Some things were lost. The path forward wasn't one of them."

Sometimes after loss, we begin to believe that if we start feeling better, we're somehow leaving someone—or something—we love behind.

But what if healing doesn't ask us to choose?

In this episode of P.A.V.E. Podcast, Candyce Shuford Brown reflects on one of the most meaningful lessons from her grief journey: that grief and hope can coexist. Through personal storytelling, faith, and quiet reflection, she explores how love doesn't disappear after loss—it simply learns a new way to be carried.

Together, we'll explore what it means to widen our perspective, embrace hope without letting go of love, and trust that some of life's deepest growth happens quietly, beneath the surface.

✨ In This Episode

🌿 Why grief and hope don't have to compete

🌿 Learning to widen our perspective after loss

🌿 What it means to carry love forward

🌿 The unseen growth happening beneath the surface

🌿 Finding peace through faith and hope

🌿 Why healing isn't forgetting—it's becoming

📖 Scripture for This Episode

Romans 15:13 (NWT)

"May the God who gives hope fill you with all joy and peace by your trusting in him, so that you may abound in hope with power of holy spirit."

💛 Memorable Quotes

"Hope gives love somewhere to go."

"Two truths can live in one heart."

"My love for Opheliya hadn't disappeared or become smaller. It became different. I could no longer love her by holding her... so I began learning how to love her by carrying her."

"Some things were lost. The path forward wasn't one of them."

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🎙 P.A.V.E. Podcast

Powerful • Augmentation • Vulnerability • Eclectic

Stories of grief, growth, creativity, faith, and finding a quiet path forward.

🌱 Theme

Grief & Hope

📖 Scripture

Romans 15:13

🍂 Takeaway

Some things were lost. The path forward wasn't one of them.

As always...

Let's keep growing together and pave the way to you. 🌿✨

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