Losing a parent

The loss of a parent is hard at any age. Whether you are a child or an adult it's never easy to say goodbye.

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These are tangible, useful ways to help a friend who has lost a parent. If you're looking to help, be there when everyone else leaves.

Where We Belong - I lost my mom in 2009, A part of my heart left with her that time. Her laugh, her warmth — now just a trace, A quiet ache in an empty space. And now, in 2024, Dad’s gone too, Another piece of me lost — what can I do? His steady voice, his guiding hand, Now whispers in a distant land. I stand here with a heart torn apart, Two empty spaces in a fragile heart. But in the quiet, I hear them near, In every memory, in every tear. Though they’re gone, love still remains, Etched…

A loving parent guides, shapes, and forms you from the moment you draw your first breath. Losing that parent can be the worst grief of your life, but you are not alone. Even Christ Himself wept at the gravesite of His friend Lazarus (John 11:35). With the loss of a parent,