188: Five Gifts to Give Yourself while Grieving During the Holidays

With the Christmas season in full swing, it can make missing our child brutal. Finding the right gift to give others may not be on your radar right now, much less giving any gifts to yourself. However, those who have been on this journey for a while know how important it is find helpful ways to get through this painful time of year. In this episode, Laura helps us to be okay with giving gifts to ourselves, with a few suggestions on how to possibly make this time of year a tiny bit more bearable.   Links Mentioned in this episode:What  Help GPS Hope continue to provide support and resources in 2023 with a financial gift here. Sponsor a podcast episode in honor of your child. Add your child’s name in a heart decal to travel the nation on the Hope Mobile. Request What Grieving Parents Want You to Know by Anne Moss Rogers here. Join Dave and Laura on a cruise! Click here to find out more. Click here to find out more about the live reading and lighting of candles during advent based on Laura’s book Hope for the Future:An Advent Journey for Bereaved Parents. Find out more about joining Laura on her health journey and having her as a health coach.   Birthdays: Angie Mata was born on December 4 and is forever 36.   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.