Walking Through The Maze

Walking through the Maze was born out of a need. I was counseling two children whose father had passed. It was difficult for those children to put into words what they were feeling. The grieving process was foreign to them, and they were confused about all of their emotions. As I prayed for them, I asked God to show me how to minister to them. I grabbed a tablet and began to write. The book of Walking through the Maze is the result of what God gave me that day. When I read Walking through the Maze to the children at our next counseling session, one of them began to cry and said, “That’s what I would say if I knew how to say it.” Walking through the Maze gave a voice to what they were feeling and comforted them.

Many times during the loss of a loved one, children are overlooked. People use the excuse that children are resilient. That is a true statement, but children have the same emotions as adults and many times do not have the ability to communicate and express their grief. It is important that we give attention to grieving children, and that we encourage them to talk about their feelings.

Walking Through the Maze is a tool which can be used to open dialog with children concerning their loss.