The Rebuilding Library

Rebuilding after loss happens one small step at a time. These printables and resources are here to help you take the next one—whether you need a prayer for today, a gentle plan for this week, or a book from someone who has walked this road before.

Printables for Your Rebuilding Season

Some are free, and some are available for a small price. New printables will be added as the library grows.

Free Printables

7 Prayers You Can Use This Week

Seven simple, heartfelt prayers—one for each day of the week—to help you seek God’s wisdom, peace, strength, and guidance through everyday life.

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Control and Release

A faith-centered reflection worksheet to help you distinguish what you can control from what you need to release and entrust to God.

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One Brick at a Time

A guided worksheet to help you identify what you’re rebuilding, recognize potential obstacles, and take one faithful step toward meaningful progress.

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Who Am I Now Reflection

A thoughtful reflection worksheet to help you rediscover your identity, recognize your strengths, and remember who God says you are after loss or significant life change.

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Printables to Purchase

A Gentle Reset for Hard Days

A compassionate reflection page to help you identify what’s weighing on you, recognize what you need, and find one manageable next step when life feels overwhelming.

$2.99

Prayer and Answered Prayer Tracker

A simple, organized space to record your prayers, document God’s answers, and reflect on His faithfulness throughout the seasons of your life.

$2.99

Rebuilding Check-In

A reflective worksheet to help you assess where you are emotionally and practically, recognize what needs attention, and identify one small step forward.

$2.99

Rebuilding Priorities This Week

A practical weekly planning worksheet to help you focus on what matters most, take intentional steps in key areas of your life, and celebrate small victories.

$2.99

The Next Right Thing

A guided reflection page to help you move beyond feeling overwhelmed, clarify what needs your attention, and choose one manageable next step.

$2.99

Tiny Mercies + Small Wins

A simple weekly tracker to help you recognize everyday blessings, celebrate small accomplishments, and cultivate gratitude even during difficult seasons.

$2.99

The Rebuilding Reset Guide

A gentle, seven-day, faith-centered guide featuring thoughtful reflections, Scripture, prayer, and a practical 30-day plan to help you find your footing and begin moving forward again.

$9.99

(multi-page mini-guide)

Paid subscribers to the After the Ashes community on Substack get the entire Rebuilding Library free!

Grief Resources

The following is a list of resources that I found helpful during my grief journey or have come highly recommended by others! I’m always interested in reviewing tools you have discovered, so please feel free to share those with me here. My prayer is that this is an ever-evolving list, as we continue to uncover more helpful information.

Books

My Books
Devotionals
  • For the Love of HER Life (all four seasons available: summer, autumn, winter, and spring) by the writing team of A Widow’s Might. I was privileged to be a contributing author to this devotional series for the widow season of life.
For Children
Grief, Loss, Heaven, and Coping During Tough Times
Suicide Specific
  • Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 in the US
  • Aftershock: Help, Hope and Healing in the Wake of Suicide by Candy Neely Arrington and David Cox
  • Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One’s Search for Comfort, Answers, & Hope by Albert Y. Hsu
  • Melissa: A Father’s Lessons from a Daughter’s Suicide by Frank Page
  • Tears to Joy: Finding Hope in the Presence of Bipolar Disorder and Suicide by Natalie Flake
For Friends of Those Grieving

Website Resources

  • A Widow’s Might – Excellent devotionals for those journeying the widow season of life. AWM also hosts conferences, and information regarding any upcoming scheduled conferences can be found here.
  • GriefShare– Great tool for anyone grieving the death of a loved one. The website will help connect you to GriefShare support groups in your area.
  • Perspective Ministries – Seeks to care for the widow and the fatherless and encourages others to do the same.
  • Widow’s Christian Path – A fantastic Christian website resource for widows!

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