Grief Redeemed

“I used to say that my marriage was the anvil on which the Lord was forging the new man in Christ which He was fashioning for His purposes on this side of heaven. I now believe that my grief is His new anvil for me, and the lessons I learn in grief will have redemptive value well beyond this difficult period—however long that lasts.”

Grief is a journey no one truly understands until they walk it. This short book captures lessons learned along that grief journey over the first eighteen months following author Stephen Silver’s wife Sandy’s unexpected death. These lessons serve as helpful, practical signposts for other grief sojourners navigating the “new country” after loss.

1. Opening Credits
2. Dedication
3. Foreword by Randy Alcorn
4. Preface
5. Lesson 1: Grief Is Not My Enemy
6. Lesson 2: Heaven Is Our Common Home
7. Lesson 3: Reality Is Liberating
8. Lesson 4: Only a Breath Away
9. Lesson 5: My Future Beckons
10. Lesson 6: Home Is Where the Lord Is
11. Lesson 7: My New Country
12. Lesson 8: Segue
13. Lesson 9: What Will I Do Today
14. Lesson 10: The Vibrancy of Memories
15. Lesson 11: Choose to Cherish
16. Lesson 12: Out of the Nest
17. Lesson 13: I Don't Have to Be Alone
18. Acknowledgements
19. Closing Credits