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U.S. Air Date: November 4, 2009

God's Grace for Grieving Hearts (Part 2 of 2)

Dee Brestin

Author Dee Brestin describes how faith in God helped her family cope with the passing of her husband, Steve. (Part 2 of 2)

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Guest Biography

Dee Brestin is a popular speaker and a best-selling author whose books have sold more than two million copies. She is especially well-known for her book, The Friendships of Women, as well as her Bible studyguides for women and her video trilogy with Kathy Troccoli, Falling in Love with Jesus. Dee has six children and five grandchildren and resides in Nebraska. Her husband, Steve, succumbed to colon cancer and passed away in October, 2004.

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