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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.

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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.

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

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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.

There are a lot of listeners who know Laura’s daughter, Becca, died from heart issues. There are fewer listeners who know the cause of the heart issues, and not very many who know the full story, because Laura doesn’t share it very often.

In this episode, Laura shares from her heart what happened, and the 26 year journey it put them on, wrapping it up with why she can still say God is good and He is faithful.

Note: Thank you to Bubba and Renee Berry for sponsoring todays episode in memory of their son, Ian.

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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.

Ian Rodriguez was born on February 26 and is forever 33.

Dylan Paul Yancey Clarke was born on February 26 and is forever 17.

Miesha Grimes was born on March 1 and is forever 24.

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

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

www.gpshope.org

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at [email protected].

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.

When Laura’s daughter died, she remembers feeling so very shattered that she did not think it was possible to find all the pieces, much less have God put them all back together. But as she continued this unwanted journey, she began to see and understand that brokenness can become something beautiful.

In this episode, Laura’s hope and prayer is that each listener will be able to have their own hope that it is possible to not only see beauty around them again, but to see beauty in themselves, within their brokenness.

Note: Thank you to Tommy and Angie Sanders, for sponsoring today’s podcast episode in honor of their son, Nolan.

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Sean Kraus was born on February 19 and is forever 24.

Jason Zimdars was born on February 20 and is forever 35.

Nolan Sanders was born on February 24 and is forever 28.

Paul Huprich was born on February 24 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.

www.gpshope.org

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at [email protected].

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.

When our child leaves this earth, there are plenty of unexpected things that happen as we go along on this unwanted journey. Sometimes it is based on things we expected that just don’t happen the way we thought they would, and other times these unexpected things seem to come out of nowhere.

In this episode, Laura wants to help pareavors be more prepared to expect the unexpected.

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Eric Decoteau was born on February 11 and is forever  28.

Jeffrey Allison was born on February 14 and is forever 30.

Hailey Eastridge was born on February 14 and is forever 9.

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.

www.gpshope.org

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at [email protected].

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.

Many grieving parents who have faced child loss share how hard it is that everyone around them just keeps going on with their life as if nothing has happened, when their own life has come to a screeching halt after the death of their child.

Laura shares a specific time and place she had that exact painful thought and how she eventually saw that a change in perspective showed her how that could possibly be a good thing, as she continued on her unwanted journey of life here without her daughter.

In this episode, Laura also shares three suggestions on what to do when you feel like you just cannot go on without your child.

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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.

Robert Schafer DeVries was born on February 4 and is forever 35.

Ava Shaw was born on February 4 and is forever 20.

Bradley K Bongar was born on February 7 and is forever 37.

Brenton Smith was born on February 10 and is forever 24.

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.

www.gpshope.org

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at [email protected].

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.

Every year, since 1998, Laura has asked the Lord for a scripture of what He wants to work into her life for that year. Several years ago, she also ask Him for a specific word, and many times that word and the scripture flowed together.

Laura has shared on this topic before, but felt led to talk about it again, because this past year’s verse for her has been so profound and  so very meaningful, and because of how intertwined her word and verse for 2024 are.

Her hope and prayer is that this episode helps each listener seek the Holy Spirit to do something similar, as a needed anchor they can continually turn to during the year.

Click here to find out more about Laura’s book Reflections of Hope: A Daily Reading for Bereaved Parents.

Do you have Reflections of Hope? Write a review here on Amazon, to encourage other pareavors how it can help them on their own journey.

Share your verse or word with us here in the comment section.

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

Robert Scott Lelle was born on January 28 and is forever 26.

Celeste France was born on January 29 and is forever 17.

Bryce Thurman was born on January 30 and is forever 22.

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.

www.gpshope.org

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at [email protected].

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.

After taking a short break for the first time in four years, Laura is back to share on the topic of hope and how “wishful thinking” is not true hope.

Hopelessness can leave us feeling weary and defeated, leaving us caught in a negative circle and not see any way out. In today’s episode, Laura looks at Proverbs 13:12 which implies this very thing, along with the second half of the verse which breathes hope back into our lives.

Click here to find out more about Laura’s book Reflections of Hope: A Daily Reading for Bereaved Parents.

Do you have Reflections of Hope? Write a review here on Amazon, to encourage other pareavors how it can help them on their own journey.

Find Sara’s book Footsteps of Hope here.

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

Note: These are all the birthdays that were not shared the weeks Laura took time off, along with this week.

Madison Clark was born on January 2 and is forever 20.

Jaden Dyce was born on January 6 and is forever 20.

Brandon Rodriguez was born on January 6 and is forever 27.

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

Julia Wamsley was born on January 9 and is forever 27.

Noah J Barela budded on earth to bloom in heaven on January 22.

Joshua Caldwell was born on January 16 and is forever 28.

Tate Kwiatkowski was born on January 16 and is forever 69 days.

Jonathan Jackson was born on January 17 and is forever 15.

Hugh Brown was born on January 19 and is forever 18.

Jeanette Marie was born on January 19 and is forever 36.

Tommy Wills was born on January 19 and is forever 23.

Richie Rudkin was born on January 27 and is forever 27.

Zachary Kidd was born on January 27 and is forever 26.

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.

www.gpshope.org

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at [email protected].

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.

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.

In the meantime, we grieve deeply because we love deeply. Along with the fourth (and final) week of the advent reading, Laura also shares “ ‘Twas the Night After Christmas for Bereaved Parents” which voices for many of us our thoughts about the holiday season we have just come through.

Note: There will be a short break from the GPS Hope podcast until January 23.

Watch the fourth week advent reading on the GPS Hope YouTube channel here.

Find out more about the book Reflections of Hope here.

Click here to order Reflections of Hope on Amazon.

Write a review here for Reflections of Hope on Amazon.

Click here to find out more about the Weekend of Hope (and the Celebration of Hope) in August of 2024.

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

Isaiah Key was born on December 25 and is forever 13.

Nicole Daniel was born on December 26 and is forever 27.

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

Aria Arrona was born on December 31 and is forever 15.

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.

www.gpshope.org

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at [email protected].

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.

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 have joy in our lives once again, but it is something most of us have to fight for, when we are ready.

Find out more about the book Reflections of Hope here.

Click here to order Reflections of Hope on Amazon.

Write a review here for Reflections of Hope on Amazon.

Click here to find out more about the Weekend of Hope (and the Celebration of Hope) in August of 2024.

Brian was born on December 17 and is forever 26.

Bobbie Jo Odell was born on December 18 and is forever 44.

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

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

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.

www.gpshope.org

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at [email protected].

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.

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 Parents” (Week 2 Day One) on the topic of peace within the Christmas season.

Since the podcast episodes are released on Tuesdays, she then reads Tuesdays entry from the book, sharing more about Jesus being our Prince of Peace.

See the webpage for the book Hope for the Future: An Advent Journey for Bereaved Parents, where you can get a PDF copy of the book for only $4.95. (Or you can order a paperback copy of the book from Amazon or your favorite book outlet.)

Click here to find out more about the Weekend of Hope (and the Celebration of Hope) in August of 2024.

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

DW Grubbs was born on December 12 and is forever 27.

Tyler Sitter was born on December 12 and is forever 32.

Maria Elena Navarrete was born on December 12 and is forever 55.

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

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

David Paul French was born on December 16 and is forever 52.

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.

www.gpshope.org

To have Laura come and minister at your event, contact us at [email protected].

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.