by Janet Miller | Oct 6, 2026 | Daily Strength, God’s Comfort, Grief Testimony, Hope Again, Podcast Episode, Scripture Promises
Glorifying God in grief sounds like one of those phrases that belongs on a coffee mug — until you’re actually living it. Then it feels less like a slogan and more like a daily choice you make with tears in your eyes. Here’s what I’ve come to...
by Janet Miller | Oct 6, 2026 | Faith Struggles, Honest Emotions, Podcast Episode, Raw Grief
Have you ever felt like you’re watching your own life through a window? Like the grief is happening to someone else and you’re just… numb? That unreal feeling is one of grief’s strangest tricks. Your heart knows your child is gone, but your...
by Janet Miller | Oct 6, 2026 | Daily Strength, Faith Struggles, God’s Comfort, Hope Again, Podcast Episode, Scripture Promises
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4, ESV). I’ll be honest — the first time I really heard that verse after losing Samantha, it made me a little mad. Blessed? Me? I didn’t feel blessed. I felt broken. But the...
by Janet Miller | Oct 6, 2026 | Daily Strength, Faith Struggles, God’s Comfort, Honest Emotions, Podcast Episode, Raw Grief, Scripture Promises
You’ve heard people say “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” Sweet mom, I’m going to be straight with you: that’s not in the Bible. And grief after losing a child to suicide will absolutely give you more than you can...
by Janet Miller | Oct 6, 2026 | God’s Comfort, Honest Emotions, Podcast Episode, Raw Grief, Scripture Promises
Can we talk about the darkness? And I don’t mean the darkness of grief that comes afterward — I mean the darkness in this world that took our children. The Bible tells us the devil “prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8, ESV)....
by Janet Miller | Oct 6, 2026 | Faith Struggles, Honest Emotions, Podcast Episode, Raw Grief, Scripture Promises
Does your mind have a replay button that won’t turn off? Mine did. The last conversation. The signs I missed. The things I said, the things I didn’t say. Over and over, like a movie I never bought a ticket for but can’t walk out of. And every replay...
by Janet Miller | Oct 6, 2026 | Daily Strength, Faith Struggles, Grief Testimony, Honest Emotions, Podcast Episode, Scripture Promises
Nobody tells you that grief is slow. We want it to have a timeline — six months, a year, some finish line where we get our “normal” back. But grief doesn’t work on our schedule. It works on God’s, and His clock and mine have never quite...
by Janet Miller | Oct 6, 2026 | Faith Struggles, Honest Emotions, Podcast Episode, Prayer & Lament, Raw Grief, Scripture Promises
It’s the question so many grieving moms are afraid to ask out loud: Is it okay to be angry at God? After losing a child to suicide, anger at God can feel like the ultimate betrayal — like the one Person who should be your refuge has become the target of your...
by Janet Miller | Oct 6, 2026 | Community Support, Podcast Episode, Serving Others
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...
by Janet Miller | Oct 6, 2026 | Faith Struggles, Honest Emotions, Podcast Episode, Raw Grief
This episode is different. I’m not teaching from the mountaintop here — I’m inviting you into one of the darkest valleys I’ve walked since Samantha left us. Because the accuser got loud in my life. “You couldn’t even keep your daughter...
