God, if you just choose to follow where He leads.

My Wonderful Journey Through Life - with God, Family, and Friends: An Ordinary Person - Extraordinary Results: That's the Way God Works!

Biographies & Memoirs

Biebel Jr, Warren C

Leaders & Notable People

Grandma, Is That You In My Closet?: Night Terrors, Shadows, Voices, Visitations, Secret Friends

Langenfeld, Dan

After the author lost one son to an undiagnosed illness, he realized that God had prepared and called him to bind up the brokenhearted (Isaiah 61:1-4) and to teach others how to do this also. This book presents multiple principles related to comforting someone in Jesus' name, vs. the negative and hurtful advice, judgment, and so forth that believers often receive from other followers of Jesus, who simply do not know how to really help.  This book was originally published with the title: How to Help a Heartbroken Friend. This revision has been updated, with a different design and updated questions for personal study or group discussion. The table of contents includes:  Foreword Author's Note 1. What to say when you don't know what to say 2. A loneliness that must be shared 3. An emptiness that must be filled 4. Healing the wounds on their own terms 5. Becoming your friend's soul-mate 6. Life goes on 7. What to do when you don't know what to do 8. Somebody to hold me 9. To tell the truth 10. Moving with the pain 11. Beauty for ashes 12. Seven habits of highly effective comforters

Making God Visible: How to Help Your Heartbroken Friend

Biebel, David B.

A Unique Book of Divinely Inspired EncouragementThis book, the first in a series, lists a variety of emotions, with full-color watercolor paintings augmenting the scriptures chosen--peaceful beautiful reminders of God's presence to meet every need.It makes a perfect coffee table gift book, helping readers remember that God's word is as relevant to their lives today as ever. It would be the perfect gift for someone who is facing adversity. Or it can serve as a source of devotional readings, a simple yet profound approach--creative art combined with Creator words--reminding readers daily of the truth of Hebrews 4:12, "For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.""I wanted to give colorful, visual depictions of emotions and biblical texts that relate to them," the author said. "I trust that readers will feel more peaceful and tranquil as a result of reflecting on what they find in the pages of this book."

Garden of Emotions: Scripture and Art to Strengthen Your Heart

Once upon a time, a lamb and his mommy were selected to participate in a live Nativity Scene sponsored by a local church in Colorado. The Christmas story is retold, replete with full-color original artwork, through the very inquisitive lamb's questions and his mother's replies. Pertinent Gospel passages are shared by a narrating pastor, with a salvation emphasis at the end. The ewe explains who the various characters are and what their roles were in Bethlehem long ago. You will find this mini-novel to be a new and refreshing perspective on the true meaning of Christmas, designed for Christian parents to read and discuss with their children during the Christmas season. From the book:  "You mean he is the Son of the same God who made the mountains and the meadow and the flowers, and even me, like you've told me many times?" Ransom asked. "Yes," she replied. "But you never told me he has a Son," the lamb said. "I thought that being in this nativity program would be a good way for you to learn." "Wow," said Ransom, "I can't wait to hear the rest of the story!"

Away in a Manger: The Christmas Story from a Nativity Scene Lamb's Point of View

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