While We're Waiting® - Hope After Child Loss

Josh King was the kind of friend everyone wants to have.  He loved kids, he loved playing the guitar, and he loved singing, even though his mom affectionately describes him as "tone deaf".   He battled anxiety and depression due to some challenging circumstances which ultimately culminated in him taking his own life in April of 2017.  Join Jill for a conversation with his mom and dad, Justine and Bob, about their sons, life after suicide loss, and the peace that passes all understanding.  The While We're Waiting ministry hosts free faith-based weekend retreats specifically for parents whose children have died by suicide.  For more information or to register, click HERE.The While We're Waiting ministry is a 501(c)3 ministry and all donations are tax deductible.  To make a donation, click HERE.   I would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message! (Though I read every message, I am unable to respond through this format.) ** IMPORTANT** - All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry.  We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at:  jill@whilewerewaiting.org 

Mother's Day can be one of the hardest days of the year for a bereaved mom.  What used to be a quiet holiday set aside to recognize and honor the mothers in our lives has become an overly commercialized nearly month-long event.  It's inescapable!  And the cheerful cries of "Happy Mother's Day!" can be brutal to a hurting mom's heart.  In today's episode, Jill talks about her own experience with this holiday and shares a statement that changed her perspective to one of gratitude and hope.  For more information about the While We're Waiting ministry, click HERE.  While We're Waiting is a 501(c)3 nonprofit ministry that is completely funded by donations. If you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation, please click HERE.    I would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message! (Though I read every message, I am unable to respond through this format.) ** IMPORTANT** - All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry.  We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at:  jill@whilewerewaiting.org 

Today's conversation is surprisingly encouraging, even though Don and Patsy Akin have experienced the loss of all three of their sons ... one to murder, one to illness, and one to an accident.  Our discussion ranges from issues of Don's alcoholism, to anger, to forgiveness, to the restoration of joy, to learning to live life with an open palm.  For more information about the GriefShare ministry, click HERE.For more information about the Our Hearts Are Home ministry to bereaved parents, click HERE.For more information about While We're Waiting and the free retreats we offer around the country for bereaved parents, click HERE.  I would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message! (Though I read every message, I am unable to respond through this format.) ** IMPORTANT** - All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry.  We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at:  jill@whilewerewaiting.org 

Arlo and Capri Weiskopf are the parents of four children, including Amoss, who went to Heaven nearly fifteen years ago as a result of a tragic accident in the driveway of their home.   Their story will speak to any parent who has felt they bear some responsibility for the death of their child.  In our conversation, you will hear deep desperation, grace-filled forgiveness, unanswerable questions, deep faith, anchored hope, and renewed joy.  For more information about our While We're Waiting Support Groups, including the one led by the Weiskopfs in Maryland, click HERE.  For more information or to register for a free While We're Waiting Weekend for Bereaved Parents in Maryland, click HERE.  For additional information about ALL of our While We're Waiting Weekend locations, click HERE.  I would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message! (Though I read every message, I am unable to respond through this format.) ** IMPORTANT** - All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry.  We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at:  jill@whilewerewaiting.org 

Bereaved parents tend to be "keepers" ... keepers of time, keepers of lists, and keepers of our child's legacy.  But all that keeping can sometimes make us grow weary.  Thankfully, God also takes on the role of "keeper", and in today's episode, Jill shares some ways He keeps those who grieve close to His heart.   For more information about the While We're Waiting ministry, click HERE.  I would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message! (Though I read every message, I am unable to respond through this format.) ** IMPORTANT** - All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry.  We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at:  jill@whilewerewaiting.org 

One of the most common topics that arises during our While We’re Waiting Weekends for Bereaved Parents is how we as bereaved parents can help our surviving children.  When we are grieving so deeply ourselves, we can feel very ill-equipped to parent our children through their grief.  Surviving siblings deal with a whole host of issues that we as their parents generally know nothing about.  So today Jill welcomes a very special guest to talk about these things just in time for National Siblings Day … her daughter, Bethany.  We pray that our conversation will be helpful to you whether you’re a grieving parent or a grieving sibling, and hopefully open up some avenues for communication.Bethany is one of the moderators on our private Facebook group just for bereaved siblings.  You can find that Facebook group HERE.    Please do not request to join unless you are a bereaved sibling yourself ... Parents cannot join the group.   To learn more about the While We're Waiting ministry for bereaved parents, click HERE.  I would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message! (Though I read every message, I am unable to respond through this format.) ** IMPORTANT** - All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry.  We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at:  jill@whilewerewaiting.org 

For those of us who have experienced child loss, life hasn't turned out like we planned.  We face great disappointment and overwhelming sorrow.  Like Job, we may feel abandoned and alone.  But we have hope because we have a living Redeemer!For more information about the While We're Waiting ministry and the free retreats we host for bereaved parents, click HERE.  If you'd like to know more about the decision Hannah made to "ask Jesus into her heart", please contact Jill by email at jill@whilewerewaiting.org.  I would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message! (Though I read every message, I am unable to respond through this format.) ** IMPORTANT** - All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry.  We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at:  jill@whilewerewaiting.org 

The loss of a child can leave us feeling very alone ... like time has marched on and left us behind, like we've grown old before our time, like we'll never have joy again, like our opportunity to make good memories is gone forever, like the sun has set on our lives ... like even God has abandoned us.  Today Jill shares some encouragement for those times when we're feeling a bit forsaken.For  more information about the While We're Waiting ministry and the free retreats for bereaved parents we offer, visit our website by clicking HERE.I would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message! (Though I read every message, I am unable to respond through this format.) ** IMPORTANT** - All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry.  We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at:  jill@whilewerewaiting.org 

When Kristin Naylor walked into her OB appointment three days before her scheduled C-section, she did not know that her precious daughter Abby was already in the arms of Jesus.  In today's episode, Jill talks with Kristin and her husband Dan about life after stillbirth, pregnancy after loss, the immense value of a life no matter how brief, and holding on to hope and joy. To visit the Naylor's Etsy shop, click HERE.  To learn more about the Star Legacy Foundation, click HERE. To learn more about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for Bereaved Parents, click HERE.  I would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message! (Though I read every message, I am unable to respond through this format.) ** IMPORTANT** - All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry.  We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at:  jill@whilewerewaiting.org 

In today's episode, Jill considers the things we may be missing because we miss our children and concludes that she does not want to miss the life God has given her because she misses her daughter.  For more information about the While We're Waiting ministry, please visit our website by clicking HERE.   I would love to hear your thoughts on the show. Click here to send me a message! (Though I read every message, I am unable to respond through this format.) ** IMPORTANT** - All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry.  We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at:  jill@whilewerewaiting.org