Grief Packs A Bag Too

Continuing Bonds After Loss

Grief changes everything including the way we see ourselves, our role as parents, and the future we imagined. In this episode of For the Love of Mr. Jones, we talk about what it means to continue loving someone who is no longer physically here, while learning how to keep living, growing, and showing up for the people who still need us. As grieving parents, we often find ourselves trying to answer difficult questions: Who am I now? How do I raise my children while carrying my own heartbreak? How do I honor the person I lost while creating a new version of life? We explore the idea of continuing bonds , the ways we maintain a connection with our loved ones through memories, traditions, conversations, and the love that remains. Because healing doesn’t mean forgetting. It means learning how to carry love and loss together. This episode is for anyone navigating grief, especially parents trying to find themselves again while helping their children through their own journey. Now that’s some good grief. email: msjonespodcast@gmail.com [msjonespodcast@gmail.com] website www.msjonespodcast.com

The Hidden Side of Grief

In this episode of For the Love of Mr. Jones, I share a raw moment from my son’s football practice where he struggled through a drill and broke down emotionally. What he said in that moment opened up a deeper conversation about grief, including how it shows up in children, in parenting, and in everyday life situations we don’t always recognize as grief. This episode explores performance grief, unexpected emotional triggers, and what it means to keep going while carrying loss. website: www.msjonespodcast.com Email: msjonespodcast@gmail.com

The Ones Who Hold Us Together

This episode reflects on family in its fullest form, not just the family we are born into or the family we are raising, but the people who quietly hold us up through life. Through a trip to Texas, long country drives, deep conversations, and moments of joy and reflection, this story explores how healing is often found in connection, presence, and the people who make us feel like we belong even when life feels heavy. Website www.msjonespodcast.com [http://www.msjonespodcast.com] Email: msjonespodcast@gmail.com [msjonespodcast@gmail.com]

Grief Packs A Bag Too

This week, my children and I took an unexpected trip from California to Texas. We didn't move, we simply needed a change of scenery, a chance to breathe, and a break from the weight of everyday life. What I discovered is that grief doesn't stay home when we travel. It comes along for the journey. But so does love. In this episode, I share our trip to Texas, the warmth of family, a powerful conversation with a grieving father, and what I've learned about the belongings we hold onto after losing someone we love. email: msjonespodcast@gmail.com [msjonespodcast@gmail.com] website: www.msjonespodcast.com [http://www.msjonespodcast.com]

Single Parenting Thru Grief

In this week's episode of For the Love of Mr. Jones, I share a heartfelt conversation about what it really means to heal after loss. I talk about the guilt that can come with smiling again, laughing again, and finding joy after grief. I also dive into grief education, discussing common misconceptions about grief and why healing doesn't mean we've forgotten the people we love. I open up about my journey as a widow and single parent, sharing the emotional weight of carrying an entire household while navigating my own healing. Through personal stories, faith, and reflection, I explore how grief and joy can coexist, what my children have taught me about resilience, and how trusting God has helped me continue moving forward even when life doesn't make sense. This episode includes a journal prompt for self-reflection, practical grief insights, encouragement for single parents, and a reminder that healing is not a betrayal of love, it's evidence that love continues. website [http://www.msjonespodcast.com] www.msjonespodcast.com [http://www.msjonespodcast.com] email msjonespodcast@gmail.com [msjonespodcast@gmail.com]