To introduce you to the world of grief counseling, the following first-person account relates a husband’s ongoing journey as he grieves the death of his wife. These are the thoughts of a real man going through real grief. His comment of asking God to heal his heart “one stitch at a time” is so true of the slow process of grief. There are no quick fixes. What you read here is very similar to what you will hear other people say as you counsel them through their grief. Think about