While We're Waiting® - Hope After Child Loss

My husband and I were blessed to attend one of the While We’re Waiting Retreats. However, I had found the podcast well before the retreat and I have listened to every single episode since. This podcast has been such a blessing in my own grief journey because while every shared story is different, I hear something from each episode that relates to my own grief journey. It reminds me I am not alone in my loss and there is hope (and even joy) while I’m waiting to see my son, James, again. Thank you for sharing these stories that need to be told.

There are few things that give me comfort these days as I lost my son 6 months ago. This podcast is one of those few things. Thank you for all that you do. Whenever I am feeling particularly low, I listen to a brave persons story on your show and somehow, I make it through another day.

I am so thankful for the WWW ministry! I was blessed to attend one of the WWW life after suicide retreats in Hot Springs a few weeks ago. I can’t begin to tell how it has blessed me and helped me in my grief journey. It helped to bridge the gap in my relationship to God that the loss of my son resulted in. I had totally closed God out after my son’s suicide at the age of 32. Taylor was my boy and I loved him so much. He was generally just a good person in every sense of the word. He had never really had any mental struggles until after his divorce and even then, he had some mild depression, but nothing that appeared to be detrimental. He has 2 children that he adores and was the best father ever. He would never have left them had he been in his right mind. Unfortunately, alcohol played a big role in Taylor’s decision to end his life. Since Taylor’s death 22 months ago, I have struggled so deeply and I’ve tried every medication, treatment, counseling, and group therapy there was available to me and nothing helped at all. After going to the retreat, I opened my heart back up to God and it has helped me so much. Now I listen to the podcasts all the time and I can’t say how much I look forward to listening to them, because I can relate to the stories shared while giving God all the glory for sending the WWW ministry to me when I was about to give up. Honestly, I battled the thought of suicide myself, when God opened up the opportunity for me to go to the retreat. I can’t put into words how grateful I am for Jill, Brad, and the Brown’s for this ministry, which made me realize I couldn’t survive the loss of Taylor without God. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” ❤️

Incredibly grateful for this podcast and how you are all are helping me in my grief and healing. Thank you!!