Cheri Fletcher

One of the things we talked about on the A Burst of Hope podcast was my grief cards and the story behind how they came to be.

After Annie passed, I was looking for a tool to help our family share stories, memories, and conversations together.

These cards grew out of our own family gatherings and became a gentle way to help people engage with one another in grief.

Kim Stanley shared:
“A beautiful, wonderful, and practical way to grieve together as a family.”

And Martha Wilson said:
“These are a box full of questions… that can help us know how to engage with one another.”

That truly is the heart behind them.
Grief is complicated; communication doesn't have to be.

Find the grief cards and more information about the podcast through the link below:

https://cherifletcher.com/worn-soles-walking-grief-finding-hope-in-the-god-who-goes-before-guest-on-a-burst-of-hope-podcast/

𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭…𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞.

But you are not alone.
When you join my email community, I’ll send you a 5-day reflection guide called 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞—
a gentle place to land in the middle of grief.

Over those five days, you’ll receive short reflections with Scripture, encouragement, and simple prompts to help you
pause… remember… and rest.

I’ve also shared parts of my own journey after losing my daughter, Annie, on my website.

You’ll find my latest articles, podcast episodes, and conversations from podcasts I’ve been a guest on—
places where grief isn’t rushed, and faith is allowed to be honest.

My prayer is that somewhere in those words… in those conversations you’ll be reminded that:
𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮…
𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞…
𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮

And if you’ve ever found yourself not knowing what to say—
within your own family's loss OR
to someone else walking through loss
You’ll also find my 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 there…
created to help open the door to conversations that keep love and memory alive.

If your heart is saying, I need this…
I would love to meet you there ♥️

Join here: www.cherifletcher.com

🌻 Grief is complicated. Communication doesn’t have to be.

𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 “𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬.”

In Scripture, a name carries identity, purpose, and belonging.
God says in Isaiah 43:1, “I have called you by name; you are mine.”

And in Revelation 20:15, we’re reminded that the names of His children are written in the Book of Life.

𝐓𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝… 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧.
𝐓𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝.
𝐓𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫.
Isn’t that what all of us want?

And for a mother who has lost a child—
Their name still holds all of that.
Saying their name matters.

𝐈𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝—𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.
𝐈𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧.
𝐈𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧.
𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬, “𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫.”

The pain is always there, but hearing their name?
That brings comfort.
It brings them back into the room.

𝑴𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆.
𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆… 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓… 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔.
𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕—𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆, 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅.

As we recognize Bereaved Mothers Day…
If you have lost a child,
I would be honored to hear their name.