by Jenny Leavitt | Aug 10, 2023 | Grief, Healing, Meet the Family
My older sister and only sibling, Diane, lost the battle with ovarian cancer July 27th, 2023. My dad and I were both there when her spirit passed from this life to eternal life, and only the shell remained. I was there. In my head, I know she’s gone. But...
by Jenny Leavitt | Jul 14, 2023 | Healing, Help, Post-Traumatic Growth
“It’s not what happened, it’s how we process it.” Has anyone ever said that to you? But as a dear friend recently asked me, how exactly do you process it? That could be an entire book on its own. Each person and each situation is unique, but I think...
by Jenny Leavitt | Jun 23, 2023 | Healing, Hope, News and Reviews
In honor of Father’s Day this past Sunday, I wanted to offer encouragement for the fathers who have lost a child. It is possible to lead your family through the hardest thing you may ever experience—the loss of a child. The movie, Courageous, may be fictional, but I...
by Jenny Leavitt | May 12, 2023 | Encouragement, Grief, Healing, Perseverance, Post-Traumatic Growth
Hi friends, I recently had the privilege of writing an article for an online magazine to help women in their faith walk. It’s called Just Between Us and I love their tagline: Encouraging and Equipping Women for a Life of Faith. Like it or not, because of what...
by Jenny Leavitt | May 11, 2023 | Encouragement, Healing, Help, News and Reviews
Grief is an incredibly hard process for anyone to go through, and it can be especially challenging for grieving mothers. When a parent has lost a child, it is a particularly devastating experience, as the parent is left with a deep hole in their heart that can never...
by Jenny Leavitt | May 5, 2023 | Encouragement, Healing, Help, News and Reviews
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, my thoughts have turned to those of us moms who have heavy hearts due to grief. Some because we lost a child, as in my case. Others are now single moms because of widowhood, as is a new friend I recently met when she interviewed me...
