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    In pastoral ministry, we live with the reality of suffering. When the phone rings at 2am we know someone is hurting on the other end of the line. On our podcast we often talk about the joyful parts to marriage and parenting, today we are going to zoom in on a side of marriage and parenting that is all too real..and might be something that you are experiencing today. How we walk through suffering in our family...specifically the journey of grief and faith that comes with the loss of a spouse.

    Our guest today is Audra Smith...She and her husband (Jeremy) were on staff at Hopewell Baptist Church in VA. In September of 2021 Jeremy contracted Covid and on October 12th passed away from respiratory complications...This was devastating for Audra, for their children...and for their church!

    Audra's first post as "The Pastor's Widow" was on October 12...and over the course of the past 7 months Audra has walked through her journey of healing very openly...to be a blessing to others..

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