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Buy the Print Version and get the Kindle Book FREE! (See MatchBook) Do you struggle with things from your past that keep you from having a clear vision and purpose for your future? Do you feel you don't have the key of spiritual authority, causing you to just go through the motions of a relationship with God? Have you questioned your identity in how you are told God sees you, compared to how you see yourself? Award-winning author Laura Diehl has dealt with all of these issues through some pretty dark trials; including what many say is the worst thing a person can ever face in this life. Find out what she has learned about vision, authority, and identity in God's Kingdom. * This print edition includes a bonus chapter not in the Kindle or audio version called Giving Yourself the Gift of Forgiveness.

For those who have faced the deep loss of a child, no matter the age of that child, the Christmas season can be a time of darkness, confusion and despair. Those who have a faith in Jesus Christ are not exempt from the overwhelming grief that can last for several years when one buries their child.Bereaved parent and award-winning author, Laura Diehl, knows all too well how important it is to be determined to allow the Holy Spirit to speak words of comfort and hope to a grieving parent's heart during that time of intense suffocating darkness.In Hope for the Future: An Advent Journey for Bereaved Parents, Diehl uses the advent wreath to help bring God's hope, peace, joy and love back into a grieving parent's life. This is not in spite of the Christmas season, but because of it, reminding the reader that the reason Jesus came to earth is to bring light into our place of darkness.(Hope for the Future can be used along with an advent wreath and candles, but is not necessary.)

For bereaved parents by a bereaved parent.Reflections of Hope is amazing and a much needed read for any newly bereaved parent as well as anyone who has had years of tears behind them. Michele S. Are you struggling with why God allowed this to happen? Do you need to find a way to plant seeds of hope in your shattered heart after the death of your child? Or maybe you need ways to nourish them, so those seeds of hope can grow into learning how to live a life of meaning and purpose again after child loss. Reflections of Hope is a book of daily readings which are like little seeds of hope being planted in the dark soil of your heart. As you continue through the days and months, those seeds will be nourished, and light will begin to break through on this dark and unwanted journey of child loss. Each reading leaves you with a reflection - a simple way to think about or apply what you have just read, as well as a scripture that doesn't "preach," but gives encouragement based on that day's reading and reflection. You don't have to start on January 1st. You also don't have to feel like you need to catch up if you miss a few days (or weeks). Just pick up Reflections of Hope and turn to today's date, allowing that reading to nourish your heart and soul. When I felt like I wanted to die, I just kept reading over the entries in Reflections of Hope again and again to help me hang on and know that I wasn't going through this alone. Dawn K. As you turn to these pages each day, you'll find the strength you need to take one step at a time on your own journey of healing as you grieve the loss of your precious child. Reflections of Hope is a book you will turn to for years to come as you walk this unwanted journey of child loss. After the death of their oldest daughter, Laura Diehl, along with her husband, Dave, founded Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope) and travel full time in their "Hope Mobile" providing support and resources to bereaved parents. Laura is also a singer, a national speaker at grief conferences, and the author of several books, including the multiple award winning When Tragedy Strikes: Rebuilding Your Life with Hope and Healing After the Death of Your Child (Morgan James Publishing, New York).

After the death of a child, there is no closure. It is like learning how to live with an amputation--you are forever changed and need to learn how to live a new normal. There can be a feeling of desperation to find someone farther ahead on the path who can understand the crushing pain that makes you feel like you can t even breathe at times.