After the Goodbye: Seven Days of Encouragement and Guidance for the First Week Apart
by Jason A Clark
✨ What It’s About
After the Goodbye is a devotional and prayer book for families navigating the emotional transition from high school graduation to college life. Written for both parents and students, it offers two matching 7-day devotional journeys, one for the parent learning to release with faith, and one for the student stepping into independence with courage.
Each day includes Scripture, reflection, and 2 prayers: one for yourself and one to pray over the other person. The book also includes 90 situation-specific prayers for the real moments families face, from homesickness and changed communication to academic pressure, spiritual questions, loneliness, worry, and letting go.
Honest, compassionate, and deeply rooted in Christian faith, After the Goodbye helps families carry both the joy and ache of this season while trusting God to hold them together across the distance.
👥Who is this Book For?
Christian parents and students navigating the transition from high school graduation to college. It’s especially for parents who are struggling with the change, students learning to step into independence, and families who want spiritual encouragement, honest language for the goodbye, and a meaningful way to stay connected through prayer.
🌅 The Inspiration Behind the Book
The inspiration for After the Goodbye came from watching my daughter leave for college and seeing how deeply that transition affected our family, especially my wife. What should have felt only like celebration also carried real grief, tenderness, and uncertainty.
I realized many families experience that same ache but don’t always have words for it. This book grew out of our own goodbye, as a way to help parents and students process the change honestly, pray through it faithfully, and trust God in the distance between home and what comes next.
📍 Where to Find It
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✍️ About the Author
Jason A Clark is a Christian writer and author whose work explores faith, Scripture, history, and the questions that shape everyday life. He writes regularly on Substack, where he connects historical stories, biblical reflection, and practical Christian encouragement for modern readers.
He is also the author of Why Jesus? A Clear, Honest Guide to Faith, Salvation, and the Christian Story, written for spiritually curious readers who want to understand the heart of the Christian message with clarity and honesty.
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