Held Through the First Year – Grief Journal & Checklist for Widows and Widowers | Printable PDF

A gentle big-print journal and first-steps checklist after losing your spouse.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

• Simple checklists for the first days and first 30 days
• 12 monthly journal pages, each with a KJV verse
• Big print and easy words for heavy days

When your husband or wife dies, everything feels heavy. There is no right way to grieve. Go slow. One small step is enough.

What's Inside

• A tender welcome letter and how to use this book
• "The First 7 Days": one gentle page with 6 simple checkboxes, a KJV verse and the 988 line (also as its own 1-page PDF for the fridge)
• Part 1, Things to do: the first days checklist and people to tell
• The first 30 days "call or contact" checklists and a call list tracker
• Papers you may be asked for, things that can wait, and help I can accept
• Part 2, Space for your heart: 12 monthly journal pages with KJV verses
• Hard days planner (birthdays, anniversary, holidays, the one-year day)
• Memories of you, letters to you, small joys, and prayers
• A gentle page about getting support

Who It's For

• Widows and widowers. The words say "your spouse," so it fits everyone.
• Grown children who want to help a grieving mom or dad, even from far away
• Churches, grief ministries and hospice groups
• Anyone who needs big print and easy words

Good to Know

• This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped.
• 39 pages. Print at home or at a print shop.
• Sized for US Letter (8.5 x 11 in). Prints on A4 too (choose "Fit to page").
• Big, easy-to-read print with wide edges for a binder.

License

Print as many copies as you need for yourself and your own family. One teacher or leader may print copies for one class or group (like a church grief ministry, hospice group or senior center). Please do not sell, share or post the file.

Please Note

This kit is for organizing and comfort only. It is not legal, money, tax, or medical advice, and it is not counseling. Each place you contact will tell you exactly what they need.

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