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TESTIMONY THROUGH TEARS
Speaking into
the Hardest Places
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
PSALM 147:3
HER STORY
Walking the Road
No Mother Expects
My name is Janet Miller. On January 24, 2025, I lost my daughter Samantha — a beautiful, vibrant 26-year-old woman of faith. Newly married, they had just bought their first home six months before. She showed no signs that she was struggling. Her loss was sudden, devastating, and unlike any grief I had ever known.
My church family gathered around us with tremendous love. And yet, even surrounded by that love, I discovered something that changed the direction of my life: unless you have walked this road, you cannot fully understand what a grieving mother is carrying. Suicide grief is different. It is layered with questions, with guilt, with shock — emotions that don’t follow the paths we expect grief to take.
“God did not waste my pain. Out of the deepest sorrow of my life, He gave me a ministry — to walk alongside other mothers, and to help the Church love them well.”
Today, Testimony Through Tears exists to do both: to walk with mothers in their grief, and to equip the people around them to offer real, meaningful support.
SPEAKING TOPICS
What Janet Speaks On
Walking with a Grieving Mom
Practical, compassionate guidance for church members on how to show up — what to say, what not to say, and how to truly help.
How the Church Can Help
Equipping church leadership and congregations to support grieving families with wisdom, grace, and lasting presence.
Suicide Grief Is Different
An honest look at the unique emotional upheaval of losing a child to suicide — and how faith becomes an anchor in the storm.
Building a Testimony from Tragedy
How God can redeem the most painful chapter of a mother’s story and transform it into something that glorifies Him.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Ideal Audiences
Janet is available to speak to groups who are ready to engage with grief honestly, compassionately, and through the lens of Scripture.
SPEAKING FEES
An Offering of Grace
Janet does not charge a speaking fee. She asks only that travel expenses be covered if not close to home, and that your group consider a love offering to support the ongoing work of Testimony Through Tears — walking alongside mothers in their deepest grief.
BOOK JANET
Invite Janet to Speak
Fill out the form below and Janet will be in touch personally within a few days. Every invitation is prayerfully considered.
Every Story Matters. Every Heart Needs Hope.
Biblical encouragement. Honest testimony. The unwavering faithfulness of God.
Whether you’re planning a women’s conference, retreat, luncheon, church event, or grief support gathering, Janet shares from both Scripture and personal experience to remind women that God is still present—even in life’s deepest valleys.
Hi, I’m Janet.
I never imagined my testimony would begin with the worst phone call a mother could receive.
When my daughter Samantha died by suicide, my world changed in an instant. Like so many grieving parents, I wrestled with questions, guilt, and unimaginable heartbreak. Yet even in the darkest season of my life, God never left me.
Today, through Testimony Through Tears, I share not because I have all the answers, but because I have experienced the faithfulness of God in the middle of profound loss.
My heart is simple:
To encourage women to cling to Christ, trust His promises, and discover that hope is still possible—even when life doesn’t look the way they expected.
Women don’t leave my events remembering me.
I pray they leave remembering how faithful God has been.
Perfect For
- Women’s Conferences
- Church Retreats
- Women’s Ministry Events
- Grief Support Groups
- Mother-Daughter Events
- Christian Conferences
- Church Workshops
- Luncheons & Banquets
- Special Emphasis Sundays
Frequently Asked Questions:
What areas do you travel to?
I’m based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area and am available to travel throughout the world.
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