Surviving the Year of Firsts

A Mom's Guide to Grieving Child Loss

By: Alycia Morales, Courtney Hopkins (Artist), Hannah Linder (Designed by)

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Paperback | 17 September 2024

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Your child is gone. Your heart is broken.

How on earth do you survive this?

When we're preparing for motherhood, we don't expect to have to bury our children four, nineteen, or thirty-six years later. Nor are we prepared for grief's assault on us and those we love. Is there any hope left in this life? And if so, where do you find it?

Alycia Morales knows your grief is as unique as you are and will help you navigate the foggy forest of child loss, a journey she's survived multiple times.

In 52 bite-sized chapters, with deep biblical insight and genuine compassion, Alycia will help you:

push through the pain and heartbreak of grief, with hope to discover a new normal where the ache remains but death has lost its sting
continue to put one foot in front of the other, taking small steps toward getting back to living a life that not only honors the Lord, but honors your child's memory as well
learn to refocus your thoughts, taking them captive to the Way, the Truth, and the Life, rather than dwelling on death's doorstep
seek out the treasures in daily life and walk in gratitude as you journey down this path with God

Despite the heartbreak and devastation you currently feel, you can experience healing, hope, and joy. An abundance of life remains for you this side of heaven. Let's go find it.

Industry Reviews

No parent is prepared to grieve the loss of a child - it's not how it's supposed to be. Alycia Morales understands because she's been there - she loves hard, she grieves hard, and she has gained hard-fought lessons in the process. In Surviving the Year of Firsts, Alycia offers every grieving mom a hand to hold.

Dr. Michelle Bengtson, Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist, author of several award-winning books including Sacred Scars: Resting In God's Promise That Your Past Is Not Wasted, and host of the award-winning podcast, Your Hope Filled Perspective

After losing a son three years ago, Surviving the Year of Firsts, showed me how I could continue in the grieving and healing process. The insights, wisdom, Scripture, and Spirit-filled content is a beautiful map to journey grief in our own way and understand God's love walks with us.

DiAnn Mills, author of Lethal Standoff - Tyndale 2024

Alycia Morales trusted God as He walked her through so many firsts that will break your heart over and over again. She's taken what God has shown her in those difficult times and put that in a book to help others through those moments of overwhelming grief. If you or someone you know is wading through grief, this book is a must!

Michelle Cox, best-selling author of Our Daily Biscuit: Devotions with a Drawl and Hope That Endures

I wish I had this book when I lost my son, Bryant, 20 years ago; the support and understanding Alycia offers in navigating a year of firsts would have been a precious gift. Her heartfelt reflections and the way she shares God's grace and strength provide such comfort and hope, reminding us that, with God, we can find strength and even joy again amidst our grief.

Jenae Alexander, Author, Speaker, Nurse

As a mother who suffered the loss of my child, I took solace in Surviving the Year of Firsts. Alycia shares practical advice learned firsthand in the trenches of grief. This book will be a good companion to journey with you when surviving is often the only thing possible-and at times feels barely possible.

Laura Hodges Poole, author of the upcoming Waiting for Christmas, an Advent devotional and follow-up to While I'm Waiting devotional

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