E26: Being the Church During Terminal Illness & Losing a Spouse

In Episode 26,  Stacy is joined by Dr. Caroline Gritzinger to discuss her experience with terminal illness and losing a spouse.  They'll dive into more practical ways that the church can be the church during these difficult times.  

Caroline's suggested resources:
“More than Surviving: Caring for Yourself While You Grieve” By Kelly Osmont
“What Can I Say? How to Help Someone Who is Grieving: A Guide” by Kelly Osmont with Marilyn McFarlane
“Journeying through Grief” 4 book series by Kenneth C. Haugk
“When Your World Falls Apart” By Dr. David Jeremiah
“The One Year Book of Hope” By Nancy Guthrie
Website: http://paintedprayerbook.com. Writings, poetry, and art by Jan Richardson
Website: http://www.griefshare.org
“Finding the Good in Grief, Rediscovering Joy after a Life-Changing Loss” by John F. Baggett
“Saturday Night Widows, The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking their Lives” by Becky Aikman
“Finished Business” by Donald Gallehr
“Beautiful Battlefields” by Bo Stern
“Widowed” by Joyce Brothers
“Widow to Widow” by Genevieve Ginsburg
“The Mourning Handbook” by Helen Fitzgerald
“I wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye” by Pamela Blair
“For Widows Only” by Annie Estlund
“Healing After Loss” by Martha W Hickman
“Making Sense of Suffering” by Joni Eareckson Tada
“Why? Making Sense of God’s Will” by Adam Hamilton
“Healing Grief”, seventh edition by Amy Hillyard Jensen
“If God is My Strength, Why Am I Still Tired? Devotions for Christian Caregivers” by Maggie Hilmer

Caroline also referred to Stephen Ministries.  More details and how to access their training and resources can be found here:  https://www.stephenministries.org/