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How can Christian moms help middle schoolers understand grief, loss, suffering, and God’s goodness? In this episode of Faith Mom Mentor, Anne sits down with Val Kleppen, host of The Motherhood Experience Podcast, to talk honestly about bereaved motherhood, child loss grief, NICU trauma, stillbirth, and raising kids for God through painful seasons.

Val shares her story as a mom who has walked through premature delivery, life in the NICU, the stillbirth of her daughter Harlan, and parenting children through grief while holding onto faith. This conversation offers Christian mom encouragement for families navigating hard questions, deep emotions, and the messy middle of grief and motherhood.

If you are a mom of middle schoolers, this episode will help you think through faith based parenting in a compassionate, age-appropriate way. You’ll hear practical encouragement for creating safe conversations, helping kids process everyday losses, guiding children toward biblical truth, and remembering that your child does not need a perfect parent—they need a faithful one.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How grief impacts Christian motherhood and family life
• How to talk with middle schoolers about suffering and loss
• Why honesty matters when your own heart is still healing
• How to create space and grace for hard emotions
• How to guide kids toward hope in Christ during painful seasons

Chapter Timestamps:
00:00 Grief And Middle School
01:22 Meet Val Kleppen
03:16 Val Story Of Loss
10:32 Kids Process Grief Differently
16:16 Staying Present While Hurting
20:03 Honesty Without Overwhelm
23:18 Faith After Tragedy
27:04 Starting Hard Conversations
30:12 Biblical Tools For Daily Losses
34:47 Homeschooling Through Emotions
38:07 Building Healthy Community
43:25 Connect With Val
44:16 Hopeful Closing Encouragement

Our mission here at Faith Mom Mentor is to encourage Christian moms as they raise their children with wisdom, faith, truth, and love through the middle school season of motherhood.

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