Day 162 - Treasure Your Memories

365 daily emails to help you through the grieving process Grief support groups: Click here to find a GriefShare group near you. If you would like to find a group for a friend or relative, try our Search Page. Want to read ahead or resend a previous daily email? Click Here Treasure Your Memories Day 162 Children are a gift from the Lord. You want the best for your children—long, happy lives; spiritual growth; and fulfillment. But every day is a gift from God. Even in your loss, it's good to be thankful for the time you did have together. Rate yourself: Have you been mostly (a) thankful for all the wonderful times with your child or (b) bitter about the times you won't have with your child? "I had her for almost five years," says Cindy, who lost her daughter. "I'm the lucky one. I try not to focus on what is so bad, and I try to say, 'Okay, I can't change it, so let's look at what's good or at what's not so bad." The Bible says that Jesus loves children dearly. Be assured that your child is precious to Jesus and so are you. "He took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them" (Mark 10:16). After the prayer today, spend time thinking about some joyous and humorous times you had with your child. Lord of heaven, calm my heart and help me to remember right now the precious memories I can learn from, grow from, and treasure in my heart daily. Amen. Grieving with Hope This GriefShare-based book contains short, topical chapters addressing issues that grieving people face but are often hesitant to mention to others; it gently guides people to determine whether they're grieving in a way that leads to hope and ultimate healing. Look for Grieving with Hope by Samuel Hodges and Kathy Leonard at a local or online bookstore or at griefshare.org/hope. If you would like to recommend these daily emails to a friend, please click here and choose one of the options under Share. For more information about GriefShare, including how to sign up for these daily emails, please click here. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2003-2013 by The Church Initiative, Inc., All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without explicit permission in writing from Church Initiative. You subscribed to this daily email through www.griefshare.org. We value your privacy! We will never give, sell, rent, or otherwise share your email or personal information with any other organization — EVER. To remove this email address from further mailings Click Here while connected to the internet. If you have any problems or concerns, please contact dailyemailsupport@griefshare.org. GriefShare 250 S. Allen Rd. Wake Forest, NC 27587 (800) 395-5755