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January 4, 2022 by Laura Diehl Leave a Comment

140: Hope and Help for the New Year after Child Loss

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 death of our child.

 

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Click here for information about the January 2023 Grief Cruise.

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Listen to podcast episode with Rick Kauffman.

Listen to part one or part two podcast episodes with Marcella Johnson.

Listen to podcast episode with Patti Small.

 

Birthdays:

Ryan Hines was born on January 7 and is forever 27.

 

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

 

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.

December 28, 2021 by Laura Diehl 4 Comments

139: A New Year Does Not Mean You are Leaving Your Child Behind!

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 are leaving their child behind as we close out 2021.

Laura also prays over the listeners as they begin a new year in this “unwanted club” of child loss, and ends the episode by reading a poem she wrote a few years ago, reminding us all that someday, because of Jesus, it will all be made right.

 

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Please consider giving a special year-end gift to keep this podcast going.

Click here to join over 1000 parents receiving a Weekly Word of Hope from Laura.

Find out more about GPS Hope get-away weekend retreats.

 

Birthdays:

Tevin Tyon was born on December 28 and is forever 21.

Melanie Bach was born on December 30 and is forever 46.

 

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

 

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.

December 21, 2021 by Laura Diehl 10 Comments

138: Struggling in the Darkness of our Loss (with Anne Moss Rogers)

This episode with Anne Moss Rogers is one with a lot of practical advice for those who are struggling deeply in the darkness of grief after child loss. Being a mom who lost her son to suicide, Anne Moss made a conscious decision to figure out how to work through the guilt, shame and horrific darkness to be able to live a life of meaning and purpose again, both to honor her son, Charles, and to help those who find themselves contemplating ending their own life.

 

Anne Moss Rogers is an emotionally naked® public speaker who captures hearts and fills them with hope. She is a TEDx storyteller, certified suicide prevention trainer, NAMI Virginia board member, and the award-winning author of Diary of a Broken Mind. After her 20-year-old son, Charles died by suicide on June 5, 2015, Anne Moss chronicled her family’s tragedy in a newspaper article that went viral, and her blog, Emotionally Naked, has reached millions.  A UNC-Chapel Hill alumna, Anne Moss currently lives in Richmond, VA with her husband. Her surviving son, Richard, is a filmmaker in LA.

(Note: The views and opinions of our guests outside of this podcast may not be in agreement with GPS Hope.)

 

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Connect with Anne Moss on her website:  EmotionallyNaked.com

Listen to episode episode 91 and episode 92 for newly bereaved parents (referred to in this episode).

Find out about our GPS Hope & Healing Retreats

Information about the January 2023 Grief Cruise.

Please consider giving a special gift to keep this podcast going.

 

Birthdays:

Carissa Perkins was born on December 21 and is forever 29.

Dylan Bieber was born on December 21 and is forever 16.

Jonathan Granick was born on December 21 and is forever 36.

James Anthony Walkley was born on December 23 and is forever 28.

John Ferreira Jr. was born on December 24 and is forever 32.

Ryan Durkin was born on December 27 and is forever 19.

 

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

 

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.

December 14, 2021 by Laura Diehl Leave a Comment

137: Finding Meaning and Purpose Again (with Bev Shoemaker)

For Beverly Shoemaker, finding meaning and purpose in her life was extremely difficult after her husband ended his own life three years after their son, Nick, died. Her husband’s decision to take his own life left Bev in an even darker place, filled with anger, bitterness, and deep depression.

Bev thought she would never ever forgive the drunk driver who killed her son and struggled to forgive her husband for leaving her the way he did.  Not only did God help Bev work through the long process of forgiveness, but He also led her to a place of having meaning and purpose in her life once again, even when she didn’t realize what was happening and resisted it.

This episode is a continuation of Laura and Bev’s conversation last week. If you missed it, you can listen to it here.

 

Having faced serious trauma in her own life, Beverly is no stranger to adversity. After losing a husband to suicide and her son in a drunk driving crash, she wanted to give up. She battled depression and discouragement, loneliness and pain, yet she persevered and ultimately found hope. Now Beverly seeks to share that hope with others. She speaks to churches, schools, businesses, and military events, showing strength and courage in a way that offers hope to those listening. She makes it her mission to help others rediscover their identity and purpose after loss and trauma.

Beverly is a published blogger, Podcaster (The Resilient Heart Podcast) resilience mentor, and Inspirational speaker. She is certified through ICISF in individual and group crisis intervention. She is certified in ASIST, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training through LivingWorks.

(Note: The views and opinions of our guests outside of this podcast may not be in agreement with GPS Hope.)

 

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Connect with Bev on her website: theresilientheartpodcast.com or beverlyshoemaker.com

Find out about our GPS Hope & Healing Retreats

Please consider giving a special gift to keep this podcast going.

 

Birthdays:

Brian was born on December 17 and is forever 26.

Austin Smith was born on December 18 and is forever 30.

Luke Getchell was born on December 19 and is forever 14.

 

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

December 7, 2021 by Laura Diehl Leave a Comment

136: Passing it On (with Bev Shoemaker)

Today Laura is joined by Bev Shoemaker, who lost her son, Nick, back in 2004 in a car accident. She was contacted within days by another mom who had lost her own son several years previously. This caring woman shared things with Bev that helped her immensely, in navigating through the darkness after Nick’s death.

In this episode, Bev passes along some of the helpful advice that was passed on to her, seventeen years ago.

 

Having faced serious trauma in her own life, Beverly is no stranger to adversity. After losing a husband to suicide and her son in a drunk driving crash, she wanted to give up. She battled depression and discouragement, loneliness and pain, yet she persevered and ultimately found hope. Now Beverly seeks to share that hope with others. She speaks to churches, schools, businesses, and military events, showing strength and courage in a way that offers hope to those listening. She makes it her mission to help others rediscover their identity and purpose after loss and trauma.

Beverly is a published blogger, Podcaster (The Resilient Heart Podcast) resilience mentor, and Inspirational speaker. She is certified through ICISF in individual and group crisis intervention. She is certified in ASIST, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training through LivingWorks.

(Note: The views and opinions of our guests outside of this podcast may not be in agreement with GPS Hope.)

 

Links Mentioned in this episode:

 

Connect with Bev on her website: theresilientheartpodcast.com or beverlyshoemaker.com

Find out about our GPS Hope & Healing Retreats

Please consider giving a special gift to keep this podcast going.

 

Birthdays:

Sarah Jordan was born on December 11 and is forever 42.

Tanner Allen-Harris was born on December 13 and is forever 20.

Cameron Paddock was born on December 14 and is forever 22.

 

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

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