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April 2, 2024 by Laura Diehl 2 Comments

254: Taking Communion After the Turmoil of Child Loss

If I am struggling with anger and confusion and my faith is rocky right now, shouldn’t I pass on taking the elements of communion?

In today’s episode, Laura digs into 1 Corinthians 11, talking about the purpose of communion and what makes us “unworthy”. Based on scripture, Laura believes that we are not disqualified. Not only that, but occasionally taking the elements is greatly needed and can be even more meaningful to us now, after the death of our child.

She also talks about how many pareavors just cannot drag themselves to church, and why it is not against any of God’s “rules” to serve yourself communion, having a very personal and private time with the Lord while taking the bread and the wine/juice in your home or wherever you are.

 

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COME JOIN US for our big GPS Hope 10-year-event (Weekend of Hope) in Wisconsin this August!!! Find out more  here.

Birthdays:

Jonda Steinkamp was born on April 2 and is forever 4 ½ months old.

Amie Bichard was born on April 5 and is forever 45.

Danielle Smith was born on April 6 and is forever 36.

Travis Atkinson was born on April 6 and is forever 42.

 

If you would like your child mentioned on the podcast the week of his or her birthday, click here to fill out the short form with the needed information.

The special song written for our children’s birthdays I Remember Well can be heard here.

Remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE!

www.gpshope.org

 

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at office@gpshope.org.

Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope) is here to walk with parents through the darkness of child-loss, guiding them to a place of hope, light and purpose.

It is a safe place for anyone who has lost a child from this earth. There is no shame or judgment in where you are in this journey, including if you are struggling in your relationship with God or your faith has been completely shattered.

 

March 26, 2024 by Laura Diehl Leave a Comment

253: The Hope of Resurrection Power

Easter Sunday can come with many different emotions for those of us who have lost a child.

On one hand, we are thankful and want to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, who made it possible for us to be reunited with our children, never to be separated again. On the other hand, many of us struggle with going to a church service for this purpose, for various reasons which can be absolutely valid.

In today’s episode, Laura talks about all of this, along with reminding us of the hope we all have within us. God’s resurrection power isn’t just for when we die, but for those of us who are still here, learning how to live with a part of us missing.

 

Links Mentioned in this episode:

Click here to listen to Laura and Pastor Lynn Breeden talk about why you don’t need to be tormented with the fear that your child might not be in heaven.

Find out more or register for the Virtual Writer’s retreat.

Check out our Hold On Pain Eases there is HOPE shirts here!

 

To find out how to join Dave and Laura next year (February of 2025) on The Grief Cruise, click here.

COME JOIN US for our big GPS Hope 10-year-event (Weekend of Hope) in Wisconsin this August!!! Find out more  here.

Birthdays:

Jermaine Mitchell was born on March 26 and is forever 31.

 

If you would like your child mentioned on the podcast the week of his or her birthday, click here to fill out the short form with the needed information.

The special song written for our children’s birthdays I Remember Well can be heard here.

Remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE!

www.gpshope.org

 

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at office@gpshope.org.

Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope) is here to walk with parents through the darkness of child-loss, guiding them to a place of hope, light and purpose.

It is a safe place for anyone who has lost a child from this earth. There is no shame or judgment in where you are in this journey, including if you are struggling in your relationship with God or your faith has been completely shattered.

 

March 19, 2024 by Laura Diehl Leave a Comment

252: Our Future Prize

When we have a child who is no longer with us here on earth, we can feel like we have no more future – at least not a good one.

In today’s episode, Laura looks at Philippians 3:12-14 and other scriptures, sharing that even if our future here is not what we thought it would be, we do not have to live out the rest of our time here with a heaviness that outweighs the joy of the future we still have with our child.

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Check out our Hold On Pain Eases there is HOPE shirts here!

 

To find out how to join Dave and Laura next year (February of 2025) on The Grief Cruise, click here.

COME JOIN US for our big GPS Hope 10-year-event (Weekend of Hope) in Wisconsin this August!!! Find out more  here.

Birthdays:

Taraoluwa Chizoba was born on March 17 and is forever 7.

Adan William F. Tejada was born on March 17 and is forever 17.

Daniel Wilson was born on March 21 and is forever 30.

 

If you would like your child mentioned on the podcast the week of his or her birthday, click here to fill out the short form with the needed information.

The special song written for our children’s birthdays I Remember Well can be heard here.

Remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE!

www.gpshope.org

 

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at office@gpshope.org.

Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope) is here to walk with parents through the darkness of child-loss, guiding them to a place of hope, light and purpose.

It is a safe place for anyone who has lost a child from this earth. There is no shame or judgment in where you are in this journey, including if you are struggling in your relationship with God or your faith has been completely shattered.

 

March 12, 2024 by Laura Diehl 4 Comments

251: Can Life Ever be Good Again?

When we lose a child from this earth, we want to be done here and go be with them. Even if our head knows we have reasons to stay, our heart struggles to accept it. The pain and darkness can be all-consuming, and we cannot believe life will ever be worth living without our child.

Podcast host, Laura Diehl, knows what that is like. In this episode, she will share some specific ways to help other parents, who find themselves on this same unwanted journey of child loss, change their perspective that life will never be good again. Your life can have meaning and purpose again, and this is not in spite of your child’s death, but because of his or her life.

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Click here for the song I Surrender All sung by Stephen McWhirter.

 

To find out how to join Dave and Laura next year (February of 2025) on The Grief Cruise, click here.

COME JOIN US for our big GPS Hope 10-year-event (Weekend of Hope) in Wisconsin this August!!! Find out more  here.

Birthdays:

Steven Kowalewski was born on March 11 and is forever 28.

Quintin T. Flowers was born on March 12 and is forever 54.

Matthew Branca was born on March 15 and is forever 23.

Rohit Matthew was born on March 16 and is forever 23.

Adam Block was born on March 16 and is forever 34.

Zachary Sutton was born on March 16 and is forever 32.

Danielle Jerome was born on March 16 and is forever 32.

 

If you would like your child mentioned on the podcast the week of his or her birthday, click here to fill out the short form with the needed information.

The special song written for our children’s birthdays I Remember Well can be heard here.

Remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE!

www.gpshope.org

 

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at office@gpshope.org.

Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope) is here to walk with parents through the darkness of child-loss, guiding them to a place of hope, light and purpose.

It is a safe place for anyone who has lost a child from this earth. There is no shame or judgment in where you are in this journey, including if you are struggling in your relationship with God or your faith has been completely shattered.

 

March 5, 2024 by Laura Diehl 2 Comments

250: There Is No Such Thing As the Five Stages of Grief with Child Loss

Have you felt frustration that you are not going through the “five stages of grief” that you have heard about? In this episode, Laura shares why that is not only okay, but even to expected.

Note: Thank you to Basia and Sebastian for sponsoring today’s episode in memory of their son, Gabriel.

Links Mentioned in this episode:

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Watch the YouTube video from Mitch here.

Please remember to give this podcast a rating and a review.

 

Join Laura for her birthday, one year from this week (February of 2025) on The Grief Cruise! Click here for the info.

COME JOIN US for our big GPS Hope 10-year-event (Weekend of Hope) in Wisconsin this August!!! Find out more  here.

Birthdays:

Patrick Palazzo was born on March 2 and is forever 24.

Aaron Wright was born on March 3 and is forever 32.

Jonathan Van Verdegem was born on March 6 and is forever 19.

 

If you would like your child mentioned on the podcast the week of his or her birthday, click here to fill out the short form with the needed information.

The special song written for our children’s birthdays I Remember Well can be heard here.

Remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE!

www.gpshope.org

 

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at office@gpshope.org.

Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope) is here to walk with parents through the darkness of child-loss, guiding them to a place of hope, light and purpose.

It is a safe place for anyone who has lost a child from this earth. There is no shame or judgment in where you are in this journey, including if you are struggling in your relationship with God or your faith has been completely shattered.

 

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