Posts tagged loss
One Step at a Time with God with Elizabeth Blanke

Elizabeth Blanke never could have imagined she’d be a young widow, on her own with three small children.

Elizabeth’s husband and high school sweetheart passed away unexpectedly from a sudden heart attack. 

Hear how God guided Elizabeth one step at a time to face the unimaginable. 

From planning the funeral to learning taxes to becoming the sole parent of their three children, Elizabeth leaned into God’s holy presence and supernatural provision—with God, she was able to attend to all the details while God attended to Elizabeth’s heart.

Listen to podcast and know that all things are truly possible with God. 

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Holy Balm on My Injured Heart with Jennifer Calabretta

Jennifer Calabretta’s childhood and early marriage were perfect in so many ways. But Jennifer never could have imagined what was to come.

Jennifer lost her second baby weeks after delivery to a rare muscle disorder. Doctors told her this would never happen again.

However, during one of Jennifer’s subsequent pregnancies, she learned that her daughter wouldn’t survive the very same disease.

Jennifer carried her baby throughout the remaining months of her pregnancy—and she and her husband were blessed with ten minutes with their daughter.

Jennifer experienced God deep within her throughout it all. God’s love was like holy balm to her injured heart.

In this vulnerable and joy-filled podcast, learn that God’s grace is sufficient. You will be blessed with God’s holy balm of the heart, too!

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Mamas in Spirit God Sought Me in My Sorrow with Emily Adams of The Little Souls

When Emily and her husband went to a routine sonogram appointment seventeen weeks into her pregnancy, the technician struggled to find a heartbeat. 

They were told they’d have to wait two hours for an ultrasound technician to take a closer look in the hope their baby was okay.

Emily knew she needed to go somewhere she felt safe—they were close to The Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville. Emily and her husband headed to the noon Mass to wait.

While Emily felt wrapped in the sacredness of the Mass, she also was overwhelmed with worry and sorrow. Deep down she knew there would be no heartbeat as she prayed the Angelus “Be it done to me according to Thy word.”

Once it was confirmed the baby had no heartbeat, Emily knew she would deliver baby John David. She and her husband wanted to hold him.

Hear how God sought Emily through sorrow as she experienced His consolation and call to help others heal from sorrow.

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Losing My Beloved Daughter with Tamara Mariea

Losing My Beloved Daughter with Tamara Mariea

Tamara Mariea and her husband, Jude lost their daughter, Chloe in a tragic car accident two years ago. Chloe was twenty-four years old.

Tamara shares how she and her family continue to carried by Christ, Mary and the activity of their faith as they face this unimaginable loss and grief.

Tamara shares what God has revealed to her as she spends time in silence tending to her broken heart and searching to find God everywhere she turns.

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Losing My Baby Girl with Elizabeth Abaray with Forever our Angel

Elizabeth Abaray shares the story of losing her beloved baby girl, Delia Grace, and the unfathomable sorrow of losing a child. She talks about how when we allow God to change us through our suffering, we become more of who God created us to be.

Elizabeth explores the importance of walking with one another and using our pain for the greater glory of God.

Elizabeth has written a children’s book "Hugs for You, Kisses for You." It is a resource for children ages seven and under to support them during times of loss and to help them to know that nothing--not even death--can separate us from those we love.

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Losing my Husband with Tina Ferrigno

Tina Ferrigno shares about the loss of her beloved husband ten years ago and tells stories of how the prayers of others carried her through such a difficult time of grief. Looking back, Tina sees all of the ways God blessed her and her husband, Ciro before Ciro's passing. Tina explores how continuing to show up for prayer has transformed her heart and life. 

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From Loss to Hope with Phyllis Jones

While leading a team of nurses in ambulatory care during Covid, Phyllis Jones lost two loved ones. Be inspired by Phyllis' steadfast faith and hear the miraculous story of how Phyllis was allowed to hold her brother's hand as he left this world to be with God eternally. 

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Losing My Brother and Sister with Haydee Marshall Navarro

Two of Haydee Marshall Navarro's siblings passed away from Fanconi Anemia, a rare genetic disorder at sixteen and twenty-one years old. Haydee shares how she learned to always "show up" in her relationship with God and allow God to heal her broken heart. 

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Missing My Mom with Raquel Suh

Raquel lost her dearest companion--her mom--almost eleven years ago. The loss left a a void in Raquel's life that her "yes" to God has begun to fill. Themes explored are motherhood, mother and daughter relationships, maternal mentors, friendship, sisterhood in the Holy Spirit, guidance, loneliness, postpartum anxiety and faith.

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How to Find God's Light in Our Darkest Experiences with Teresa Guzman

Explore how to open our hearts to God's love and healing, even when faced with life's most difficult experiences like the loss of a child. Featuring special guest Teresa Guzman.

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Losing My Sister with Vel Mena

Featured guest Vel Mena shares her personal story of journeying with her sister as she was dying from cancer. Themes explored are relationships, presence, sisterhood, friendship cancer, death and dying.

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