Sips of Sustenance: Grieving the Loss of Your Spouse. This item is unavailable.Sips of Sustenance: Grieving the Loss of Your Spouse

How can I find the strength to go on living without my spouse? Exactly what happens after death? How can I deal with the "why's" and "if only's" that haunt me? If I can't find peace, does that mean my faith isn't real? Will there ever be an end to my grieving? These and countless other questions swirl through our minds when death steals a beloved spouse. Heartbroken and alone, our spirit thirsts for nourishment. In the early stages of loss when our insides are heaving, though, a sip of sustenance is likely all we can swallow. Words of wisdom must come in small doses. Dr. Sherry Hoppe, author of A Matter of Conscience, shares sips of sustenance to help you through the grief journey. Tapping the wisdom of well-known writers, Dr. Hoppe explores the many difficult aspects of grieving, offering insight on how to survive sorrow and find life again on the other side of despair. While Dr. Hoppe writes about the experience of losing her husband, her words offer hope to anyone struggling with grief and looking for guideposts to climb from the chasm.

Sherry Hoppe is the primary author of A Matter of Conscience, Redemption of hometown hero, Bobby Hoppe, as well as authoring and editing books for the academic market. Dr. Hoppe's first career was as a counselor before getting her Ed.D. in higher education and entering the academic world. She is the retired president of Austin Peay State University and served as president at Roane State College and Nashville State College.