CornerBend Ministries

10/16/2026

Can you spot me?! 👀

So grateful for the opportunity to learn from Dr. Allan Wolfelt about su***de loss and how we can better support grieving families.

The more we understand the features of how to mourn with su***de loss survivors, the more we can remind them they aren’t alone.

What an incredible week we've had with our Su***de Grief: Companioning the Mourner Training participants in beautiful Tempe/Scottsdale, Arizona. A special congratulations to our two Death & Grief Studies Certificate graduates!

10/15/2026

Pregnancy & infant loss is a common but often unspoken & unrecognized loss.

Online research indicates:

1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage

1 in 160 pregnancies end in stillbirth.

1 in 1000 newborns die.

Our grieving friends need our empathy & compassion.

If the couple has older kids, please don’t try to cheer them up by saying,

“At least you have other children to love.”

That may be true but it’s not helpful to say.

What can we do to support those who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss?

Do the L.A.P.P.

✨LISTEN

Invite your grieving friend to share their emotions with you. Feeling heard is an important step towards healing.

✨ACKNOWLEDGE THE LOSS

Validate the fact their devastating loss deserves your compassion. “I’m so sorry you’ve experienced the loss of your baby. Your child is precious, always loved & remembered.”

✨PRAY

Ask God to give your grieving friend a resolve to turn toward Him with their pain & not away from Him. There is a comfort that only God can provide.

✨PATIENTLY BE PRESENT

It may happen that your grieving friend will pull away from you & others. Depression can be a factor. Gently and consistently keep checking in.
Let them know they are seen, heard & loved.

If you have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss, I’d like to hear from you.

What proved to bring comfort for your grieving heart?

10/14/2026

Join us for the next Bereavement Care Series event with Chantel Nosen.

Tuesday, November 3
7 p.m.
First Baptist Calgary
1301 4th Street SW

This is a free event and all are welcome!

For more information about this event and others visit TidingsofHope.ca

10/12/2026

Thanksgiving is a special time to gather with family. It’s one of my favorite holidays.

But when a family member has died, the pain of loss can naturally overshadow the celebration. Everything feels different without our loved ones.

Unexpectedly, my dad left for Heaven two months ago —a reality that still sends shockwaves through my heart.

While I miss him terribly, I know dad would want me to be present to family who are here even as we acknowledge his absence.

Today I choosing to remember my dad’s life with gratitude while celebrating with my family around me. It may sound odd to some but gratitude & grief sit together at our Thanksgiving table.

10/10/2026

As we approach Thanksgiving, I’m feeling especially thankful for the many blessings in my life.

My husband, my grandsons, my family, the memories we’ve made, and the little everyday moments that I know I’ll one day look back on and wish I could relive.

But this season also reminds me of the people I wish were still here to celebrate with us. I’m learning that gratitude and grief can coexist. We can be deeply thankful for the life we have while still aching for the people who are missing from it.

I’m thankful for the love that remains, the memories I get to carry, and the hope that reminds me this isn’t the end of the story.

This Thanksgiving, I’m choosing to hold both the blessings and the heartache, trusting God in the midst of it all. 🤎

10/08/2026

As the groom ushered me to a front-row seat, my chin quivered. Holding back the tears took every ounce of strength I had.

Looking back, I realize I was grieving something I hadn't anticipated: the changes in my relationship with my son, Jordan, as he began this beautiful new chapter.

I knew things would be different. As a husband, Jordan would now turn to his wife for wisdom, counsel, and companionship. And rightly so! My head understood this, but my heart was slow to catch up.

Even the happiest milestones can bring a tinge of sorrow. You can be overjoyed for your child while quietly grieving the changes in your relationship.

For a momma, watching her son give his heart to another woman is a beautiful blessing, but it also means learning to love him differently, with less influence and more trust.

Because grief isn't always about losing someone. Sometimes, it's about letting go of what was to make room for what will be. And even when change is good, a momma's heart needs time to catch up.

10/06/2026

Join us TONIGHT for the next Bereavement Care Series event!

Tuesday, October 6
7 p.m.
First Baptist Calgary
1301 4th Street SW

This is a free event and all are welcome!

For more information about this event and others visit TidingsofHope.ca

10/05/2026

Is there a time of year or season that represents your greatest loss?

Does it threaten to unravel your sense of peace?

While many think of October as pumpkin spice season, Thanksgiving dinner, family time & sweater weather, my attention is elsewhere.

October holds significant markers of missing my son that threaten to steal my peace.

I remember Oct 2012.
🤍 the fun rehearsal party
🤍 Jordan’s beautiful wedding day
🤍 the last day we hung out together
🤍 the shocking day he died
🤍 the heartbreaking day of his funeral

Where can I find peace when my life looks nothing like I had imagined?

Peace is not the absence of struggles, setbacks and sorrow. It’s feeling secure in God’s care in the midst of chaos and grief.

Phil 4:7 reminds me of God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding.

I need that. Don’t you?

Accessing His peace involves bringing every emotion & thought to God in prayer… with thanksgiving.

Peace requires our participation to trust God with the pain.

October will always be a difficult month for me but I continue to choose to pursue God’s peace.

10/03/2026

Join us for the next Bereavement Care Series event!

Tuesday, October 6
7 p.m.
First Baptist Calgary
1301 4th Street SW

This is a free event and all are welcome!

For more information about this event and others visit TidingsofHope.ca

10/02/2026

On a warm September weekend, my friend Shauna & I facilitated a grieving gals retreat.

Our generous host cooked nourishing meals. Stories of loss shared.
Tears honored.
Loved ones remembered.
Strangers became grief companions.

Mourning with others who chose to bear witness to our broken hearts is a meaningful step toward healing.

God’s gift of comfort often comes wrapped up in the expressions of empathy we experience from others.

We thank God for making His comfort tangible at our retreat.