When You Don't Know What to Say, 2nd Edition: How to Help Your Grieving Friends

For those who have a friend that has been devastated by the loss of a loved one. When others care enough to rub shoulders with grieving friends and are willing to be inconvenienced. It requires someone to care enough to put aside cliche condolences and stick close through a long grieving process. An individual's grief can never be fixed. But friends can wash a sink full of dishes, listen, go along on a cemetery visit. Sharing another's grief is not about fixing-it- it's about showing up.Harold Ivan Smith, popular speaker and grief educator, guides others to respond with their heart. He shows tangible, meaningful ways to make a significant difference as one journeys through grief with someone they care about.

Author: Harold Ivan Smith
Publisher: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
Published: 03/01/2012
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.40w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780834127999

About the Author
Harold Ivan Smith is a popular speaker and grief educator. He received a doctorate of pastoral care from Rice Seminary and a doctorate of spiritual formation from Asbury Theological Seminary. Smith has published more than 30 books and numerous articles, including A Decembered Grief and When Your People Are Grieving (Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City).