By Lori Apon
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Grieving the death of a parent will take time. When this loss comes by suicide, there are extra layers of grief to be worked through.
God has a beautiful plan for your life and for your family, even when you have experienced loss by suicide. When you put your trust in God, He is able to restore your soul.
In this episode, Lori discusses
Complicated grief
The sovereignty of God in suicide
The importance of truthful conversations with your child
Feedback from her adult children on what they would say to a child just starting this journey
Other Resources
Six Truths for Raising Children Experiencing Loss from Suicide
Telling Children about the Suicide Death of a Parent
The Spiritual Battle of Suicide Podcast Episode 75 with Lori Apon
Mom and Man event for single and widowed moms and their fatherless sons
Mom, you are not alone!
Join our private Facebook group for more encouragement and community: https://bit.ly/widowmom
For more information and helpful resources, check our website: PerspectiveMinistries.org & follow us on Instagram @PerspectiveMinistries.
One in twelve teenagers in the United States loses a parent or a sibling, and most don't want to talk about what they're going through.
Today’s guests, Fiona and Clarissa Moll discuss their book Hurt Help Hope, a valuable resource that offers teens a space to ask honest questions and find gospel-centered answers to navigate their grief.
In this episode, they talk about:
Grief as a companion
Perspectives on loss from a mother and teen
What to expect from a grieving teenager and how to help
Clarissa Moll is an award-winning writer and podcaster who helps bereaved people flourish after loss. She is the author of the Beyond the Darkness and the Beyond the Darkness Devotional.
Fiona Moll is a college student whose dad died when she was 13 years old. Fiona’s research interests include biology and the natural world, a place that brought her comfort and hope as she processed her loss as a young teenager. She loves hiking, reading, and spending time with her family. Hurt Help Hope is her first book.
Other Resources
Hurt Help Hope: A Real Conversation about Teen Grief and Life after Loss by Clarissa and Fiona Moll
Mom and Man event for single and widowed moms and their fatherless sons
Mom, you are not alone!
Join our private Facebook group for more encouragement and community: https://bit.ly/widowmom
For more information and helpful resources, check our website: PerspectiveMinistries.org & follow us on Instagram @PerspectiveMinistries
When a teenager loses their earthly father, they mourn not only his absence but also the life they once knew and the dreams they had for the future. Unlike children, teens navigate grief in their own unique and complex way.
Today’s guests, Fiona and Clarissa Moll talk candidly about losing their dad and husband suddenly in a hiking accident and what it was like to navigate this with a family of five.
In this episode, they discuss:
The changes experienced in grief
Communication is a key to healing
Wrestling with anxiety, doubt, and the impact that suffering has on our faith
Practical encouragement for fatherless teens and their mothers
Clarissa Moll is an award-winning writer and podcaster who helps bereaved people flourish after loss. She is the author of the Beyond the Darkness and the Beyond the Darkness Devotional.
Fiona Moll is a college student whose dad died when she was 13 years old. Fiona’s research interests include biology and the natural world, a place that brought her comfort and hope as she processed her loss as a young teenager. She loves hiking, reading, and spending time with her family. Hurt Help Hope is her first book.
Other Resources
Hurt Help Hope: A Real Conversation about Teen Grief and Life after Loss by Clarissa and Fiona Moll
Mom and Man event for single and widowed moms and their fatherless sons
Mom, you are not alone!
Join our private Facebook group for more encouragement and community: https://bit.ly/widowmom
For more information and helpful resources, check our website: PerspectiveMinistries.org & follow us on Instagram @PerspectiveMinistries.
When we think about the Proverbs 31 woman, for most of us, a list of standards we will never achieve in our own strength comes to mind. This “excellent” woman who sews, takes a ship to gather food, rises early, and stays up late describes someone we cannot relate to. We wonder, what is her secret to the smile on her face in anticipation of the future?
Although Proverbs 31 outlines admirable qualities, when considering the Proverbs 31 woman as the Bride of Christ, the church, we understand the beauty of the body of Christ in spiritually dark days.
In this episode, Lori teaches the following:
The spiritual meaning of Proverbs 31:10-31
Understanding the spiritual clothing described
The challenge to sow the Word of God into the souls of our children
The church as a light in a dark world
Other Resources
Combatting Fear Podcast Episode 125 with Lori Apon
Mom and Man event for single and widowed moms and their fatherless sons
John Gill’s Commentary on Proverbs 31
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Fear is something that everyone can relate to. When God called someone to a task requiring faith, He would often offer the admonition, "Do not fear." We all struggle with fear at some point, whether based on real or imagined concerns. For example, when a child loses a parent, the enemy instills a deep fear within their hearts. They often worry that something else terrible might happen - something that could leave them orphaned or lead to further feelings of rejection, abandonment, and pain.
The best way to fight this battle of anxiety and fear is to place our trust in God and the promises of His word.
In this episode, Lori talks about:
Examples in Scripture
Faith as the antidote to fear
The promises of God to combat fear
Practical suggestions on how to help children when they are afraid
Other Resources:
How to Help our Children when they are Afraid
Mom and Man special event for Single and Widow Moms and their fatherless sons | September 29, 2024 | Dahlonega, GA
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Our children don’t come with an instruction manual. Navigating the different seasons of their development requires wisdom. We can gain that wisdom by gleaning from the Word of God and trusting the Holy Spirit to guide us.
When a child loses a parent, guiding them in their grief and suffering adds a new layer of care in such uncharted territory. In this episode, Lori discusses 5 things a single mom might want to avoid, along with 5 helpful things to implement as she shepherds her child through the valley of loss.
Other resources:
Guiding Children through Grief
How to Help Children Who Have Experienced Trauma Podcast Episode 28 with Lori Apon
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For more information and helpful resources, check our website: PerspectiveMinistries.org & follow us on Instagram @PerspectiveMinistries.
Raising foster and/or adopted children is a special calling with unique circumstances to navigate. Today’s guest, Matt Lawson, was given up for adoption soon after Roe vs. Wade was legalized. His adoptive parents brought Matt home from the hospital - a long-awaited answer to prayers for a child. Never knowing his birth parents, Matt considered his adopted mom and dad his parents. His story is a picture of the grace of God in the redemptive story of adoption.
In this episode, Matt talks about
The fears of abandonment
What it looked like to grieve the death of his adopted dad at the age of 21
Practical tips for fatherless young men who grieve the loss of their dad
The importance of godly mentors, including men who step in years later
Wisdom for adopted children
Matt is the Executive Pastor of First Baptist Woodstock and the Founding Pastor of Story City Church in Burbank, CA. He is the author of a book on leadership as well as a contributing author to four other books. Before starting Story City, Matt served in student ministry for 14 years at First Baptist Woodstock. Matt graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Accounting as well as a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Seminary. He has been married to his wife for 18 years and they have three children.
Mom, you are not alone!
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For more information and helpful resources, check our website: PerspectiveMinistries.org & follow us on Instagram @PerspectiveMinistries.
When your dad, the one who should be your protector, becomes your perpetrator, many layers are added to grief. Forgiveness is messy but necessary for freedom from ongoing destruction. And forgiveness is a choice. Understanding the Gospel and the forgiveness offered to each one of us is the model we must follow.
In part two of Whitney’s story, she poignantly discusses:
Acknowledging the depth an offense that requires forgiveness
Practical steps of forgiving
What it looks like to wrestle to a place of rest
Accepting God’s sovereignty, knowing that He could have stopped or kept us from circumstances of suffering
Other resources:
From Ashes to Beauty Episode 121 with Whitney Van Matre Part 1
Forgiving What You Can’t Forget by Lysa TerKeurst
Dark Clouds Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop
Whitney Van Matre is a wife, and mother, and is actively involved in her church. She enjoys encouraging women who are walking through loss, infertility, and adoption. Whitney’s life is a story of how God turns ashes into beauty through full surrender.
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Some of the most amazing stories are those where beauty rises out of ashes. Isaiah 61:3 gives this hope to those in the midst of suffering. Our guest today shares her story of God’s faithfulness in using what the enemy meant for evil for good in her life when death at the hand of her father was planned.
In this episode, Whitney Van Matre talks about
God’s protection in public devastation with Dad in prison
The billowing role of grief. It is messy, uncomfortable, and often delayed but yields great fruit.
Provision and the power of the body of Christ
The coexistence of joy and sorrow and the promise of Psalm 126:5-6, “Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy (Psalm 126:5-6 ESV)!
Practical tips for mothers raising adopted children
Whitney Van Matre is a wife, and mother, and is actively involved in her church. She enjoys encouraging women who are walking through loss, infertility, and adoption. Whitney’s life is a story of how God turns ashes into beauty through full surrender.
Mom, you are not alone!
Join our private Facebook group for more encouragement and community: https://bit.ly/widowmom
For more information and helpful resources, check our website: PerspectiveMinistries.org & follow us on Instagram @PerspectiveMinistries.
Raising children happens in seasons, each one bringing joy and challenges. A common question of single moms is, “Will my fatherless children be okay?” This concern is valid, with statistics showing that the absence of an earthly father has a negative impact. However, when children look to God, who promises to be a Father to the fatherless (Psalm 68:5), there is hope!
In this final episode of Lori’s reflections on 25 years of experiencing God as Father to her children, she shares:
The importance of enlisting help
How to show gratitude
The beginning of Perspective Ministries
Lessons learned from her journey
Other resources:
Reflections on Raising Little Kids without a Father Episode 118 Season One with Lori Apon
Practical Guidance with Raising Fatherless Teens Episode 119 Season Two with Lori Apon
Fatherless events and resources
Mom, you are not alone!
Join our private Facebook group for more encouragement and community: https://bit.ly/widowmom
For more information and helpful resources, check our website: PerspectiveMinistries.org & follow us on Instagram @PerspectiveMinistries.
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