There are times when Laura is sent something written by a pareavor that seems to capture the essence of who we are and how we feel after the death of our child, as well as what it is like to travel on this unwanted journey.

On this episode, Laura reads three of these.

• This Mom’s Grief by Val Breslau
• It’s Been Two Years by Fran Rhodes
• One Day by Vickie Hickox

Laura also reads something she wrote back in 2017 called Forever.

Because these hit the heart of our journey, listeners may find themselves feeling a bit more emotionally tender than most episodes, but they are worth hearing and absorbing.

Links Mentioned in this episode:

This Mom’s Grief by Val Breslau

It’s Been Two Years by Fran Rhodes

One Day by Vickie Hickox

Find out more about Laura’s Books

Go directly to the GPS Hope store.

Send something you have written to Laura: laura@gpshope.org

Birthdays:

Dakota Crandall was born on March 27 and is forever 25.

Tommy Simmons was born on March 29 and is forever 59.

Miles DiGiannantonio was born on March 30 and is forever 20 months.

Jonda Steinkamp was born on April 2 and is forever 5 months.

Fill out the short form with the needed information to have your child’s birthday shared with our listeners.

The special song “I Remember Well“, which was written by Laura for our children’s birthdays, can be heard on your favorite music app. To hear samples of Laura’s other songs, click here.

Remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE!

www.gpshope.org

Would you like to have Laura come and speak to your group? 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.

Those of us who have lost a child will talk among ourselves about how hurtful it is that our family and friends seem to abandon us after the first few weeks or months. Not only that, but many of these people also seem to expect us to snap out of our grief after a certain amount of time.

We all know what helps and what hurts, but do those around us know? How could they, if they have never experienced the suffocating darkness of the death of their own child.

In this episode, Laura pulls back the curtain and shares some of these things with anyone who wants to know.

If you are a bereaved parent, this episode will help you know that you are not alone in the thoughts and feelings you have in this area. It also gives you something to share with those around you who want or need a better understanding of what you are going through as a bereaved parent.

NOTE: Laura will be on the Wisdom app this Thursday, March 24 at 7:30PM EASTERN if you would like to join her and get in on a discussion on this topic. (Right now the Wisdom app is only available for iPhones.)

Links Mentioned in this episode:

PDF: Eight Things Not to Say to a Bereaved Parent

Blog: The Best Bible Verses to Help a Grieving Parent

Find out more about Laura’s Books

Check out the GPS Hope website for the mentioned various resources: gpshope.org

Birthdays:

Kyle Moroney was born on March 20 and is forever 23.

Aaron Wright was born on March 20 and is forever 32.

Joshua Aaron Smith was born on March 21 and is forever 21.

Kaleb Wickersham was born on March 23 and is forever 25.

Jacquelyn Landry was born on March 24 and is forever 18.

Waylyn McRae was born on March 25 and is forever 17.

Michael Young was born on March 26 and is forever 22.

Jacob Vidaurri was born on March 26 and is forever 20.

Fill out the short form with the needed information to have your child’s birthday shared with our listeners.

The special song “I Remember Well“, which was written by Laura for our children’s birthdays, can be heard on your favorite music app. To hear samples of Laura’s other songs, click here.

Remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE!

www.gpshope.org

Would you like to have Laura come and speak to your group? 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.

Laura hears from many pareavors how they struggle with going to church after the death of their child. In today’s episode, she talks about some of the reasons this happens, along with some of her own struggles in this area.

She also spends time talking about the difference between going to church as a Sunday morning  institution and being in fellowship as the church outside the four walls of a building. This is a needed distinction for anyone struggling with “going to church”, but especially those of us who realize what is happening inside a building every week no longer meets the needs of our deeply wounded soul and spirit.

Laura makes it very clear that she is not against congregational services and acknowledges there are some pareavors who are getting strength and encouragement from their attendance at these weekly meetings. If you are being helped in your place of grief by the place of worship you attend, that is wonderful! Unfortunately, that is not the norm in our world of child loss.

Links Mentioned in this episode:

GPS Hope & Healing Retreats

Check out Wayne Jacobson’s website and his books.

Birthdays:

Ava Jenkins was born on March 6 and is forever 2.

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

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

Fill out the short form with the needed information to have your child’s birthday shared with our listeners.

The special song “I Remember Well“, which was written by Laura for our children’s birthdays, can be heard on your favorite music app. To hear samples of Laura’s other songs, click here.

Remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE!

www.gpshope.org

Would you like to have Laura come and speak to your group? 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.