Clarissa Moll

La tristeza es un camino oscuro y doloroso. No tienes que caminarlo solo. La Biblia dice que «El Señor está cerca de los que tienen quebrantado el corazón», pero ¿qué significa eso cuando estás perdido en la oscuridad del duelo agonizante? ¿Cómo te conectas con tu tristeza cuando el mundo te dice que lo superes o que sigas adelante? La galardonada escritora Clarissa Moll conoce muy bien este terreno de la pérdida. Su vida cambió para siempre en el 2019 cuando su esposo, Rob, murió inesperadamente mientras hacía senderismo... dejándola con cuatro hijos que criar sola. En su primer libro, Saliendo de la oscuridad, Clarissa ofrece tanto su poderosa narrativa personal como sabiduría honesta y práctica que te guiará con delicadeza hacia el bienestar en medio de tu propia pérdida. En las páginas de Saliendo de la oscuridad, aprenderás aafrontar la pérdida en tu vida diariadescubrir las mentiras que el mundo te ha contado sobre tu dueloencaminar tus pies hacia la esperanza y encontrar una manera de navegar tu nueva vida con la pérdida y con Dios a tu ladoYa sea que hayas perdido a un ser querido o que estés acompañando a uno en su duelo, puedes aprender a andar con el duelo. Y al hacerlo, quizás te sorprenda descubrir que el camino es lo suficientemente amplio para otro compañero, el Buen Pastor de tu alma. Puede que el duelo nos acompañe el resto de la vida, pero Jesús también lo hará. Sorrow is a dark and painful road. You don’t need to walk it alone. The Bible says that “God is near to the brokenhearted,” but what does that look like when you’re lost in the darkness of agonizing grief? How do you engage with your sorrow when the world tells you to shoulder through or move on? Award-winning writer and podcaster Clarissa Moll knows this landscape of loss all too well. Her life changed forever in 2019 when her husband, Rob, died unexpectedly while hiking—leaving her with four children to raise alone. In her debut book, Beyond the Darkness, Clarissa offers her powerful personal narrative as well as honest, practical wisdom that will gently guide you toward flourishing amidst your own loss. In the pages of Beyond the Darkness, you’ll learn how tomeet and engage with loss in your everyday life,uncover the lies the world has told you about your grief, andpoint your feet toward hope, and find a way to navigate your new life with loss and God beside youWhether you’ve lost someone dear to you or you’re supporting a loved one as they mourn, you can learn to walk with grief. And as you do, you might be surprised to discover the path is wide enough for another companion, the Good Shepherd of your soul. Grief may walk with us for the rest of our lives, but Jesus will too.

This poignant picture book helps children (ages 4 to 8) understand the complexities of grief, death, and dying in an honest, hopeful way. “That morning, men had buried Papa’s body in the little town cemetery. He was hardly gone, but Lela missed him already.” In a quaint coastal town in Maine, a young girl and her family grapple with the death of a loved one. With the help of a surprising new friend, Lela walks through different seasons of grief. Along the way, she learns meaningful lessons about loss and how to find hope and joy amid the sadness. Tenderly written and illustrated, this heartwarming, fictional tale equips children to cope with the confusing and conflicting emotions that come with the death of a loved one. For parents and caregivers, this book helps them initiate important family discussions about grief and loss.

As you walk with sorrow and suffering, Jesus walks beside you, too. Walking through grief after the loss of a loved one can feel like the most isolating and distressing experience you've ever endured. It's normal to long for a life beyond your sadness. Some days, resurrection feels a hopeful breath away. Other days, our grief reveals to us the gulf that stands between where we are and where we long to be. In this beautiful devotional, join bestselling author Clarissa Moll on a 40-day journey through grief--and discover the loving presence of Christ that never leaves your side. The prophet Isaiah described Jesus as "a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief." And while this devotional cannot fix your deepest grief, these pages will reorient, strengthen, and sustain you as you traverse this new terrain of loss. Each day, Clarissa brings hard-won wisdom and tender care, incorporating: Powerful and honest reflections about pain, death, loss, and the resilient hope and healing within ScriptureWritten prayers for when you don't have the words for your sorrowCompassionate and practical activities to guide you forward on your grieving journey. Wherever your grief journey takes you, dear friend, you will find God there. May the words in these devotions remind you of his loving presence and give you the comfort and courage to live fully again.

"This book makes it so easy to find useful, realistic, and sensible answers to the most-common questions teens have about grief." -Sam Hodges IV, President of GriefShareHurt Help Hope is a sensitive grief guide written for teens by a grieving teen and her mother. Together they offer support, advice, and understanding for navigating life after loss. After the death of a loved one, anyone can be caught up in a whirlwind of emotions and unanswered questions. Hurt Help Hope divides lists of relatable questions into five categories covering topics like the logistics of funerals, how your body copes with grief, how it affects your faith in God, how to manage feelings, and more Features: Credibility and vulnerability of the authors: The authors aren't writing about grief from a theoretical or clinical place - they are walking through it themselves. Their deeply genuine and empathetic words will comfort readers like a friend. Written by a teen and her mom for grieving teens. Fiona shares her experience grieving the death of her father as a teenager. Clarissa shares insights from her family's life as they learned to live without their dad. Question-and-answer format: Each chapter is made up of questions teens may have as they experience grief. The authors don't write in a clinical or theoretical way, but in a conversational tone, sharing what they've learned like an encouraging friend. Grounded in Jesus: There are encouraging truths about our hope in Jesus and how our theology as Christians can be a great comfort in the face of death. An excellent balance of theology and helpful, practical advice. Practical advice: This book is brimming with practical, day-to-day suggestions of how to handle grief. These include: a list of tips to promote better sleepwhat to do when you're experiencing anger, confusion, or even numbnesswhat to expect at funeralsa list of insensitive things people might say in the face of lossideas about how to respond to comments like thoseand many more Engaging quizzes, charts, and graphs help to processes fears, feelings, and all the hard things.

"Those going through dark times will find this generous, strongly Christian work a welcome beacon of light." --Publisher's WeeklySorrow is a dark and painful road. You don't need to walk it alone. The Bible says that "God is near to the brokenhearted," but what does that look like when you're lost in the darkness of agonizing grief? How do you engage with your sorrow when the world tells you to shoulder through or move on? Award-winning writer and podcaster Clarissa Moll knows this landscape of loss all too well. Her life changed forever in 2019 when her husband, Rob, died unexpectedly while hiking--leaving her with four children to raise alone. In her debut book, Beyond the Darkness, Clarissa offers her powerful personal narrative as well as honest, practical wisdom that will gently guide you toward flourishing amidst your own loss. In the pages of Beyond the Darkness, you'll learn how tomeet and engage with loss in your everyday life, uncover the lies the world has told you about your grief, andpoint your feet toward hope and find a way to navigate your new life with loss and God beside you. Whether you've lost someone dear to you or you're supporting a loved one as they mourn, you can learn to walk with grief. And as you do, you might be surprised to discover the path is wide enough for another companion, the Good Shepherd of your soul. Grief may walk with us for the rest of our lives, but Jesus will too.

Death will come to us all, but most of us live our lives as if death did not exist. Medicine has made dying more complicated and more removed from the experience of most people. Death is partitioned off to hospital rooms, separated from our daily lives. Most of us find ourselves at a loss when death approaches. We don't know how to die well. For centuries Christians have prepared for the "good death" with particular rituals and spiritual disciplines that direct the actions of both the living and the dying. In this well-researched and pastorally sensitive book, Rob Moll explores the Christian practice of dying well. He gives guidance for those who care for the dying as well as for those who grieve. This book is a gentle companion for all who face death, whether one's own or that of a loved one. Christians can have confidence that because death is not the end, preparing to die helps us truly live. A decade after writing this book, Rob died in a hiking accident at age forty-one. This edition includes a new afterword by his wife, Clarissa Moll, reflecting on Rob's life, death, and legacy.