Resources
Help on Your Grief Journey
CLICK below for some of the Umbrella Ministries approved suggested reading materials for bereaved moms.
Books by Umbrella Ministry Moms
Hope for a Broken Heart: Powerful Stories of Healing after the Death of a Child
by: Linda Stirling
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Heartbreak can happen in an instant. A phone call that a loved one has passed away sweeps life off its foundation and hurdles one into dark despair. Miscarriage, accident, illness, drugs, murder, or suicide can be an unexpected event in life’s journey, and the steps toward healing can be elusive for parents in a fog or friends seeking to bring comfort. Hope for a Broken Heart provides direction and hope for those who have experienced a tragic loss as well as for those who walk beside the bereaved. Twelve candid and varied mothers’ stories of the healing journey relate the death of their child and the rugged, yet inspiring path to finding new strength and purpose in their lives.
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by: Daisy Catchings-Shader
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Grieving the death of a child can be a painful and lonely struggle. Working through such anguish requires tremendous effort, patience, faith and hope. "Under God's Umbrella" is a journal of letters from a mother to her child in heaven. Letters filled with faith, hope and the healing love of God. The book also includes a Care Group Discussion Guide.
Finding Hope after the Devastating Loss of Beloved Children
by: BJ and Doug Jensen
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Bereaved parents Dr. Doug and BJ Jensen have weathered the predictable and often unpredictable storms that happen after the death of children. The good news they share is that it is possible to rise above the devastating flood of despair and navigate onto a tranquil sea of hope.
by: Janette Henning & Melissa Camp
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Janette openly shares her honest journey through a mother’s worst fears and the sustaining powerful presence of Jesus through it all. Melissa If One Life ... isn’t just a story, it is a life-changing experience. It reveals the mystery of living a courageous life filled with love, joy, and hope no matter the circumstances.
Melissa If One Life ... Devotional Journal - Craving Intimacy with God: 30 Devotional Bible Journaling Experiences to Awaken, Nurture and Ignite Your Intimacy with God
by: Janette Henning
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Through personal, relatable Devotions and Bible exploration, this journal experience will guide you into experiencing a personal love relationship with Jesus Christ. He is the Healer of your broken heart. He is knowable, He is available, He is listening. Jesus told us that He came to give us an abundant life - It is ours to seize! The God of a trillion galaxies has called you by name; He has an eternal purpose planned for you and a destiny that will fulfill your wildest dreams. Dreams you didn't even know you had. You were made for more! Believe it.
Books that have helped us on our grief journey
Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home
by: Randy Alcorn
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Have you ever wondered . . . ?
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What is Heaven really going to be like?
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What will we look like?
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What will we do every day?
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Won’t Heaven get boring after a while?
We all have questions about what Heaven will be like, and after twenty-five years of extensive research, Dr. Randy Alcorn has the answers.
Streams in the Desert: 366 Daily Devotional Readings
by: L.B. Cowan
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Refresh your weary soul with living water from God's Word.
Everyone goes through difficult seasons, tough losses, and moments that feel unbearable. In today's world, people thirst more than ever for reassurance and guidance. Streams in the Desert provides a river of wisdom, encouragement, and inspiration to weary travelers.
Listen to the Voices of Umbrella Ministry Moms
Linda Stirling - Hope for a Broken Heart
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Get to know Linda and hear her talk about her book Hope for a Broken Heart! Click the video to watch her interview with Mike MacIntosh, pastor of Horizon Christian Fellowship at the time.
“I believe the essence of this message is how our Lord longs for us to see His presence in our lives. He is in our celebrations and in our devastations, but we have to seek Him, see Him at our side. In this is our Hope: God is in our lives daily. He will hold us, support us, comfort us, cheer us on, but we have to seek Him and see His presence. He is there - in this I am absolutely confident!”
BJ Jensen - A STORY OF HOPE - After the death of a beloved child
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A parent's worst nightmare - the death of a child. But, there is hope in the darkness, there is light at the end of the dark tunnel. There is a God who loves us through our circumstances and walks with us through the valley of the shadow of death. God can bring good out of any terrible situation.
Daisy Catchings-Shader - Under God's Umbrella
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Daisy, the co-founder of Umbrella Ministries shares about her son Danny and how Umbrella Ministries started along with her good friend Donna Luke.
Janette Henning - Melissa If One Life . . .
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Kimber Wilkes Interviews Janette Henning. They talk about loss and faith and how Jesus sustained them and gave them purpose. Janette is the mother of Melissa Camp and the author of the book Melissa If One Life . . .
Janette Henning - Melissa If One Life . . .
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David Henricksen from iDisciple Publishing Interviews Janette Henning. It took place the week-end prior to the movie release of I STILL BELIEVE. We talk about the film, Melissa & Jeremy's real story, Melissa's journals & book and the eternal perspective we have. It is a powerful look at what God can do with one life fully surrender to Him and His will above all else. "If One Life comes to know Jesus Christ as their Savior through what I go through it will all be worth it." Melissa. Melissa's purpose and now her mother's!