๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป?
*** a child battling a terminal illness?
***an older generation getting close to the end of their lifetime?
***a parent preparing to tell their child about death?
***a neighbor, a friend, even a news story?
๐๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป.
Often when we have a loved one die, we are tempted to try and make death easier for the children in our family. We say things that can be confusing to little ones.
โDaddy had to go away.โ
โGrandma is now gone to a better place.โ
โThe baby is now an angel with God.โ
While these statements give us adults something to say, for children they leave questions and even a fear of death.
Young children often see death as temporary and even reversable thing due to the exposure they see on the many tv programs, especially cartoons.
When I wrote โ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐โ I wanted it to be a book that would allow conversations between parents and children about what comes next. I wanted a gentle introduction about death and heaven, allowing parents to follow up with their faith and beliefs.
What Millieโs book is not:
๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ. Though the pictures depict a bald child, nowhere is cancer mentioned.
It is not a scary book. It shows each scene peacefully, even those that have medical stuff in the picture. Only one page shows tears.
It is not only a book that is useful to child loss. This book can be read to any child, anywhere, without them even having death currently affecting their lives.
Letโs face it, children will be faced with death and grief in their lifetime. It is inevitable and we, as care givers, must decide how we will teach them healthy ways to cope with loss.
It was on my heart today to share this because ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ? How many of you have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or neighbors in your life that this book can be read to?
Keep sharing!
~Telling Christโs story {Because of Millie}
โฆโฆ.๏ธตโฟ๏ธตโฟเญจโเญงโฟ๏ธตโฟ๏ธตโฆโฆ. โ๏ฝก๏ฝฅ:*:๏ฝฅ๏พโ ,๏ฝก๏ฝฅ:*:๏ฝฅ๏พโใ๏ฝก๏ฝฅ:*:๏ฝฅ๏พโ I still believe in Millieโs Miracle โ๏ฝก๏ฝฅ:*:๏ฝฅ๏พ Hebrews 11:1 ๏ฝก๏ฝฅ:*:๏ฝฅ๏พโ โฆโฆโฆ..๏ธตโฟ๏ธตโฟเญจโเญงโฟ๏ธตโฟ๏ธตโฆโฆโฆ
โMillie Finds Her Miracleโ is now available to preorder on Amazon.
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