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Gary’s story began with a childhood of mixed messages and sexual abuse. This was followed by other losses and numerous grief experiences. Ultimately, a painful past led Gary into a life of helping wounded people heal and grow. A former college minister, missionary in Japan, entrepreneur in Hawaii, and pastor in Texas and Washington, he now serves as a writer, speaker, and chaplain with Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas. Gary is the author of five books, including the recently released #1 Amazon Bestseller Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving and the award-winning bestseller Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse. He is also the author of Surviving the Holidays Without You and the co-author (with New York Times Bestseller Cecil Murphey) of Not Quite Healed and Saying Goodbye. Gary has been featured on Focus on the Family and the Christian Broadcasting Network, and has more than 300 grief-related articles in print. He is a popular speaker at a wide variety of venues. Gary loves being a husband and father. He has seven adopted children, including three Colombian daughters. He enjoys swimming, hockey, corny jokes, and cool Hawaiian shirts. Gary and his wife Jen and family live in Texas.

Loss hurts. It's tough to go through, and painful to watch. Do you know someone who's grieving and wish you could help? Are you the one grieving and wonder if what you're going through is normal? Do you wish those around you understood you better? This book has answers. This practical and easy-to-read book provides the answers you need to make a difference - in your own life and in the lives of others. Bestselling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe gives you a look at the grieving heart – the thoughts, emotions, and struggles within. If you're wanting to help someone who's grieving, you'll get a glimpse of what's going on inside them and be better able to love and support them. If you're in the midst of grief and loss, you'll see yourself as you read, and be encouraged that you aren't as weird or crazy as you thought. In Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving, you will learn… "How hurting, grieving people are feeling and thinking. "How to discover what they need and don't need. "What to say and not to say. "How to be a help and not a hindrance in the grieving process. "How the grief and pain of others can affect you. "How helping others stimulates your own personal growth and healing. "How these skills can enhance all your relationships. Healing from loss is challenging. This book can help you develop a priceless ability– how to hear the heart of someone who's hurting. The benefits for them, and for you, can be staggering. Scroll up and grab your copy of this book today. You can make more of a difference than you dreamed possible.

Kindle Price: $1.99

Category: Religion & Spirituality; Nonfiction

He was your love. She was your partner. Now your heart is broken. What do you do with all the pain, confusion, and anger? What will life be like? Who are you now? Your heart needs answers. Heartbroken can help. Bestselling author, hospice chaplain and grief specialist Gary Roe has walked with hundreds of spouses through this painful valley. From their stories he has composed this incredibly practical work that will touch your heart and comfort your soul. In this deeply personal, easy-to-read book, you will learn the following: - How to better manage the up and down, roller-coaster emotions of grief. - How to manage being misunderstood and navigate all the relationship changes that occur with the loss of a mate. - How to think about and face the future with hope. As you read, you will discover that you are far from alone, you're not crazy, and that you will make it through this. The loss of a husband or wife is traumatic. Healing from loss is challenging. Open this book, and let the healing continue. Scroll up and grab your copy today. Heartbroken is a USA Best Book Awards Finalist and a National Indie Excellence Book Awards Finalist.

Kindle Price: $5.49

Category: Religion & Spirituality; Nonfiction

You've lost someone you love. Your heart is broken, and a holiday is coming. How are you going to manage this? What can you do? Bestselling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe has given you a grief survival kit designed for holidays. Speaking from both personal and professional grief experiences, he will empower you to navigate special days seasons with new confidence. Use holidays instead of letting them use you! In this book, you will learn how to... - deal with unspoken yet powerful expectations, your own and others' - handle continual memories and reminders of your loved one - face feeling misunderstood, lonely, and isolated - process unpredictable emotions and feeling vulnerable - take yourself and your own heart seriously - make good choices -what to do, how, and with whom Finding your way to grieve well over the holidays can be overwhelming without a trusted guide. Gary knows your pain and will walk beside you, offering effective tools to help you face the holidays with hope rather than apprehension. Healing from loss is challenging. Facing a holiday while grieving the loss of a spouse, child, parent, or someone close is tough duty. Use holidays to help you grieve, honor your loved one, and love those around you. Scroll up and grab your copy of this practical book today.

Kindle Price: $3.49

Category: Religion & Spirituality; Nonfiction

How are sexual abuse survivors to overcome the challenges they are sure to face? Finding strength in community with other survivors is one key to recovery. In Not Quite Healed, two survivors join forces to share insight and encouragement on the issues that challenge them most. After a candid discussion about each issue, the authors provide a self-affirming statement that men can study, memorize, and recite on their darkest days.

Kindle Price: $10.99

Category: Religion & Spirituality; Parenting & Relationships