Grief, Guts and Grace: If you have the guts to work through your grief, God will give you the grace to survive it and find your joy again.

Working through grief with the help of God’s grace.

“I joined the community of grievers when Bradley, my husband of twenty-nine years, died of a brain tumor. It was by the grace of God that I found joy in my new life. What I offer is not avoidance of the road we are called to travel, just the foretelling of a few potholes which can be easily negotiated. We can then conserve our energy for the important job at hand, which is finding the guts to face our grief, receiving God’s grace and mending our broken hearts.” —Joan Theriot -Broussard

Grief, Guts and Grace offers guidance, strength and practical wisdom to those struggling with grief and loss. Joan shares personal experience of the day to day struggles that she and many widowed persons face; from how she found a new place in bed, to using up the last tube of toothpaste she shared with her husband, Bradley. While these may appear trivial for some, to a new widow they represent many of the daily hurdles to overcome and conquer. The process is different for everyone, and if you are able to find the guts to face your grief, then God can give you the grace to survive your loss and, ultimately, to reclaim your joy.

Spiritual director Joan Theriot-Broussard offers hope to those who begin working through their grief with the guts to stand faithful each day. Too often we are told that time will heal everything. Rather, it’s what you do with that time that enables the healing process to begin.