• Encouragement in the Community of Bereaved Parents
    Mar 12 2025

    Have you ever wondered exactly what to expect if you come to an Our Hearts Are Home conference online or in person? How will it impact your grief journey?

    In today's podcast, Gary and Laura House share the details of what you'll encounter if you come. Also in the podcast are the thoughts about the conference from Melanie DeSimone, Bob & Sharon Glazebrook, and Kirk & Lisa Thacker.

    While not everyone can make it to the conference in person in Lynchburg, VA, everyone can join in online or participate through listening to the recordings. We believe it could be a pivotal moment in your grief journey. Visit ourheartsarehome.org/conference

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    14 mins
  • Down the Road of Grief: Encouragement for Bereaved Parents
    Feb 13 2025

    Throughout the first few years of grief, you may wonder if things will ever change. Will I always feel this level of pain and grief? Does “grief brain” ever go away? Will I always suffer from insomnia, PTSD, etc.?In this webinar, bereaved parents who are many years down the road of loss will share helpful insights about the changes that take place through the years. We believe you’ll leave the webinar filled with encouragement and hope.Presenters: Gary & Laura House (https://www.ourheartsarehome.org)

    and Brad & Jill Sullivan (https://www.whilewerewaiting.org)

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • God's Word - Our Greatest Comfort in Suffering
    Feb 6 2025

    In today's podcast, Russ and Nancy Sullivan share the story of their precious daughter, Amberly. For many years she suffered excruciating physical pain and the search for answers through new doctors and treatments was continuous. At the age of twenty-four, Amberly could not fight the battle any longer, and she went home to be with Jesus. As Russ and Nancy share their journey with honesty and transparency, they testify to the love and comfort that only Christ can give.

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    32 mins
  • Finding Strength in the Midst of Grief — Mary McNamara
    Jan 30 2025

    In today's podcast, Mary McNamera shares her journey of her son, Zack, and his homegoing four years ago from asthma. Mary shares with openness and honesty about the difficulty of grief, and offers more than a dozen resources that helped her find her footing in the midst of grief. Through all of the pain, she has seen the Lord strengthen her and give her His peace — a peace that “surpasses all understanding.”


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    39 mins
  • Beautifully Broken — Pat Elsberry
    Jan 23 2025

    In today's podcast, author, Pat Elsberry, shares her journey of grief after losing her beautiful daughter, Melanie. As Pat speaks, she gives insight into the devastating illness of addiction, and clearly communicates how the Lord has held and sustained her through each day.

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    29 mins
  • God is Faithful — Deb Rhodes
    Jan 17 2025

    In today's episode, Deb Rhodes shares her journey of loss. Her daughter, Natalie, at the age of thirty, went to Heaven after a battle with osteosarcoma. Then a few years later, Deb's thirty-eight-year-old son, David, was in a serious car accident and passed away shortly after. Through the unimaginable grief of losing both children, Deb has seen over and over, the faithfulness of God to carry her through. As she offers her insights and discoveries that she has found through suffering, you'll be encouraged in your own journey of grief.

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    32 mins
  • Draw Near, Hold Fast, Stand Firm — Judi Merriam
    Jan 7 2025

    On today's podcast, Judi Merriam, an author, speaker, actor, and Jenson's mom, shares her experience of loss and of the hope that she has found in Christ. With transparency and honesty, Judi discusses the difficult journey of loss; the wrestling with God, the searching for answers, the discovery of the truth of God's character and love. Her words bring great encouragement and hope to those who are grieving.

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    29 mins
  • Enlargement by Grief — Mark Roser
    Dec 31 2024

    In this message given at the recent Our Hearts Are Home conference, missionary pastor, speaker, author, and bereaved father, Mark Roser, shares his heart and shows us through Scripture, the heart of God. "Enlargement by Grief" (aka Good Grief) is a deep dive into God’s redemptive purposes in allowing grief and sorrow. Because God loves, He knows full well what it feels like to have a heart full of pain. But God can use our greatest sorrow to transform us in ways nothing else can. The Bible has much to say about how God works the worst things in life for our good and the good of others. Listen in and be encouraged.

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    45 mins