Written by: Hyedi Nelson, Faith’s Lodge Board of Directors Mostly because the topics of child and pregnancy loss are still relatively taboo, those experiencing these types of loss can find that it comes along with countless unexpected challenges and emotions. It’s...
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Top 10 Articles For Friends & Family of a Grieving Parent
At Faith’s Lodge, we know grief. Since 2007, over 10,000 people have walked through our doors. With every encounter, we seek to understand how to better help bring support and hope to those coping with the death of a child.   When a loved one is coping with the death...
Ten Ways To Help A Grieving Parent
Someone you know has lost a child. It’s awful. You want to help, but you don’t know how. You don’t know the right things to say or not say. Here are our suggestions for things you can do to help. 1. ListenThe number one way to supporting a grieving parent is to listen...
The Hearn Family
Oaklynn’s Story In order for us to share Oaklynn’s story with you, we would have to go back to the day we were sitting in Dr. Langston’s office. We were all looking at the ultra sound and she told us that it was a girl! Our hearts exploded with joy! On the drive home...
The Voerste Family
Coming to Faith's Lodge connected us with multiple families that we still have frequent contacts with. One family taught us what we needed to know to do more that survive. They taught us about resources available. They taught us about letting the stress go and finding...
The Gassen Family
Clark and Margo Gassen know firsthand that nothing worth building is ever easy, especially a family After undergoing IVF therapy for their first two children, they decided to fully commit themselves to the next phase of parenting. Then in a moment as miraculous as it...