About Grief
Good Grief
Maybe it is not grief itself that is good, but what God can bring forth within it.
September 28, 2026 · Julie WolfRead this reflection →Grief resources
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About Grief
We Prepare You for the Second Year.
WHY THE SECOND YEAR OF GRIEF CAN FEEL HARDER THAN THE FIRST Surprisingly, the second year of grief can feel even harder than the first, and we’re here to prepare you for the second year.
August 26, 2026 · Julie WolfRead this reflection →
About Grief
Is Grief a Mental Health Disorder?
Is grief a mental health disorder? Experts say that it isn’t, but it sometimes feels like it is, especially when it is prolonged.
May 24, 2026 · Julie WolfRead this reflection →
About Grief
Holding Joy at Arms Length
Holding joy at arm’s length; bracing for an interruption in the beauty of life, before it even has the chance to become a memory to hold, seems to be something I am guilty of. Please tell me you’ve done the same! Grief often has a way of teaching my heart to flinch – to anticipate […]
April 13, 2026 · Julie WolfRead this reflection →
About Grief
Grieving Someone You Never Met
Grieving someone you never met feels like standing at the edge of a shoreline where the tide has already gone out. There are footprints in the sand, obvious evidence that something sacred was here! You arrived too late to see it though.
February 23, 2026 · Julie WolfRead this reflection →
About Grief
Am I OK?
Am I OK? It’s a question we are afraid to ask out loud: a question grieving people think about and are asked so many times a day, we lose count! Have you ever walked into a room and suddenly turned around because you have no idea why you were there? Grief can do that to […]
January 12, 2026 · Julie WolfRead this reflection →Practical help after a loss
When life asks things of you before you feel ready.
You do not have to handle everything at once. These simple guides can help you find the next step—and recognize what may be able to wait.
A place to begin
When someone has just died
A gentle way to gather what matters now—and leave what can wait for another day.
Open this guideFuneral and memorial planning
Planning a meaningful farewell
Questions to help shape a service that reflects the person you love and the people gathering to remember.
Open this guideCarrying their memory
Honoring and remembering
Personal ways to keep a loved one’s presence, stories and influence close.
Open this guideFor friends and family
Helping someone who is grieving
You do not need perfect words. Steady, thoughtful presence is often the greater gift.
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Grief can affect family, faith, relationships and everyday life in different ways. Begin with the subject that feels closest to what you are experiencing.
Understanding grief
When grief changes how life feels.
Language for the fog, the second year and the ways grief keeps changing without following a timetable.
Everyday life
For the days that ask more of you.
Reflections on sleep, boundaries, holidays and the ordinary moments that can suddenly feel difficult.
Family loss
Every relationship leaves its own absence.
Personal words about sibling loss, child loss and the family relationships that grief can reshape.
Relationships and change
When loss changes more than one life.
For complicated relationships, changing connections and decisions that can look different after loss.
Helping someone
Presence matters more than perfect words.
Practical, human ways to sit beside someone in grief without trying to explain or repair their loss.
Faith, meaning and hope
Comfort can arrive in many forms.
Reflections on prayer, hope and faith offered as companionship—not as a requirement or an easy answer.
Additional trusted resources
Guidance beyond FHGR’s own programs.
Carefully selected people and books that may help with practical decisions or offer another source of understanding.
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Financial advisors
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Books for the grief journey
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Reflections readers return to.
These reflections have helped many readers feel understood and less alone.
About Grief
Why You Should Consider Moving After the Loss of a Loved One
Death of a loved one and moving are among the most stressful situations one can endure in a lifetime, so why consider relocating after losing someone close to you?
August 19, 2019 · Sara BaileyRead this reflection →
About Grief
The Lesson from Job’s Friends
I’ve been slowly reading and studying the book of JOB in the Bible, and pulling the possible lessons we can glean from Job’s friends, into the light. I’ve joked with others that lately, I feel like the female version of this man of God!
May 1, 2022 · Julie WolfRead this reflection →Healing
Prayer Shawl
I am often asked, “What brought you comfort in the early days?” The same memory usually pops in my mind that I like to share. It was about a week after my husband’s funeral when my cousin, Becky, stopped by our home holding a box in her hands. She said it was a gift from […]
March 20, 2019 · Karen BuchananRead this reflection →When reading is not what you need
A conversation with someone who understands may be the next step.
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