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The holidays can feel overwhelming after the death of your child, especially when others expect you to keep showing up and doing everything you’ve always done. In this episode, Laura talks about setting holiday boundaries after child loss and giving yourself permission to be honest about what you can handle this year. With personal memories and practical suggestions, Laura shares ways to adjust tr...

After child loss, we can still believe in God and yet struggle to understand how He could allow so much pain. Anger and bitterness may become part of our grief, leaving us wondering what that means about our faith. In this episode, Laura looks at Naomi, a mother in the Bible who lost both of her sons and openly expressed her bitterness toward God. Her story offers reassurance that we can be honest...

When our child dies, it can be difficult to reconcile God’s love with the pain He did not prevent. In this episode, Laura reflects on the poem “The Weaving” and the struggle of seeing only tangled threads where we once pictured a future with our child. She gently explores what it means to know God’s love personally while making room for unanswered questions, anger, and the ache of missing the chil...

How do you keep going after losing all four of your children? And how do you trust a God who could have stopped it, but didn’t? In this episode of Grieving Parents Sharing Hope, Laura talks with Markie Ribera, whose four children and mother died in a house fire. Markie shares honestly about her grief and how leaning on Jesus has helped her find peace while still deeply missing her children. Togeth...

Helping others understand the grief of a parent after child loss can feel exhausting, especially when we struggle to explain what we are carrying ourselves. In this episode, bereaved mom and podcast host, Laura Diehl, shares why child loss brings an ongoing chain of losses that reaches into our relationships, identity, and the future we imagined. She also talks about why appearing okay does not me...

After child loss, laughing again or enjoying time with family can bring unexpected guilt and fear that we are leaving our child behind. In this episode, Laura Diehl explores why healing does not mean forgetting, loving less, or removing our child’s place in our heart and family. With gentle, faith-based encouragement for bereaved parents, Laura shares how deeply missing our child and experiencing...

 After the death of a child, even the simplest parts of everyday life can suddenly feel overwhelming. In this episode, Laura shares several experiences from her own grief journey, including forgetting her groceries at the store, pulling off the road because she could not remember where she was going, and wandering through a parking lot in tears because she could not find her car. Laura explains wh...

Can grace and grief exist together when your child has died? Through Paul’s experience with the thorn in his flesh, Laura gently explores what it means when God does not remove the pain, yet promises that His grace will meet us within it. This episode also addresses the hurtful idea that a grieving parent must “let go” of their child before healing or receiving God’s blessings. The death of our ch...

Grief can hit without warning in the middle of an ordinary day, or even a genuinely good one. A song, a familiar scent, an innocent comment, or something as simple as seeing our child’s favorite cereal can suddenly bring the pain rushing back. Sometimes we know exactly what caused it; other times, the sadness or anxiety arrives before we understand why. In this episode, Laura talks about these une...

“My child died.” For some pareavors, those words feel painfully harsh and impossible to say. Others may choose “passed away,” “went to Heaven,” “is gone,” or “I lost my child” because those words soften a reality their hearts are still struggling to comprehend. Yet the language that comforts one grieving parent may be difficult or even upsetting for another. In this episode, Laura explores the mea...

We are living in God’s love story, but that story is currently set in a world at war. As pareavors, we understand the casualties of that war in a way we never wanted to. How do we hold on to the truth of God’s love while also facing the pain, evil and devastating loss that are part of this broken world? In this episode, Laura shares how this picture has helped her hold those difficult truths toget...

In part two of Laura’s conversation with Becky Russell, they continue exploring the four parts of our worldview by turning to meaning and destiny. Becky shares how serving others in simple, everyday ways helped her begin to rediscover meaning after Jae Lin’s death. They also discuss the hope of heaven, the continuation of love, and how our beliefs about what comes after this life can provide a fra...

In this episode, Laura talks with Becky Russell about her daughter, Jae, who died in a car accident at sixteen. Becky shares how her deep spiritual foundation was shaken by the confusion and questions that followed, leaving her to wrestle with beliefs she once thought were unshakable. Laura and Becky begin exploring four parts of our worldview that influence how we process grief: origin, morality,...

Have you ever had a thought that completely changed the way you looked at something? In this episode, Laura shares a simple but profound realization that came to her while responding to an email from another grieving parent. We often say that unless someone has lost a child, they cannot possibly understand the depth of our pain. But what if the same is true of heaven? What if our children know som...

What do you do when you’re living a life you never would have chosen? In this episode, Laura shares why there isn’t an easy path after the death of a child, but there are choices that can gently lead us toward hope. Through personal stories and biblical encouragement, she explores how God meets us in the small decisions that help us keep moving forward. If you’ve ever found yours...

After the death of a child, many bereaved parents find themselves asking a question they never expected: Who am I now? In this episode, Laura shares a powerful excerpt from her Rebuilding Your Life with Hope and Healing workshop, exploring how child loss can affect our identity in ways we don’t always recognize. With compassion and biblical truth, she reminds pareavors that while grief chang...

After the death of a child, one of the hardest questions a grieving parent can ask is, “Where do I go from here?” In this episode of the Grieving Parents Sharing Hope podcast, Laura Diehl shares why healing after child loss doesn’t happen all at once, but one gentle step at a time. Through personal reflection, biblical encouragement, and practical wisdom, she reminds bereaved par...

After the death of a child, the thought of rebuilding your life can feel overwhelming, or even impossible. You may wonder if it’s even okay to think about moving forward without feeling like you’re leaving your son or daughter behind. In this episode, Laura shares the deeply personal story behind the message that became the foundation of her book, When Tragedy Strikes, and explains why...

While this episode begins with a reflection on the United States’ Independence Day and its 250th anniversary, the message reaches far beyond one nation’s celebration. For grieving parents everywhere, the longing for freedom from pain is something we all understand. In this episode, Laura shares how Scripture points us to a different kind of freedom—one that isn’t found in the abs...

If you’ve ever wondered if the overwhelming darkness after the death of your child will ever lift, this episode is for you. Laura shares a recent conversation that unexpectedly revealed just how quietly and faithfully God had been working in her own heart over the years. Using the powerful picture of being trapped in a deep pit, she offers hope that while grief may feel permanent, God never...

After the death of a child, it can feel as though everything you believed about God has been shaken. If His favor meant His protection, why did He allow this unimaginable loss? In this episode, Laura shares a perspective that has been quietly transforming her own understanding of God’s favor through the life of Moses and his relationship with the Lord. Rather than offering easy answers, she...

One of the questions many grieving parents ask after the death of a child is whether they will know and recognize their child in heaven. In this episode, Laura explores what Scripture reveals about our identity after death and why the Bible gives us reason to believe that our loved ones remain uniquely themselves in eternity. Through several biblical accounts, Laura shares hope and encouragement f...

After the death of a child, many grieving parents find themselves struggling to pray. The pain can feel too overwhelming, the questions too deep, and the words impossible to find. If you have ever sat in silence, wondering what to say to God or whether He even hears your broken heart, you are not alone. In this episode, Laura shares the comforting truth that when we don’t know how to pray af...

When no one understands your pain after child loss, the loneliness can feel almost as overwhelming as the grief itself. Well-meaning friends and family may care deeply, yet still be unable to fully grasp the devastation of losing a child. In this episode of Grieving Parents Sharing Hope, Laura shares why feeling misunderstood is such a common struggle for bereaved parents, how unrealistic expectat...

In this episode of the GPS Hope podcast, Grieving Parents Sharing Hope, Laura shares a powerful and comforting perspective on the story of Jesus walking on water through the lens of child loss and deep grief. When life feels like a violent storm and faith feels fragile, it can be easy to wonder where Jesus is in the middle of our pain. But what if the storm is not proof He has abandoned us? What i...