How do you tell your two young boys that their mother is never coming home?

When Jeff Hadfield's wife suddenly passed away, he was left grieving the love of his life while trying to raise their 3- and 6-year-old sons alone.

It was a devastating chapter in a life already marked by loss.

Jeff had lost his older sister to cancer when he was just nine years old. Years after losing his wife, he found love again with Jamie, only to face more heartbreak through the death of their infant son, miscarriages, and years of infertility struggles.

In this emotional conversation, Jeff shares what it was like to become a single father overnight, the challenges of rebuilding a family, and the lessons that helped him keep moving forward when life seemed unbearably difficult.

He also opens up about the grief men often carry silently, the role faith has played in his journey, and why showing up for someone who is hurting can mean more than finding the perfect words.

Through it all, Jeff has learned that grief doesn't disappear, but our hearts can grow around it.

His message to anyone struggling with loss is simple:

“The sun will come up tomorrow.”

This is a conversation about losing the life you thought you'd have, finding the courage to keep living, and discovering that even after unimaginable heartbreak, there is still room for love, faith, and hope.

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Ten and a half years of infertility. No clear answer. Still holding on.

Andrew and Kristen talk with Brandt and Shannon Adams (host of the Full Faith, Empty Arms podcast) about infertility from both sides of a marriage. Brandt talks about the husband's side, which people rarely hear. Shannon talks about isolation, not having posterity, and the growth only parents get. They cover deciding against IVF, Shannon's autoimmune diagnoses, praying through monthly heartbreak, and a moment in a Romanian hospital when Shannon felt heaven say, "I am here too."

There's no tidy ending, only faith in the middle, grace for the people who say the wrong thing, and a reminder to keep going.

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After 20 years in a marriage that slowly chipped away at her self-worth, Angie Zitting reached a breaking point.

In this episode, Angie opens up about the red flags she ignored, the emotional abuse that changed how she saw herself, the fear of divorce, and what it took to rebuild her life from the ground up.

She shares how she learned to stop looking to someone else to define her worth—and finally came to believe something she couldn’t see for years:

“I am enough.”

If you’ve ever lost yourself in a relationship, questioned your value, or had to rebuild after your life fell apart, Angie’s story is a powerful reminder that healing is possible.