Did you know that we have a list of grief resources on the website, as well as printed copies in the library? These books are all available from the King County Library System and have been recommended by members of the Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries. We've just added an especially good book from the list to our own library: A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss by Jerry Sittser.
From Amazon.com:
An expanded edition of this classic book on grief and loss---with a new preface and epilogue. Loss came suddenly for Jerry Sittser. In an instant, a tragic car accident claimed three generations of his family: his mother, his wife, and his young daughter. While most of us will not experience such a catastrophic loss in our lifetime, all of us will taste it. And we can, if we choose, know as well the grace that transforms it. A Grace Disguised plumbs the depths of sorrow, whether due to illness, divorce, or the loss of someone we love. The circumstances are not important; what we do with those circumstances is. In coming to the end of ourselves, we can come to the beginning of a new life---one marked by spiritual depth, joy, compassion, and a deeper appreciation of simple blessings.
Find it on the new books rack now, and later in adult nonfiction by the fireplace under 248.8.
