Broken Walk

<p>The death of a child is shocking crushing heartbreaking traumatic and unbelievably painful.</p><p><br></p><p>The people around you don't know what to say. They end up saying what they've heard others say.</p><p><br></p><p>Perhaps they mean well but clichés do nothing for a grieving parent or grandparent's heart. Such platitudes only belittle your loss and your pain.</p><p><br></p><p>You need something more than this-far more.</p><p><br></p><p>You need to know that it's okay to hurt to be sad and to grieve.</p><p><br></p><p>You need to know that you're not crazy and that your grief is normal.</p><p><br></p><p>You need to know that you're not alone in this.</p><p><br></p><p>And most of all you need the comfort of God's presence. You need to experience His compassion and love. You need to know He is walking with you in your pain and grief.</p><p><br></p><p>And that's what <em>Broken Walk</em> is all about.</p><p><br></p><p>A trusted voice in grief recovery bestselling author and grief specialist Gary Roe has been bringing comfort hope and healing to wounded hearts for more than three decades. A former missionary pastor and hospice chaplain he has walked with thousands of grieving parents and grandparents through the deep valley of child loss.</p><p><br></p><p>Gary wrote <em>Broken Walk</em> as a companion for you on this painful exhausting journey.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Broken Walk</em> is essentially a grief devotional designed to be read one chapter a day though you do not have to read it that way of course.</p><p><br></p><p>God meets us in our pain and embraces us. He walks with us through the emotional pain mental confusion physical distress spiritual questioning and relational changes.</p><p><br></p><p>As we walk this road we will feel broken perhaps even shattered. How could we not?</p><p><br></p><p>Jesus personally experienced more pain suffering and grief than we can fathom. He knows. He gets it. He is the best grief companion imaginable.</p><p><br></p><p>The valley of child loss is deep and dark at times. Be kind to yourself. Take your time.</p><p><br></p><p>Open your heart. Let the <em>Broken Walk</em> begin.</p>