First published 2024
Alycia Morales has buried multiple children and knows the devastation that follows. She understands that no parent prepares for this reality during pregnancy or those early years of motherhood. When the unthinkable happens at four years old, nineteen, or thirty-six, grief attacks not just the bereaved parent but everyone around them. Morales wrote this guide because she recognizes each person's sorrow follows its own path. She structures her wisdom into 52 short chapters that parents can digest even when concentration feels impossible. Her approach combines biblical perspective with genuine understanding born from personal experience. She shows readers how to take small forward steps while honoring both their faith and their child's memory. Morales teaches parents to redirect their thoughts away from death's grip and toward life's remaining gifts. She believes abundance still exists for grieving parents and wants to help them discover it. The book acknowledges that pain will persist but promises that death can lose its power over daily life.
Genres: grief, self-help, non-fiction, biography-memoir, parenting, christian-living
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-experience
222 pages · Kindle Edition · Word In Season Publishing Company, A
Content warnings: child-death