Widowed with Seven Children: Grief, Faith, and the God Who Stays Carissa Yoder

What happens when the love of your life dies — and you have seven children?In this episode of Grieving with God, I sit down with Carrissa Yoder to talk about widowhood, parenting through loss, and what faith looks like when your world has been torn apart.Carrissa shares about losing her husband — the man she deeply loved — as well as the grief of losing her sister. She speaks honestly about how each of her children has processed loss differently, and how surprising and humbling that has been as a mother.We talk about:The reality of the second year of grief — and how it can feel harder in new waysWhat it’s like to want to do nothing but grieveHow community showed up in ways she didn’t expectThe tension of trusting God while living with deep painParenting children who are grieving in their own unique waysThe role of therapy in walking through loss as a familyHow grief evolves over time instead of simply “getting better” She reminds us that acknowledging pain does not mean we doubt God’s goodness.Carissa's Instagram - @carissayoderhttps://www.instagram.com/carissayoder/?hl=en Chapters00:00 — Carrissa’s Story: Love, Loss, and Widowhood03:55 — How Grief Changed Their Family07:48 — Children, Therapy, and Individual Grieving Styles11:41 — When Community Shows Up15:32 — Losing More Than One Person19:32 — The Second Year of Grief25:26 — Moving Forward and Relocating28:41 — Parenting Through Uncertainty33:37 — Trusting God With the Future