Holidays

Without hope, we have no desire to live. It can be easy to feel hopeless when going into a new year without our child. But that does not have to be the case. Join Laura, as shares how we can stir up the seed of hope that may by lying dormant inside us after the […]

Going into a new year without our child can feel horrible, knowing there is nothing we can do to stop it. Join Laura as she shares what that was like for her after the death of her daughter, Becca, along with sharing some words of encouragement for those who are struggling with feeling like they […]

Many of us have been thinking about how to deal with the upcoming holidays, especially Christmas, for weeks or months already, so we might as well talk about it. Advent is a time of waiting, usually known for the four weeks of waiting for Christmas and the celebration of Christ’s birth. We think of Jesus […]

The holiday season brings many dark and painful emotions to the surface for those of us who have lost a child from this earth. It is a time of year where the pain of who is missing can be so much greater than the joy of who is still here. Many of us don’t even […]

Did you know that the first Sunday of each May is International Bereaved Mother’s Day? That’s what we will be talking about in this episode, along with touching on the week that follows which most of us dread… Mother’s Day. Just a warning, I am very real and honest about my thoughts and feelings about […]

Every time a new year shows up, it brings lots of emotions for many of us bereaved parents, especially if this is the first time the calendar has turned to a new year since your child died. It can seem horrible because it feels like we are leaving our child behind as we go into […]

Christmas can be one of the worst weeks of the year for many of us with child loss. After my daughter, Becca, died, it made me realize that even though I did my best to make Christmas about the birth of Jesus, it really was more about things like baking traditional cookies, giving my kids […]

Child loss take us to such a dark place that we can easily believe it’s impossible to ever have joy in our lives again. But if Christ is in us, so is joy, because that is one of the fruits of the indwelling Holy Spirit. Our lives will never be the same. We will never […]

Christmas time can be brutal the first few years for those of us who have lost a child. It is so easy to lose what little peace we started to find. This week we will talk about peace, and the Prince of Peace who came as a baby to die so that we can have […]

You may not agree with the title of this podcast episode, but it really is true. You can have hope in your life again after child loss. And the Christmas season, as difficult as it can be, is a great time to have that hope infused into your heart and soul. Each week during the […]

The new year is now upon us. For most people, anything that is new evokes a measure of excitement with possibilities, especially a new year. But for those who have had to face the darkness of the death of their child, “new” can bring almost a panicked feeling, as if we are leaving our child […]

  We all need a deeper revelation of God’s love for us, but especially those who are questioning God’s love after the death of their child. There are so many things that show God’s love. We just need to have our eyes and hearts open to see and receive them. In this episode, Laura does […]

Joy is something that can elude us for a long time after the death of our child. Not just that undercurrent that is a peaceful, confident hope, but joy from good and wonderful things that are going on around us. Joy is a fruit of the Holy Spirit who is always at work in us. […]

Advent is a time of waiting. Many people are waiting for Christmas with joyful anticipation, mixed with frazzled busyness. But for many of us who have faced the death of our child, it is a time of waiting for the season to just… be…over. God knew from the very beginning of time that we would […]

The end-of-the-year holidays can be brutal for those who have lost a child, especially those first few years. It can feel like a continual slap-in-the-face reminder of who is not here with us. Even if we have other children or grandchildren, a loving spouse, a great job or are part of a fulfilling ministry, it […]

The holidays can be brutal, especially those first few years. In part two of this subject, Laura starts out by answering a couple of specific questions asked by pareavors about how deal with the holidays. She then goes on to share several ideas on how to help you face those gatherings, by opening the door […]

In October, many stores already have fall items on clearance and are filling the shelves with Christmas items. This can make it feel like the holiday season is the entire last 3 months of the year instead of only the last 6 weeks. Many of us would love it if we could just sleep through […]