Laura Warfel, Founder of More than a Widow is my guest today and our conversation is centered around being a widow. Sadly she and I share that status. Laura offers encouragement, resources, and her personal insight into what she’s learned and discovered along her journey.
Because Laura’s website is such a rich asset, I wanted to share the info found under the Resource tab. I talked to her about what she offers there. In that tab you’ll find free and recommended resources.
The free resources are the ones she’s authored and the recommendations are the publications that have made a direct impact on her life as she navigated her way through the loss of her precious husband, Gene.
For many years after her husband’s passing Laura avoided the title of widow. The journey of avoidance led her to have honest conversations with God about about what she was suppose to do with her life now. Once she made peace with her widow status God showed her there was more to her life and led her to start More than a Widow.
Now Laura’s focus is to share the encouraging news that God has more for everyone of us and she strives to help widows discover their more and live out the more that God has for them.
She was such a blessing to me so naturally I purchased a couple of the resources and have found great value in them. Im especially interested in the Stephen Ministry resources that she suggested and ordered a couple of things there as well.
After talking with Laura I reached out to my home church to find out if they have resources for widows. I found out we do not and so I’m starting conversations to find out how I can put something in place. You might wonder why I have not looked for a widow support group already. To be honest, while I’m not out of touch with the fact that my husband is gone I don’t know how to think of myself as a widow. I know that sounds strange because it feels strange too.
Laura and I had a brief but impactful conversation. Side note: I’ll let you in on some inside info. Our conversation was brief because I was experiencing a violent thunderstorm. We kept loosing connection, even loosing power a couple of times but we persevered!
However brief, I’m excited to connect you with Laura and all that she has for widows. She is equipping us to live out our more and embrace a new path full of new experiences and joys.
If you are a widow listen in to discover the beauty that will help you take the next step and if you know a widow please make sure you connect her with Laura Warfel of More than a Widow….you will find her on her website Laurawarfel.com
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Connect with Laura:
Laura Warfel is a widow, writer, and follower of Jesus Christ. Her greatest joy is to bring others along with her on her faith journey. In 2015, because of the encouragement of the Launch Out Conference and Jon Acuff, she launched More Than A Widow on Facebook and Twitter. Today she blogs, tweets, and posts to help widows (and those who know them) find encouragement, hope, and resources for the journey. Her goal is to help all widows live beyond the label and live as more than a widow.
Facebook: More Than a Widow with Laura Warfel
https://www.facebook.com/MoreThanAWidow
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurawarfel
Transcript: https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/897d16939e4d4853adba36bbdc63463b/edit_v2
