Parenting Through Loss

09/04/2025

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08/27/2025

🌟 Exciting update for our next Parenting Through Loss meeting! 🌟

Instead of our regular sit-down session, we’re taking self-care into action by joining the Do the Haven Hustle 5K & Car Show on Saturday, September 20th at 8am.

At the beginning of the year, we talked a lot about prioritizing our health and finding ways to be active—and this is a great way to put those goals into practice together, while also supporting a local cause right here in our community.

✨ Here’s the best part: I’m sponsoring a team of four! ✨
If you’d like to join, just let me know and we’ll get you signed up. Don’t worry—we’ll be walking the course together (though if you’d like to run, you absolutely can!).

This is about community, connection, and taking a step—literally—toward self-care. 💙

📅 Date: Saturday, September 20
📍 Location: Starts at 300 Olive St, Texarkana
🕗 Time: 8am

Let’s show up for ourselves and each other. Comment below or message me if you want to be on our sponsored team!

CLICK on the LINK below to SIGN-UP to run or walk our "Do the Haven Hustle 5K"!
https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/?raceId=183344

08/16/2025

⏰ We’re just ONE HOUR away from our August Parenting Through Loss meeting!

If you’ve been thinking about coming, this is your sign — grab your keys, take a deep breath, and join us. 💛

🗓 Today – Saturday, August 16
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Southwest Center

You don’t have to do this alone — we’ll save you a seat. 🌿

08/13/2025

🌼 We’re already halfway through August — and it’s not too late to pause, take a deep breath, and make space for yourself.

If you’ve been thinking about coming to a Parenting Through Loss meeting, consider this your mid-month nudge. You matter, and your story matters here. 💛

🗓 Saturday, August 16
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Southwest Center

08/12/2025

🎨 Come Paint With Us! 🎨

Are you a breast cancer survivor or have you lost a loved one to breast cancer? We invite you to join us for a special painting experience—completely free of charge—in honor of strength, love, and remembrance.

Let’s come together, share stories, and create something beautiful.

To reserve your spot, please call 903-293-7093 and let us know how many will be attending.

We can’t wait to paint with you!

08/12/2025

In a heartfelt effort to inspire change and give back to her community, Arial Harper is hosting a Mental Health Field Day — a vibrant event dedicated to raising awareness around mental health and wellness.

This family-friendly day will feature a mix of indoor and outdoor activities for all ages, including a massive water balloon fight, interactive wellness stations, and more. The fun continues into the evening with softball games for registered teams, offering a spirited way to connect and unwind.

🗓 Date: Friday, August 9, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM (Field Day Activities)
🥎 Softball Games Begin: 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Mineral Springs Park

Come out, get active, and explore local resources that support mental health. Let’s build awareness together — one splash and swing at a time!

08/12/2025

🎤 Join us for a night of music, fun, and community spirit at the United Way of Greater Texarkana Karaoke Night! 🎶 Texarkana Resources will be taking the stage at the Redbone on the 25th, and we need your support.

When you vote for us, you are helping us bring home a prize that will go back into supporting the programs and people we serve. Every vote makes a difference! 🌟

Come along, enjoy the entertainment, and be part of the magic. Your presence can help amplify our mission. We look forward to seeing you there! United Way of Greater Texarkana, INC

08/07/2025

🎒✨ Back to School Season is Here!
Wishing love, strength, and calm mornings to all the families starting a new school year.

If you’re navigating back-to-school while also carrying grief, just know — you’re doing better than you think.
Packing lunches, showing up, holding space for emotions… it all matters more than you know.

Be proud of the way you keep going. Even when it’s not easy. 💛

And if you ever need a space to breathe, connect, or just be around others who get it — we’re here.

🗓 Next Parenting Through Loss meeting:
Saturday, August 16th at 10:00 AM
📍 Southwest Center

08/07/2025

08/02/2025

Let’s talk about the part of grief no one wants to admit out loud: jealousy.

Yes. Jealousy.
The kind that creeps in when someone posts birthday photos with all their kids.
The kind that squeezes your chest when you hear siblings laughing down the hall.
The kind that sits in your throat when someone complains about their teenager—and you’re just wishing yours was still here to complain about.

It’s not pretty.
It’s not noble.
It’s not the kind of grief people are comfortable with.

But it’s real.

You’re not wishing their child away. You’re just missing yours so much it physically hurts.
And in those moments, someone else’s joy can feel like a spotlight on your loss.

It doesn’t make you cruel. It makes you human.

Grief has edges no one warns you about.
This is one of them.

And if you’ve felt it—
That quiet, aching jealousy that no one wants to talk about—
You’re not the only one.

This, too, is part of love.

I.R.💜

08/01/2025

🌿 Hello, August.
A new month. A fresh breath. A reminder that healing doesn’t have a timeline — but you don’t have to walk it alone.

Our next Parenting Through Loss meeting is on Saturday, August 16th at 10:00 AM at the Southwest Center.
If you’ve experienced the pain of loss while trying to show up for your children, this space is for you. No pressure. Just support, connection, and room to breathe.

You’re welcome here — whether it’s your first time or your fourth.

05/17/2025

🌿 This Morning’s Parenting Through Loss Meeting Was Special. 🌿

Today’s group was a little extra meaningful. I had the honor of sharing a gift with my attendees, a grief workbook written by a local author, David J. Keener. 📖✨

This isn’t just any workbook, it’s a space for real reflection, a chance to dig deep and explore the thoughts, feelings, and struggles that so many of us navigate in grief. And what makes it even more special? It’s written from a male perspective, a voice we don’t always get to hear when it comes to parenting through loss.

I opened the book to a random page… and the prompt hit me right in the feels. 💔 But that’s the power of a good workbook, it meets you exactly where you are.

Grief is a journey, and I’m so proud to support not only the parents in our group but also someone local from Texarkana who is using his calling and story to help others heal.

Thank you, David J. Keener, for your transparency and for creating such a valuable resource.

If you’re navigating loss, know that you’re not alone. Our group is a safe space to connect, share, and find a little light together. 💛