Gerald Robison Knihy

Explaining the death of a loved one to small children can be a perplexing, daunting, and emotionally overwhelming task...and there's simply not much help available in print for those who face it. Children who are in the midst of the hurt and emotional distress need to work their way through the grief process...but they need to do it on a child's level. The passing of loved ones is met with various emotions depending upon the end-of-life beliefs of family and friends. A child is surrounded by multiple emotions and simply needs comfort, not doctrine. A gentle touch and well-chosen words can be a solace and a balm for their heart, mind, and spirit. They need tender words and pleasant memories...the rest they can deal with as they grow to maturity...and that's what Where Did Grandpa Go? offers. A touching story in rhyming, poetic form for children in distress over the death of a loved one.

There is a joke about cats and dogs that conveys their differences perfectly. A dog says, 'You pet me, you feed me, you shelter me, you love me, you must be God.' A cat says, 'You pet me, you feed me, you shelter me, you love me, I must be God.' This book challenges the readers' understanding of their relationship with God. Our understanding of how we relate to God may not be wrong, but it may be incomplete. The God-given traits of cats ('you exist to serve me') and dogs('I exist to serve you') can be similar to certain theological attitudes held by many Christians. In our personal theologies, some attitudes may draw us closer to God, and others can also pull us away from Him. This book will help the reader differentiate those attitudes, and, as a result, draw closer to the God who delights in them!