You've lost someone you loved, and now the pain seems unendurable. June Cerza Kolf understands. She, too, has suffered the wound of grief, and as a veteran of hospice work, has counseled many mourning people. In this gentle, empathic book, Kolf leads you through the stages of grief, helping you understand what to expect as time goes on and making you mindful of potential pitfalls such as feeling anger or guilt, dealing with holidays, and experiencing physical distress. No matter what the loss has been, it takes time and heart-wrenching work for the wound to heal. Kolf takes you by the hand and helps you do this painful--yet vital--work. She offers practical and therapeutic ways of dealing with depression and easing pain and gives creative ideas for expressing your love and remembrance. The grief exercises provided in this book are an outlet for working through your pain on your own or in a small-group setting. Most of all, as When Will I Stop Hurting? guides you through the rough terrain of grieving, it will also point you to God, the one true source of healing.

What do you do when you have 200 hungry people waiting to be fed and the meal has not been delivered? What do you do when a woman throws her plate of food at the meal coordinator? What do you do when a mother of five has no food and lives in an unheated apartment? You pray. And then you wait to see how God answers your prayers. Standing on Holy Ground tells the way these prayers were answered and is a compilation of many more stories that show the way God works in everyday situations. The "Holy Ground" is Grace Resource Center, an emergency service center that helps the homeless, those with low income, and other at-risk people. As a food server at Grace Resource Center, the author has experienced weekly events that touched her heart. These stories will make you laugh, they will make you cry, but mostly, they will confirm your faith in human nature as you read about the acts of kindness, the tender moments, and the way God blesses this center, and all who come into contact with it, confirming that it is truly Holy Ground. -------------------------- The proceeds from this book will be donated to Grace Resource Center, Lancaster