1st Birthday of Hoping Without You

In honor of an amazing Mom who loves the Lord with all her heart – I share this story tonight in memory of her son as well. Its a tough weekend for this Mom. Send your love and pray for my friend. And again thank you for letting us be with you during this hard…

When A Mom’s Son Takes His Life…

Karisa’s son is no longer here with us today and his birthday is on Mother’s Day. At this very moment her heart is aching and I want to honor her during this really difficult time by sharing her story. She will never stop missing Jonathan.  This will be her first Mother’s Day without him.  Yet in…

It hurts to see a loved one Suffer from Alzheimer’s Desease

By Jenny Shinsky “Don’t step on a crack,” she said. “Why not,” I asked. “Because you will break your mother’s back,” she said. I turned to her. “But you’re my mom,” I said and she laughed. My mom and I go through this bit quite often. She always laughs when I feign surprise and exclaim…

What do I say – She Had a Miscarriage?

A friend of mine had a miscarriage and here is her story.  Thank You my sweet friend! I can’t say that I was completely unprepared for the news. After all, I had been bleeding for two days before my scheduled eight week prenatal appointment. Deep down I knew something was wrong but I had been…

Grieving The Loss Of A Grandparent Is So Hard

Lindsay I’m so sorry for your loss.  Thank You so much for sharing your story with us.  I bet your Grandparents love you dearly.  You are such a sweet and tender person.  God bless you. On January 10, 2015, I lost my grandfather.  In two years and seven months I had lost all of my…

7 Ways Grief Changed Me

Around this time two years ago my 84 year old Dad died.  Grieving is rough.  I miss my Dad and I wish he was still here. The first thing a child does is scream for their balloon to come back when the air takes it away.  Helplessly the child stands weeping and upset that nothing can be done to bring it…

Dance With Jesus: From Grief to Grace

Susan B Mead is the author of Dance With Jesus: From Grief to Grace. She is also a speaker, chaplain and mom.  After personally experiencing the hand of God caress her broken heart when her sister committed suicide, her faith transformed from knowing about God to KNOWING GOD. Susan’s purpose is to help women look…

When We Lose A Baby

Shortly after we buried our baby, Annie, I turned thirty. She was six months old when we discovered she had a massive brain tumor.  She died just four days later. The morning of my birthday I was with a group of women who didn’t know our circumstances of the past months, but they somehow found…