167: Finding a Place of Rest in God After Child Loss

Last week Laura started reading a chapter about learning how to rest in God during the deep grief of the early years of child loss from her book When Tragedy Strikes: Rebuilding Your Life with Hope and Healing After the Death Of Your Child. In today’s episode she finishes out the chapter and then goes back to share some extra thoughts and insights she has received on this topic since the book came out six years ago.   Links Mentioned in this episode: Find out more about Laura’s books: When Tragedy Strikes. My Grief Journey My Grief Journey for Kids Go to the GPS Hope store to order the Pareavor Pack for only $15 through the month of July. Click here to write a review on Amazon for When Tragedy Strikes. Birthdays: Stephanie Waters was born on July 10 and left us at age 21. Ethan Barclay-Weberpal was born on July 10 and left us at age 18. Charlie Rhodes was born on July 10 and left us at age 9. Everardo Martinez  was born on July 11 and left us at age 19. Clifford Patrick Keenan Jr. was born on July 11 and left us at age 24. Norma Gomez was born on July 11 and left us at age 12. Eric Breslau was born on July 11 and left us at age 25. Hagan Jones was born on July 12 and left us at age 20. Abby Sherwood was born on July 15 and left us at age 18. Evelyn Grace MacQuarrie was born on July 16 and left us as a newborn. Madeline Youngdahl was born on July 16 and left us at age 14. Jack Crean was born on July 16 and left us at age 18.   Fill out the short form with the needed information to have your child’s birthday shared with our listeners. The special song “I Remember Well“, which was written by Laura for our children’s birthdays, can be heard on your favorite music app. To hear samples of Laura’s other songs, click here.   Remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE! www.gpshope.org   Would you like to have Laura come and speak to your group? 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.