Prayer and Praise Wall
Welcome to the Family Life Radio Prayer Wall! Share your prayer request below (anonymously, if you’d prefer) and pray for others at the same time. All prayer posts are moderated, so please allow 24 hours for your request to appear.
Deanna
My son passed away 3 1/2 years ago and every year the holidays seem to be so depressing for us. There is just no joy without him present especially during the holiday meals. The three of us sit silently eating and I am certain we are all sharing the same emotions inside without Austins presence as he loved the holiday meals and opening Christmas presents. We have done our best to be strong but we are not strong. I know Austin would want us to be happy but we just don’t have the joy of the holidays even though we go through the motions. Even worse my daughter and I actually experience depression for even up to three months during the holidays. We just have this huge emptiness that can never be filled. I know there are so many ways we can honor our Austin by “doing good” for others but without joy it makes it hard. We know Jesus is the reason for the season and we are aware of all the holiday ideas others can suggest to honor Christ in remembrance of my son but we just feel empty and without joy and can’t seem to shake it.