285 | "GodPrints" in the Shattered Pieces (Part Two) with Jenny Leavitt

While We're Waiting® - Hope After Child Loss

While We're Waiting® - Hope After Child Loss
285 | "GodPrints" in the Shattered Pieces (Part Two) with Jenny Leavitt
Dec 10, 2025 Episode 285
While We're Waiting® - Hope After Child Loss

In Part Two of my conversation with Jenny Leavitt, we continue exploring the GodPrints—God’s gentle fingerprints of presence and faithfulness—woven through her family’s grief journey after the loss of her son, Jacob.

Jenny shares how she and her husband learned to walk together through grief even when their personalities and coping styles differed. She talks about the emotional weight of anniversaries, holidays, and court dates, and how offering grace to one another became essential in those tender seasons.

We discuss how Jenny’s grief has changed over the last ten years, including the seasons when God felt silent and the comfort she found in Scripture, especially in the Psalms. Jenny also offers practical wisdom for navigating holidays and special dates, as well as how her family chose to honor the ten-year mark of Jacob’s homegoing.

She closes by pointing listeners to resources she’s created to support others who are grieving.

In this episode:

  • Grieving differently within a marriage
  • The challenge of anniversaries and milestones
  • How grief evolves over time
  • Finding God in seasons of silence
  • Navigating holidays and special dates
  • Marking ten years without Jacob

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