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	<title>328: A Christmas Prayer for Bereaved Parents</title>
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	<title>278: Is There a Difference Between Thankful and Grateful?</title>
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	<title>277: Navigating the Holidays After Child Loss (with Kim Peacock and Sara Nelson)</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The holidays can be absolutely brutal to those of us who have lost a child, especially those first few years. Even as we get further down the road, we never know how this time of year is going to affect us. In today’s episode, Laura talks to two different pareavors on how they have navigated [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>258: Mother&#8217;s Day After Child Loss</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Mother’s Day can be one of the most difficult days of the year for a mom after child loss. In this episode, Laura will be talking about both Mother’s Day, and a special day the week before, which is International Bereaved Mother’s Day, which is the first Sunday in May. Laura is  very real and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>253: The Hope of Resurrection Power</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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 a]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>243: The Forever Love For Our Child</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Advent is a time of waiting. This time of year, advent means waiting for Christmas to arrive. As bereaved parents, our advent is waiting for the day we can see and be with our children again. Fortunately, Jesus coming to earth was out of God’s love for us, so that our separation is only temporary. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Advent is a time of waiting. This time of year, advent means waiting for Christmas to arrive. As bereaved parents, our advent is waiting for the day we can see and be with our children again. Fortunately, Jesus coming to earth was out of God’s love for u]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Advent is a time of waiting. This time of year, advent means waiting for Christmas to arrive. As bereaved parents, our advent is waiting for the day we can see and be with our children again. Fortunately, Jesus coming to earth was out of God’s love for us, so that our separation is only temporary. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>242: Is It Possible to Have Joy Again?</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/242/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 07:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=11433</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Joy is something that seems impossible to have ever again, after the death of our child. In today’s episode, Laura talks about this, along with sharing some details about someone in the Bible who had an extremely difficult life (that included the death of her child) that most of us can relate to. We can [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Joy is something that seems impossible to have ever again, after the death of our child. In today’s episode, Laura talks about this, along with sharing some details about someone in the Bible who had an extremely difficult life (that included the death o]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Joy is something that seems impossible to have ever again, after the death of our child. In today’s episode, Laura talks about this, along with sharing some details about someone in the Bible who had an extremely difficult life (that included the death of her child) that most of us can relate to. We can [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joy is something that seems impossible to have ever again, after the death of our child. In today’s episode, Laura talks about this, along with sharing some details about someone in the Bible who had an extremely difficult life (that included the death of her child) that most of us can relate to. We can [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>241: The Prince of Peace Within the Pain of Child Loss</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/241/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 07:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=11429</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Peace can be hard to come by after the death of our child, and the Christmas season can make it even more difficult to find the peace we so desperately need. In this episode, Laura starts with a recording of the live reading from the book “Hope for the Future: An Advent Journey for Bereaved [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Peace can be hard to come by after the death of our child, and the Christmas season can make it even more difficult to find the peace we so desperately need. In this episode, Laura starts with a recording of the live reading from the book “Hope for the F]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Peace can be hard to come by after the death of our child, and the Christmas season can make it even more difficult to find the peace we so desperately need. In this episode, Laura starts with a recording of the live reading from the book “Hope for the Future: An Advent Journey for Bereaved [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Peace can be hard to come by after the death of our child, and the Christmas season can make it even more difficult to find the peace we so desperately need. In this episode, Laura starts with a recording of the live reading from the book “Hope for the Future: An Advent Journey for Bereaved [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>240: Waiting with Hope</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/240/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=11424</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The Christmas season can be brutal for those of us who have lost a child, especially the first few years. One year, when Laura was struggling deeply connecting to the “reason for the season” she found herself crying out to God to show Himself as Emmanuel, God with us. She felt led to dig out [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Christmas season can be brutal for those of us who have lost a child, especially the first few years. One year, when Laura was struggling deeply connecting to the “reason for the season” she found herself crying out to God to show Himself as Emmanuel]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Christmas season can be brutal for those of us who have lost a child, especially the first few years. One year, when Laura was struggling deeply connecting to the “reason for the season” she found herself crying out to God to show Himself as Emmanuel, God with us. She felt led to dig out [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Christmas season can be brutal for those of us who have lost a child, especially the first few years. One year, when Laura was struggling deeply connecting to the “reason for the season” she found herself crying out to God to show Himself as Emmanuel, God with us. She felt led to dig out [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The Christmas season can be brutal for those of us who have lost a child, especially the first few years. One year, when Laura was struggling deeply connecting to the “reason for the season” she found herself crying out to God to show Himself as Emmanuel, God with us. She felt led to dig out [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>238: It&#8217;s So Hard to be Thankful</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/238/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=11398</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[As we are all very aware, this week is Thanksgiving. As grieving parents, child loss can make it feel like it is impossible to ever be truly thankful again. Laura shares her heart about this family holiday, in hopes that it will be a help and encouragement to you. (Note: Most of this episode is [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As we are all very aware, this week is Thanksgiving. As grieving parents, child loss can make it feel like it is impossible to ever be truly thankful again. Laura shares her heart about this family holiday, in hopes that it will be a help and encourageme]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As we are all very aware, this week is Thanksgiving. As grieving parents, child loss can make it feel like it is impossible to ever be truly thankful again. Laura shares her heart about this family holiday, in hopes that it will be a help and encouragement to you. (Note: Most of this episode is [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As we are all very aware, this week is Thanksgiving. As grieving parents, child loss can make it feel like it is impossible to ever be truly thankful again. Laura shares her heart about this family holiday, in hopes that it will be a help and encouragement to you. (Note: Most of this episode is [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>237: Preparing for Advent as a Bereaved Parent</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/237/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 07:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=11392</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Those of us who have lost a child can begin to dread the end-of-the-year holidays way before they arrive, especially the Christmas season. Several years ago, as Laura struggled with this, she ended up putting together her own advent time with God. Today she talks about this, and how you can join her on a [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Those of us who have lost a child can begin to dread the end-of-the-year holidays way before they arrive, especially the Christmas season. Several years ago, as Laura struggled with this, she ended up putting together her own advent time with God. Today ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Those of us who have lost a child can begin to dread the end-of-the-year holidays way before they arrive, especially the Christmas season. Several years ago, as Laura struggled with this, she ended up putting together her own advent time with God. Today she talks about this, and how you can join her on a [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Those of us who have lost a child can begin to dread the end-of-the-year holidays way before they arrive, especially the Christmas season. Several years ago, as Laura struggled with this, she ended up putting together her own advent time with God. Today she talks about this, and how you can join her on a [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Those of us who have lost a child can begin to dread the end-of-the-year holidays way before they arrive, especially the Christmas season. Several years ago, as Laura struggled with this, she ended up putting together her own advent time with God. Today she talks about this, and how you can join her on a [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>206: Their Birthday is So Hard!</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/206/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=11094</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Forever 29. Every parent who has lost a child from this earth knows exactly what that means. Since this is the birthday week of Laura’s daughter, Becca, she decided to talk about how difficult their birthdays can be, especially when those around us think we should be “moving on” and don’t understand why this day [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Forever 29. Every parent who has lost a child from this earth knows exactly what that means. Since this is the birthday week of Laura’s daughter, Becca, she decided to talk about how difficult their birthdays can be, especially when those around us think]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Forever 29. Every parent who has lost a child from this earth knows exactly what that means. Since this is the birthday week of Laura’s daughter, Becca, she decided to talk about how difficult their birthdays can be, especially when those around us think we should be “moving on” and don’t understand why this day [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Forever 29. Every parent who has lost a child from this earth knows exactly what that means. Since this is the birthday week of Laura’s daughter, Becca, she decided to talk about how difficult their birthdays can be, especially when those around us think we should be “moving on” and don’t understand why this day [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>206: Their Birthday is So Hard!</title>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Forever 29. Every parent who has lost a child from this earth knows exactly what that means. Since this is the birthday week of Laura’s daughter, Becca, she decided to talk about how difficult their birthdays can be, especially when those around us think we should be “moving on” and don’t understand why this day [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>193: My Goal for This Year Is To Survive!</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/193/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 07:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10886</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This is the time of year when we are surrounded by people talking about having goals for the new year and how to achieve them. For those of us who are in the darkness of child loss, we are probably not making lists of lofty goals. We just want to know how to simply survive [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This is the time of year when we are surrounded by people talking about having goals for the new year and how to achieve them. For those of us who are in the darkness of child loss, we are probably not making lists of lofty goals. We just want to know ho]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the time of year when we are surrounded by people talking about having goals for the new year and how to achieve them. For those of us who are in the darkness of child loss, we are probably not making lists of lofty goals. We just want to know how to simply survive [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is the time of year when we are surrounded by people talking about having goals for the new year and how to achieve them. For those of us who are in the darkness of child loss, we are probably not making lists of lofty goals. We just want to know how to simply survive [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>193: My Goal for This Year Is To Survive!</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>26:39</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This is the time of year when we are surrounded by people talking about having goals for the new year and how to achieve them. For those of us who are in the darkness of child loss, we are probably not making lists of lofty goals. We just want to know how to simply survive [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>192: Hope is Our Anchor</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/192/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 07:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10774</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[After child loss, it can feel like the dagger in our hearts is being twisted as we head into a new year without our child, especially that first year. We feel like we are leaving them behind on a whole new level. Life is going on without our child and it isn’t supposed to! We [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[After child loss, it can feel like the dagger in our hearts is being twisted as we head into a new year without our child, especially that first year. We feel like we are leaving them behind on a whole new level. Life is going on without our child and it]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[After child loss, it can feel like the dagger in our hearts is being twisted as we head into a new year without our child, especially that first year. We feel like we are leaving them behind on a whole new level. Life is going on without our child and it isn’t supposed to! We [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://www.gpshope.org/podcast-download/10774/192.mp3" length="14490046" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After child loss, it can feel like the dagger in our hearts is being twisted as we head into a new year without our child, especially that first year. We feel like we are leaving them behind on a whole new level. Life is going on without our child and it isn’t supposed to! We [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>192: Hope is Our Anchor</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[After child loss, it can feel like the dagger in our hearts is being twisted as we head into a new year without our child, especially that first year. We feel like we are leaving them behind on a whole new level. Life is going on without our child and it isn’t supposed to! We [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>191: &#8216;Twas the Night After Christmas</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/191/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2022 06:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10760</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This is a short episode, but an intimate and deep one as Laura reads a poem she wrote a few years after her daughter, Becca, died. Laura also closes out today&#8217;s episode with a prayer over the listeners, as they may be struggling heading into a new year without their child. Links Mentioned in this [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This is a short episode, but an intimate and deep one as Laura reads a poem she wrote a few years after her daughter, Becca, died. Laura also closes out today&#8217;s episode with a prayer over the listeners, as they may be struggling heading into a new ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a short episode, but an intimate and deep one as Laura reads a poem she wrote a few years after her daughter, Becca, died. Laura also closes out today&#8217;s episode with a prayer over the listeners, as they may be struggling heading into a new year without their child. Links Mentioned in this [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>188: Five Gifts to Give Yourself while Grieving During the Holidays</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/188/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 07:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[With the Christmas season in full swing, it can make missing our child brutal. Finding the right gift to give others may not be on your radar right now, much less giving any gifts to yourself. However, those who have been on this journey for a while know how important it is find helpful ways [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With the Christmas season in full swing, it can make missing our child brutal. Finding the right gift to give others may not be on your radar right now, much less giving any gifts to yourself. However, those who have been on this journey for a while know]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the Christmas season in full swing, it can make missing our child brutal. Finding the right gift to give others may not be on your radar right now, much less giving any gifts to yourself. However, those who have been on this journey for a while know how important it is find helpful ways [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the Christmas season in full swing, it can make missing our child brutal. Finding the right gift to give others may not be on your radar right now, much less giving any gifts to yourself. However, those who have been on this journey for a while know how important it is find helpful ways [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>187: How to Survive the Christmas Season (with Lynda Cheldelin Fell, Melanie Delorme)</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/187/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10694</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Last week Laura was talking with Lynda Cheldelin Fell about ten tips to help bereaved parents get through the end-of-the-year holiday season. They only got through eight of the ten. (You will want to listen to episode 186 first to catch up, plus it is full of things that are good to know, emotionally, mentally, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Last week Laura was talking with Lynda Cheldelin Fell about ten tips to help bereaved parents get through the end-of-the-year holiday season. They only got through eight of the ten. (You will want to listen to episode 186 first to catch up, plus it is fu]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week Laura was talking with Lynda Cheldelin Fell about ten tips to help bereaved parents get through the end-of-the-year holiday season. They only got through eight of the ten. (You will want to listen to episode 186 first to catch up, plus it is full of things that are good to know, emotionally, mentally, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last week Laura was talking with Lynda Cheldelin Fell about ten tips to help bereaved parents get through the end-of-the-year holiday season. They only got through eight of the ten. (You will want to listen to episode 186 first to catch up, plus it is full of things that are good to know, emotionally, mentally, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>46:47</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Last week Laura was talking with Lynda Cheldelin Fell about ten tips to help bereaved parents get through the end-of-the-year holiday season. They only got through eight of the ten. (You will want to listen to episode 186 first to catch up, plus it is full of things that are good to know, emotionally, mentally, [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>186: Grief and Coping with the Holidays</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/186/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10691</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[As we come into the end-of-the-year holiday season, it can help to hear from others who are further down the road and can offer some encouragement and guidance. Lynda Cheldelin Fell is one of those pareavors. Lynda has ten tips to share with us as we go through the emotional kaleidoscope of missing our child [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As we come into the end-of-the-year holiday season, it can help to hear from others who are further down the road and can offer some encouragement and guidance. Lynda Cheldelin Fell is one of those pareavors. Lynda has ten tips to share with us as we go ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As we come into the end-of-the-year holiday season, it can help to hear from others who are further down the road and can offer some encouragement and guidance. Lynda Cheldelin Fell is one of those pareavors. Lynda has ten tips to share with us as we go through the emotional kaleidoscope of missing our child [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As we come into the end-of-the-year holiday season, it can help to hear from others who are further down the road and can offer some encouragement and guidance. Lynda Cheldelin Fell is one of those pareavors. Lynda has ten tips to share with us as we go through the emotional kaleidoscope of missing our child [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>186: Grief and Coping with the Holidays</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>185: Our Struggles with Thanksgiving and Child Loss</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/185/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10677</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[All the holidays are a struggle, but Thanksgiving is unique in that the entire purpose is to be thankful and grateful for the ways God has blessed us. If you are in those first two to three years of child loss, you may not feel even remotely blessed, believing it is impossible to have anything [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[All the holidays are a struggle, but Thanksgiving is unique in that the entire purpose is to be thankful and grateful for the ways God has blessed us. If you are in those first two to three years of child loss, you may not feel even remotely blessed, bel]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[All the holidays are a struggle, but Thanksgiving is unique in that the entire purpose is to be thankful and grateful for the ways God has blessed us. If you are in those first two to three years of child loss, you may not feel even remotely blessed, believing it is impossible to have anything [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[All the holidays are a struggle, but Thanksgiving is unique in that the entire purpose is to be thankful and grateful for the ways God has blessed us. If you are in those first two to three years of child loss, you may not feel even remotely blessed, believing it is impossible to have anything [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>185: Our Struggles with Thanksgiving and Child Loss</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>21:22</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[All the holidays are a struggle, but Thanksgiving is unique in that the entire purpose is to be thankful and grateful for the ways God has blessed us. If you are in those first two to three years of child loss, you may not feel even remotely blessed, believing it is impossible to have anything [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>164: A Father’s View of Child Loss &#8211; Part 2 (with Steve Martindale and Dave Diehl)</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/164/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 11:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10456</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Today’s episode is a continuation from last week with two dad pareavors, Dave Diehl and Steve Martindale. Today’s discussion includes Dave and Steve sharing what they wish they had done differently in the early months of their grief. They also answered Laura’s question if the death of their daughters changed their theology or what they [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Today’s episode is a continuation from last week with two dad pareavors, Dave Diehl and Steve Martindale. Today’s discussion includes Dave and Steve sharing what they wish they had done differently in the early months of their grief. They also answered L]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today’s episode is a continuation from last week with two dad pareavors, Dave Diehl and Steve Martindale. Today’s discussion includes Dave and Steve sharing what they wish they had done differently in the early months of their grief. They also answered Laura’s question if the death of their daughters changed their theology or what they [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://www.gpshope.org/podcast-download/10456/164.mp3" length="18969646" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today’s episode is a continuation from last week with two dad pareavors, Dave Diehl and Steve Martindale. Today’s discussion includes Dave and Steve sharing what they wish they had done differently in the early months of their grief. They also answered Laura’s question if the death of their daughters changed their theology or what they [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>28:16</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Today’s episode is a continuation from last week with two dad pareavors, Dave Diehl and Steve Martindale. Today’s discussion includes Dave and Steve sharing what they wish they had done differently in the early months of their grief. They also answered Laura’s question if the death of their daughters changed their theology or what they [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>163: A Father’s View of Child Loss (with Steve Martindale and Dave Diehl)</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/163/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10452</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Most of you do not need to be reminded that Father’s Day is this coming weekend. For many dads, it is the hardest day of the year with the pain of missing their child. Today and next week, we are going to hear from Laura’s husband, Dave, and their friend, Steve Martindale, who also lost [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Most of you do not need to be reminded that Father’s Day is this coming weekend. For many dads, it is the hardest day of the year with the pain of missing their child. Today and next week, we are going to hear from Laura’s husband, Dave, and their friend]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Most of you do not need to be reminded that Father’s Day is this coming weekend. For many dads, it is the hardest day of the year with the pain of missing their child. Today and next week, we are going to hear from Laura’s husband, Dave, and their friend, Steve Martindale, who also lost [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://www.gpshope.org/podcast-download/10452/163.mp3" length="20587896" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most of you do not need to be reminded that Father’s Day is this coming weekend. For many dads, it is the hardest day of the year with the pain of missing their child. Today and next week, we are going to hear from Laura’s husband, Dave, and their friend, Steve Martindale, who also lost [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>29:09</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Most of you do not need to be reminded that Father’s Day is this coming weekend. For many dads, it is the hardest day of the year with the pain of missing their child. Today and next week, we are going to hear from Laura’s husband, Dave, and their friend, Steve Martindale, who also lost [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>156: A Special Day for Bereaved Mothers</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/156/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10372</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Did you know the first Sunday of May is International Bereaved Mother’s Day? Yes, it is a real thing. A day just for us. Today&#8217;s episode talks about this special day. Laura also shares some real and honest thoughts and feelings about the following week, which is Mother’s Day. It is one of the hardest [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Did you know the first Sunday of May is International Bereaved Mother’s Day? Yes, it is a real thing. A day just for us. Today&#8217;s episode talks about this special day. Laura also shares some real and honest thoughts and feelings about the following ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Did you know the first Sunday of May is International Bereaved Mother’s Day? Yes, it is a real thing. A day just for us. Today&#8217;s episode talks about this special day. Laura also shares some real and honest thoughts and feelings about the following week, which is Mother’s Day. It is one of the hardest [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://www.gpshope.org/podcast-download/10372/156.mp3" length="16591452" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Did you know the first Sunday of May is International Bereaved Mother’s Day? Yes, it is a real thing. A day just for us. Today&#8217;s episode talks about this special day. Laura also shares some real and honest thoughts and feelings about the following week, which is Mother’s Day. It is one of the hardest [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>19:29</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Did you know the first Sunday of May is International Bereaved Mother’s Day? Yes, it is a real thing. A day just for us. Today&#8217;s episode talks about this special day. Laura also shares some real and honest thoughts and feelings about the following week, which is Mother’s Day. It is one of the hardest [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>140: Hope and Help for the New Year after Child Loss</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/140/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10160</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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 af]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://www.gpshope.org/podcast-download/10160/140.mp3" length="16872935" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>140: Hope and Help for the New Year after Child Loss</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>22:54</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>139: A New Year Does Not Mean You are Leaving Your Child Behind!</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/139/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2021 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10152</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>133: Preparing for the Holiday Season</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/133/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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 t]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>132: Don&#8217;t Tell Me to Be Thankful</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/132/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=10088</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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’]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>132: Don&#8217;t Tell Me to Be Thankful</title>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>106: International Bereaved Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/106/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=9928</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:duration>19:11</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>89: Tips for Bereaved Parents, Heading into the New Year</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/89/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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 ch]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>88: Love Came Just for You in Your Place of Darkness</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/88/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=9666</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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 ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>88: Love Came Just for You in Your Place of Darkness</title>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>87: Joy that Goes Beyond Our Grief</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/87/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=9661</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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. ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://www.gpshope.org/podcast-download/9661/87.mp3" length="40165624" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>86: It is Possible to Have Peace with Your Pain</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/86/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=9648</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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 ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://www.gpshope.org/podcast-download/9648/86.mp3" length="26581742" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>86: It is Possible to Have Peace with Your Pain</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>18:28</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>85: You Can Have Hope During the Christmas Season</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/85/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=9615</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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 sou]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://www.gpshope.org/podcast-download/9615/85.mp3" length="23842646" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
	<image>
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		<title>85: You Can Have Hope During the Christmas Season</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>16:33</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Episode 37: How Can I Go Into the New Year Without My Child?</title>
	<link>https://www.gpshope.org/podcast/37/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.gpshope.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=8598</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[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, &#8220;new&#8221; can bring almost a panicked feeling, as if we are leaving our child [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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, &#8220;new&#8221; can bring almost a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[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, &#8220;new&#8221; can bring almost a panicked feeling, as if we are leaving our child [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://www.gpshope.org/podcast-download/8598/37.mp3" length="31937053" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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, &#8220;new&#8221; can bring almost a panicked feeling, as if we are leaving our child [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://www.gpshope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PodcastCoverArtsmaller.jpg"></itunes:image>
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		<title>Episode 37: How Can I Go Into the New Year Without My Child?</title>
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	<title>Episode 34: Finding Peace During the Holidays</title>
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	<title>Episode 29: Help for the Holiday Season</title>
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