Here’s something most people don’t realize about a grieving mom: the grocery store might as well be Mount Everest.
Sounds dramatic, doesn’t it? But think about it — the fluorescent lights, the cheerful music, the small talk at checkout, the mom in the next aisle with a cart full of kids. For a mom who just buried her child, a “simple” errand can undo her completely. So she doesn’t go. And then there’s no milk, no bread, no toilet paper — and she can’t even find the energy to care.
This is where supporters come in. Not with a vague “let me know if you need anything,” but with a bag of groceries on the porch. A stocked fridge. The everyday essentials she can’t get herself right now.
“Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18, ESV). Love in deed looks like toilet paper and tissues and a rotisserie chicken, delivered without being asked.
In this episode, I get super practical about the real, unspoken needs of a grieving mom’s household — and how you can meet them in ways that actually help.
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Supporters, this one’s your playbook. Share it with anyone who wants to help a grieving family in real, tangible ways. And if you know a mom in crisis in the U.S. or Canada, 988 is there any time.
