Let Me Grieve, But Not Forever

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780849945335
• ISBN10: 084994533X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-17
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Summary

On June 28, 1987, four Dallas-based Christian leaders were killed in an airplane crash as they were returning from a Focus on the Family retreat in Montana: George L. Clark, chairman of the board and CEO of MBank; Dr. Trevor E. Mabery, a surgeon who helped found Humana Hospital-Medical City; Hugo W. Schoelkopf III, an entrepreneur and sporting goods manufacturer; and Creath Davis, founder and director of Christian Concern Foundation.Among the losses their families shared, Creath's wife, Verdell, also lost part of her identity: No longer was she a pastor's wife, and no longer was she sure what she believed. This deeply moving book, gleaned from parts of journals that she kept during the loss of her husband, offers a source of hope and healing for anyone experiencing grief. With remarkable honesty, courage, and generosity, she shares how to examine grief and ultimately find healing in the process.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Before My Own Lifestorm . . .	xiii
The Families	xv
Part I. THE DARKNESS OF LOSING
Rogue Winds and Rainbows	1	(6)
Light for the Next Step	7	(8)
Strong in the Broken Places	15	(8)
Questions Job and I Asked	23	(8)
A Long and Painful Journey	31	(8)
Do You Want to Get Well?	39	(10)
Part II. THE TREASURES OF LEARNING
I Believe . . . Help Thou Mine Unbelief	49	(8)
The Greater Miracle	57	(8)
Peace Not As the World	65	(8)
My Child . . .	73	(8)
In the Hands of the Master Potter	81	(10)
Too Much for Too Long	91	(8)
Quiet Desperation	99	(10)
Part III. THE RICHES OF GROWING
Letting Go	109	(10)
Life Is Gift	119	(10)
Making Friends with Loneliness	129	(12)
With Open Arms	141	(8)
Reflections	149	(5)
Notes	154	(2)
About the Author	156