I’m a bereaved parent who understands your pain
I want to welcome you to my site with a personal note. I am glad you are here, but also sad that a terrible event is likely what brought you. I am indeed so very sorry to know of your loss.
I too have experienced the unthinkable.
My only child, my Lisa Joy, was killed in an automobile accident when she was just 20 years old. Hers was a beautiful life—only partially lived.
At the time I had no notion—or intention—that I would ever live through it. And yet—many years later—here I am.
How did I make it through? Relying on God’s help certainly. There was no one else to depend on. I had no partner, no other children and very few friends.
But my experience is far from unusual.
The reality is that most of the time those who grieve go it alone. Grief is highly individual and anything but conventional.
By far the greatest help in my own journey came from God. But the second best help was through those who had experienced similar losses. I listened and read, cried and prayed, laughed and reminisced with those who had blazed the trail before me.
“There is no method, there are no guidelines,
there is no time frame for grief.”
Knowing I was not alone meant the world to me. If they had survived and, in most cases, even thrived, so could I.
And now, I wish to return the favor. On this site may you find comfort and strength through resources written, spoken, and shared by those who identify with your justifiable distress.
And may God richly bless you on your journey.
I was able to walk this valley because I did not walk it alone. I had a Friend who was with me every step of the way. He never left my side and made me aware of all the bright possibilities inherent in each day. His Name is Jesus. If you want to become personally acquainted with this wonderful Friend who has promised to never leave you or forsake you, click one of the links below.