Spouse Loss Resources

Grieving the loss of a spouse affects every part of life—your routines, relationships, and sense of self. This page offers trusted resources to help you find support, encouragement, and next steps on your healing journey.

Support Groups

Many people find groups as a great source of encouragement in the midst of managing their grief. At the right time, they can be a game-changer. Wondering if you are ready? Take the group readiness assessment tool and find out.

• Rebuild – 10-week workshop to support those experiencing loss of a loved one, which has a group specifically for child loss. Groups each Fall and Spring. Includes a stand-alone “Hard Days of the Holidays” (week 10).
  Richardson, TX
  Chicago, IL
• Marsha’s Heart – shepherd widows that are entrusted to us, be an example of restoration and hope, and offer community so they don’t have to navigate grief alone. (Rockwall/North Dallas – TX)
• Broken Halos Haven – A ministry for young Christian widows and their children, offering no-cost grief retreats at a guest home in Old Town Lewisville. (Lewisville, TX)
• Faith & Grief Ministries – Offers monthly Christian grief luncheons/support gatherings (e.g., at First Presbyterian Dallas) and faith-based weekend retreats in Texas (e.g., Mo Ranch). (Dallas + Retreats in TX)
• STEPHEN MINISTRY – Stephen Ministry provides confidential Christian care, support, and encouragement for emotional and spiritual needs to anyone. MANY local churches offer Stephen Ministry. This is Woodcreek Church contact info. (Richardson, TX)

• GriefShare – similar to Rebuild and available in many area churches. It is a 13-week group (mixed) that walks through the grief process.

List of Books for Grief

This list of resources can be alot, but designed for many types of loss. For spouse loss, here are a few suggestions…

• Let Me Grieve But Not Forever by Verdell Davis
• The 13^th Gift, by Joanne Huist Smith
• Where Hope Rises, by Charleen Burghardt.  (Devotionals) 
• A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss  by Jerry L. Sittser
• A Grace Observed by C.S. Lewis

List of Songs for Grief and Hope 

Here is a list of songs I put together that are heartfelt…

• Tell My Heart to Beat Again by Phillips, Craig, and Dean
• Save A Place For Me by Matthew West 
• I Still Believe by Jeremy Camp

List of Blogs

There are too many to count, but start here…

• https://awidowsmight.org
• https://widowstrong.com/blog
• https://www.refugewidowers.com (specifically for men)