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GUIDANCE COUNSELING

What to Do when You Don't Know What to Say 
Mary Ann Froehlich

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Format: Paperback, 112pp.
ISBN: 0764223712
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date: September  2000

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Your desire to help is sincere, but in the midst of your own busy schedule, you sometimes don't know how. You find yourself at a loss for what to say or do to provide encouragement and comfort. Filled with practical and doable ideas, this collection of short stories of people touching the lives of others in times of uncertainty, illness, or loss will inspire you and trigger new ideas of your own as you seek to answer the question "How can I help?"

 

Table of Contents
Introduction 13
Chapter 1 Giving Hugs From God Through Crisis--Our Biblical Model 17
Chapter 2 In Times of Illness 23
Chronic or Terminal Illness
Hospitalization
Housebound
Children With Illness
Chapter 3 In Times of Loss and Grief 35
Loss of a Parent
Loss of a Spouse
Loss of a Child
Chapter 4 In Times of Famine 57
Separation or Divorce
Family Turmoil
Unemployment
Chapter 5 New Beginnings 83
Relocation
Marriage
Parenting
New Job
Birthdays
Chapter 6 "Don't Unhelp Me" 95
Chapter 7 Coming Alongside--A Paraclete Ministry 103
A Final Word 107