Free-falling grief in the holidays? Embrace the warmth that heals

Grief piles up for many in the holidays.

Recently, our senior pastor at Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Bryan Dunagan, died at age 44. HIs wife, Ali, and three children grieve a sudden loss as the holidays begin.

Just a few weeks later, another rising star, Jack Gibbons, age 36, co-founder of Bandera Ventures, died in a neighborhood auto accident leaving behind his wife, Sarah, and their two-year-old daughter.

Sudden tragedies are like free falling.

Free-falling sorrow
Free-falling grief/Oliver Furrer/Getty images

How do family members survive?

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Free-falling grief in the holidays? Embrace the warmth that heals

What God Has to Say About Your Great Loss

Loss is really painful in the holidays.

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Our family’s loss shadows the holiday season/Steve Blaising/Lake Athens

I was in a boat launching from shore this past summer when I got the call.

My brother-in-law died unexpectedly at 57 just months before we lost dad.

So, our family gathers this holiday season with two vacant chairs.

How do suffering folksĀ cope in the holidays?

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What God Has to Say About Your Great Loss