If you know Laura, you know that she feels things deeply and tears come easily to her. Somehow, she manages to hold those tears back when recording the podcast episodes but not this time. A miracle is something only God can do, which is what we wanted (and even expected) for our children, either in a healing or in protection. When that doesn't happen, our disappointment and even anger with God can make us feel like He betrayed us. Listen in today to what Laura shares deeply from her heart about God and his miracles in our lives.   Links Mentioned in this episode: Sign up here to receive L ..read more

Mother's Day can be one of the most difficult days of the year for a mom after child loss. In this episode, Laur will be talking about both Mother's Day, and a special day the week before, which is International Bereaved Mother's Day, which is the first Sunday in May. Laura is  very real and honest about her thoughts and feelings about all of this, in a way that isn't normally like her.  But Mother's Day is one of the hardest days we have to face each year, and there is no reason to not admit it or try to sugar coat it. She closes by praying over each mom who is listening. We need ex ..read more

So much horrific pain and darkness comes with child loss. It doesn't matter how young or how old your child was when they left this earth. It doesn't matter if it was sudden or if it was long and drawn out. As pareavors (bereaved parents), we can bristle when others say they know how we feel, because of a different loss. We know what that feels like. But what about when we compare our child's loss to another parent's loss? What about when we compare where we are in our grief with where another parent is (or was) in some sort of timeline? We rarely make those comparisons out loud, but we can ha ..read more

After the loss of a child, there are scriptures that used to get us excited that don't make any sense now.  They seem untrue and maybe even cruel. In today's episode, Laura talks about one of those verses, Jeremiah 29:11, where God tells us He has good plans for us, to give us hope and a future. Links Mentioned in this episode:   Click here for all the info and to register for the Ohio GPS Hope & Healing Retreat, May 24-26. COME JOIN US for our Weekend of Hope in Wisconsin this August!!! Find out more  here. To find out more about joining Dave and Laura next year (February o ..read more

Today's topic is one Laura gets asked about in emails, which is addressing the issue of losing friends we thought would be there for us in our time of grief. Laura and her guest, June Collins, talk about this from June’s experience of losing her 2-year-old son 12 years ago. Their conversation has a lot of nuggets that go beyond what or who we may lose, but also what and who we can gain. Note: Today's podcast episode is sponsored by Dave and Laura Diehl, in honor of their daughter, Becca. June K. Collins is a Master NLP Practitioner and Coach. In 2012, she lost her son, Kaleb, and found herself ..read more

If I am struggling with anger and confusion and my faith is rocky right now, shouldn't I pass on taking the elements of communion? In today's episode, Laura digs into 1 Corinthians 11, talking about the purpose of communion and what makes us unworthy . Based on scripture, Laura believes that we are not disqualified. Not only that, but occasionally taking the elements is greatly needed and can be even more meaningful to us now, after the death of our child. She also talks about how many pareavors just cannot drag themselves to church, and why it is not against any of God's rules to serve yourse ..read more

Easter Sunday can come with many different emotions for those of us who have lost a child. On one hand, we are thankful and want to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, who made it possible for us to be reunited with our children, never to be separated again. On the other hand, many of us struggle with going to a church service for this purpose, for various reasons which can be absolutely valid. In today's episode, Laura talks about all of this, along with reminding us of the hope we all have within us. God's resurrection power isn't just for when we die, but for those of us who are still here ..read more

When we have a child who is no longer with us here on earth, we can feel like we have no more future at least not a good one. In today's episode, Laura looks at Philippians 3:12-14 and other scriptures, sharing that even if our future here is not what we thought it would be, we do not have to live out the rest of our time here with a heaviness that outweighs the joy of the future we still have with our child. Links Mentioned in this episode: Check out our Hold On Pain Eases there is HOPE shirts here!   To find out how to join Dave and Laura next year (February of 2025) on The Grief Cruise ..read more

When we lose a child from this earth, we want to be done here and go be with them. Even if our head knows we have reasons to stay, our heart struggles to accept it. The pain and darkness can be all-consuming, and we cannot believe life will ever be worth living without our child. Podcast host, Laura Diehl, knows what that is like. In this episode, she will share some specific ways to help other parents, who find themselves on this same unwanted journey of child loss, change their perspective that life will never be good again. Your life can have meaning and purpose again, and this is not in sp ..read more

Have you felt frustration that you are not going through the five stages of grief that you have heard about? In this episode, Laura shares why that is not only okay, but even to expected. Note: Thank you to Basia and Sebastian for sponsoring today's episode in memory of their son, Gabriel. Links Mentioned in this episode: Click here to sponsor a podcast episode in honor of your child. Watch the YouTube video from Mitch here. Please remember to give this podcast a rating and a review.   Join Laura for her birthday, one year from this week (February of 2025) on The Grief Cruise! Click here ..read more