~Letters From Bereaved Parents ~
Friend, you are not alone...
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“Words are powerful.
They can bend wills and break hearts. They can rip apart confidence and they can destroy dreams. They can portray anger, pain, and despair.
But words can also heal.
They can sooth anxiety and be a balm to the soul. They can connect and encourage relationships, and they can nurture and rebuild lives with the scratch of a pen or the strike of a key.”
— Sarah M.
“Your words do not need to be 'perfect' or say 'the right thing' ...
... being raw and real will have the greatest impact.”
— S. Maul
“As you walk along your own Grief Journey, feeling so abandoned and lost, please know that you are not alone. You are seen, you are heard, and you are loved.”
— Zach's Mom
“My dear friend, you are not alone. Many have been on this road. I have been on this road. I’ve walked it, I’ve crawled it, I’ve been carried a time or two. Sometimes, still, I just lie down, unable to move forward at all. You are normal. This is necessary, but God is near.”
— Sara A.
As much as it pains us to say this ~ there are other families within our area who have walked the path that you are now walking.
Our hearts have broken, too, from the loss of our precious child or children.
Each of us find ourselves on a unique path,
with different circumstances,
different stories...
... yet the same heartache that you are feeling right now.
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Here you will find letters from bereaved moms and dads who want you to know that you are loved and you are not alone.
We have found ourselves crushed by the same thoughts and feelings that you are having right now.
We write these letters to you with the compassion and empathy of those who understand your loss, and we write with a longing to share encouragement and hope.
Our words are not perfect, but we pray that they will help to bring you hope, sooth your anxiety, and be a balm to your soul.
Please accept our words with love and grace,
Your friends from Blue Water Hope
“By looking back on the events we endured, I learned a couple things about being a man who wants to be strong for his significant other and for his family. I learned that my idea of being strong wasn’t necessarily the same show of strength that my family was needing. My family needed me to carve out a safe space where they would be able to grieve. The strength my family needed was for me to lead the way with sharing the emotions I was experiencing. Once I shared that I too was hurting, that communicated to my wife that it was safe for her to also share her pain.”
— Nathan S.
