Dalton Lee Condra Gift of Kindness Foundation

07/30/2026

2 days before we start counting our steps to 👟🏃‍♀️💨
$25 donation gets you registered & gets you a free Kindness bracelet. 💜

07/24/2026

please don't forget in a few days we start our 5k and we have an awesome raffle for only a $10 donation. All proceeds go to buying 30 birthday cake kits for the food pantry.

07/13/2026

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07/13/2026

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07/13/2026

07/09/2026

Amy Kearsing

JULY IS BEREAVED PARENTS AWARENESS MONTH

Education & Validation

Did you know that an estimated 14.8 million people around the world become bereaved parents each year?

Yet many bereaved parents feel invisible.

When a child dies, the feeling we call joy seems to evaporate from a parent’s life. In its place, a deep ache settles in and consumes the body, soul, and mind.

Life instantly loses its color. A heavy, exhausting gloom settles into the chest, creating immense pressure that can feel so crushing it becomes difficult to breathe.

This is the reality many bereaved parents face after the death of a child.

In the depths of their grief, bereaved parents often cannot see beyond the overwhelming pain of the present moment. Loving, compassionate support is crucial during this fragile season.

With support from friends, family, and hopefully a caring church community, bereaved parents may eventually begin to experience small glimmers of joy again.

Yet even these moments can be accompanied by guilt. Some parents feel as though they are betraying their child by smiling, laughing, or enjoying life. Because of this, it may take time before they are able to embrace those glimmers when they appear.

At first, these glimmers of joy are brief. They come and go like a shooting star, appearing for only a moment before fading away.

Through the grieving process, the means by which grieving parents express their sorrow and learn to carry their loss, these glimmers often begin to increase in both length and frequency.

Every bereaved parent is unique, and every loss is different. There is no timetable and no universal path. Each parent learns, in their own way and in their own time, how to grow around the grief they carry.

This is why awareness matters.

Awareness helps us move from judgment to understanding.

Awareness helps us replace assumptions with compassion.

Awareness helps us recognize that grief is not something a bereaved parent “gets over.” It is something they learn to carry while continuing to love and remember their child.

Awareness is a form of validation, and validation opens the door to understanding, compassion, and healing.

This July, please help us raise awareness for bereaved parents everywhere.

A simple act of kindness, a listening ear, a child’s name spoken aloud, or a heartfelt acknowledgment of their loss can make a tremendous difference.

💜 Love to all the bereaved mothers and fathers who carry the love and memory of their precious children every day.

Dr. Cali
Bereaved Mother
Bereaved Parents Advocate
Grief Educator
Christian Counselor
Founder, Grief Bridge

07/09/2026

JULY IS BEREAVED PARENTS AWARENESS MONTH

Education & Validation

Did you know that an estimated 14.8 million people around the world become bereaved parents each year?

Yet many bereaved parents feel invisible.

When a child dies, the feeling we call joy seems to evaporate from a parent’s life. In its place, a deep ache settles in and consumes the body, soul, and mind.

Life instantly loses its color. A heavy, exhausting gloom settles into the chest, creating immense pressure that can feel so crushing it becomes difficult to breathe.

This is the reality many bereaved parents face after the death of a child.

In the depths of their grief, bereaved parents often cannot see beyond the overwhelming pain of the present moment. Loving, compassionate support is crucial during this fragile season.

With support from friends, family, and hopefully a caring church community, bereaved parents may eventually begin to experience small glimmers of joy again.

Yet even these moments can be accompanied by guilt. Some parents feel as though they are betraying their child by smiling, laughing, or enjoying life. Because of this, it may take time before they are able to embrace those glimmers when they appear.

At first, these glimmers of joy are brief. They come and go like a shooting star, appearing for only a moment before fading away.

Through the grieving process, the means by which grieving parents express their sorrow and learn to carry their loss, these glimmers often begin to increase in both length and frequency.

Every bereaved parent is unique, and every loss is different. There is no timetable and no universal path. Each parent learns, in their own way and in their own time, how to grow around the grief they carry.

This is why awareness matters.

Awareness helps us move from judgment to understanding.

Awareness helps us replace assumptions with compassion.

Awareness helps us recognize that grief is not something a bereaved parent “gets over.” It is something they learn to carry while continuing to love and remember their child.

Awareness is a form of validation, and validation opens the door to understanding, compassion, and healing.

This July, please help us raise awareness for bereaved parents everywhere.

A simple act of kindness, a listening ear, a child’s name spoken aloud, or a heartfelt acknowledgment of their loss can make a tremendous difference.

💜 Love to all the bereaved mothers and fathers who carry the love and memory of their precious children every day.

Dr. Cali
Bereaved Mother
Bereaved Parents Advocate
Grief Educator
Christian Counselor
Founder, Grief Bridge