You never expected to say goodbye.The most helpful grief book to read when you're ready to start healing after the loss of a loved one.Whether you've lost a parent, partner, child, sibling, friend—or anyone you loved—I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye offers the compassion and clarity you need when grief is sudden, raw, and overwhelming.This trusted guide has helped over a million readers cope with the shock of unexpected loss. Drawing f...

After his father left them, Isaac Anderson and his mother moved to a farm in Stoneybrook, North Carolina, owned by family friends, the McCormicks. At four years old, Mason McCormick and Isaac became best friends. Over the years, they helped each other with chores and spent most of their free time together.Mason assumed they would continue to live on the farm after high school and eventually take over when their parents retired, but Isaac had other plans. He dreamed of becoming a jo...

The holiday season was always Isaac’s favorite time of year, but it held a bigger place in his heart after marrying Mason. They’d spent numerous Christmases together over the years—more than Isaac could count on one hand—but something about it being their first Christmas married made it all the more meaningful.And what better way to celebrate than hosting a Christmas celebration at the farm? Business had been slow, and Stoneybrook didn’t have the same magical feel as it did when Is...

Perhaps no other doctrine of the Bible has been subjected to so wide a variety of interpretations as has the doctrine of sanctification or holiness. Yet, there is no other truth of greater importance for eternity-bound souls. If all other doctrines were to remain a mystery, it would be still of vital importance that we understand and enjoy the experience and life of heart-purity, which is the basis for all fellowship with God in this life and an absolute prerequisite to the ultimate entry ...

George Jeffreys, founder of the Elim Pentecostal Church in Britain, was undoubtedly one of the greatest evangelists of the last century.He pioneered a Pentecostal ministry which included preaching the Gospel with authentic signs following and planting new churches.From small halls across the nation to the largest, including The Royal Albert Hall and Crystal Palace in London, he saw thousands converted, baptised in the Holy Spirit and healed by prayer in the name of Jesus.

Each year about eight million Americans suffer the death of someone close to them. Now for those who face the challenges of sudden death, there is a hand to hold. Written by two women who have experienced sudden loss, this updated edition of the best selling bereavement classic will touch, comfort, uplift and console. Authors Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D., offer a comforting hand to hold for those who are grieving the sudden death of a loved one.Featured on ABC World Ne...

A modern classic text on the crucial role of grieving in dealing with loss, by the author who first explored the now famous five stages of grief—On Grief and Grieving is an invaluable blend of Kubler-Ross**’s practical wisdom, case studies, and her own experiences and spiritual insight.**Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s On Death and Dying changed the way we talk about the end of life. Before her own death in 2004, she and David Kessler completed On Gri...

Born into a family with a long psychic lineage, Sylvia Browne became aware as a child that life existed in dimensions beyond our own. Life on the Other Side is Browne's vision of this other existence. The Other Side, she believes, is our home—where we came from and where we will return between lifetimes. Drawing upon both personal and professional experiences, Browne provides a guide for living—one based on her belief that "religion, spirituality and paranormal are consistent part...

As a young theology student, Harold Kushner puzzled over the Book of Job. As a small-town rabbi he counseled other people through pain and grief. But not until he learned that his three-year-old son, Aaron, would die in his early teens of a rare disease did he confront one of life's most difficult questions: Where do we find the resources to cope when tragedy strikes?"I knew that one day I would write this book," says Rabbi Kushner. "I would write it out of my own need to put into ...

When T. J. Wray lost her forty-three-year-old brother, her grief was deep and enduring and, she soon discovered, not fully acknowledged. Despite the longevity of adult sibling relationships, surviving siblings are often made to feel as if their grief is somehow unwarranted. After all, when an adult sibling dies, he or she often leaves behind parents, a spouse, and even children—all of whom suffer a more socially recognized type of loss.Based on the author's own experiences, as well...

Unlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, A Widow’s Story is the universally acclaimed author’s poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of Raymond Smith, her husband of forty-six years, and its wrenching, surprising aftermath. A recent recipient of National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, Oates, whose novels (Blonde, The Gravedigger’s Daughter, Little Bird of Heaven, etc.) rank among the very finest i...

In this groundbreaking study of after-death communication experiences, authors Bill and Judy Guggenheim focus on the twelve major types of ADCs people report, the loving messages they receive, and the effects on the lives of those who have been contacted. They present persuasive evidence that ADCs are authentic contacts by deceased loved ones and discuss a few of the many far-reaching social and spiritual implications of their findings. During their seven years of research, Bill and Judy G...