Walking Through the Valley Class Outline

Life After the Loss - Normal Grieving Patterns

• The tides of grief
• Different ways people grieve.
• Dealing with special days.
• What fills the empty void?

The Power of Community

• How to support those in grief.
• If your in grief, the importance of staying connected.
• Church – How necessary.
• Others reaction to your grief.

Sensitivity to Others Who are also Grieving

• They lost someone special too.
• Encouraging others who have felt the same loss.

Lessons Learned in the House of Mourning

• What’s really important – What is eternal & what is temporal
• Redeeming the time.

Guilt and Regret – Dealing with it

• We weren’t perfect and neither were they
• The What If’s.
• Forgiving yourself.
• The Sovereignty of God.
• Don’t get caught in the downward spiral.
• You still have a life and relationships which need you.

Relationships after the Loss

• Loss of a Child - Marriage after the Loss
• Commitment to keep
• Understanding & accepting different grieving patterns
• How long should we grieve
• Guarding your heart
• Loss of a Spouse or Marriage
• Loss of a Parent