The Grieving Parent's Book of Hope

The Grieving Parent's Book of Hope is a comprehensive and compassionate journey down the road of grief toward healing for parents who have lost a child. The book helps take the reader away from the lonely path of lost hope to a life once again filled with meaning and purpose. It is written from the intimate firsthand experience of a mother who has lost a child and holds the reader in a continual warm embrace.

The Grieving Parent's Book of Hope is a comprehensive and compassionate journey down the road of grief toward healing for parents who have lost a child. The book helps take the reader away from the lonely path of lost hope to a life once again filled with meaning and purpose. It is written from the intimate firsthand experience of a mother who has lost her child and holds the reader in a continual warm embrace. What makes this book unique is that it is written by someone who has actually experienced the death of a child. Although competent professionals have written many books about the grieving process, this book has been written by someone who understands how a bereaved parent feels.

Norma Sawyers-Kurz has written books for bereaved parents from the perspective of personal experience. In 1982 her 15-year-old daughter Karen was killed in a tragic accident. Norma was devastated, paralyzed by disbelief and shock. After years of working through the grief process, Norma decided to reach out to other grieving families to share how she survived the most difficult period of her life. In addition to her four books, other published work by Norma includes a contribution to an anthology and articles in Journals and magazines. She is a graduate of American Christian College, Oklahoma City, where she received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies. She lives with her husband John and her dog Lady Diana in Southwest Missouri.