WTF? (Where's the faith?): Recent Episodes
Stacy Lytwyn Maxwell
Unicorns unite in solidarity! Listen now to find out how in this podcast or read more about unicorns, unity and understanding uniqueness in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/11/30/love-lives-here/
Is the cost of love worth it? Listen to this podcast or read more about finding faith when you live with profound grief in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/11/23/the-cost-of-love/
A grieving mom begins her letter to her departed son, âIâm still here.â Listen to this podcast or read more about finding faith when you live with profound grief in this blog post, https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/dear-son/
Do you ever feel like youâre flunking life because your feelings get in the way? Maybe, in reality, you are acknowledging your feelings and in doing so, according to this award-winning blogger, you are actually an honor student of life. Listen to this podcast or read more about how to get comfortable with the uncomfortable in this blog post, https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/11/09/hoarding-candy/
Do you notice fallâs colors or pass them by in your rushed, little world? Sometimes it takes loss to appreciate the seasonâs splendor as this grieving mom knows too well. See if you donât look extra hard at the leaves next time youâre outdoors after you listen to this podcast or read the post on this award-winning blog, https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/11/02/color-%f0%9f%8e%a8-outside-the-lines%ef%bf%bc/
Happy Halloween! Or is it? Listen to this podcast to hear how this grieving mom copes with remorseful memories or read more about finding faith when you live with profound grief in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/10/26/holiday%f0%9f%8e%83season-kick-start/
âI wish I learned that The Little Engine That Could sometimes Couldnât,â writes this mourning mom blogger as she grapples with faith and hope when all seems lost. Listen to this podcast or read more about finding faith when you live with profound grief in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/10/19/no-turning-back/
How do you stop worrying about what others think of you? Some, like the bloggerâs 26-year-old son, lack the mental abilities and, as such, take extreme measures. Others, like Jordan, manage to define themselves and forge on. Listen to this podcast to find out how Jordan's faith forward thinking catapulted him to move on or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/10/12/weapon-of-success/
What do you do when the pain and grief of life plows you down, and you donât want to keep plowing on? Listen to how this award-winning blogger does it or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/10/05/one-more-day/
âAs the years unravel, I am quite sure, though, that they will reckon with life's growing and going pains and come to recognize the continual goodbye that strings the moments together until the final goodbye.â Listen to this award-winning bloggerâs poignant reflections on life that are bold and brazen, or read about them in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/09/28/life-stages-and-curtain-times/
Whatâs the connection between household dust, shedding skin, memories and grief? Â Listen to this podcast to find out or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/09/21/dusty-trails/
School is Open! The magic school bus roars again. (Or is it just another ordinary school bus doing extraordinary work?) Listen to this podcast or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/09/14/faith-in-the-big-yellow-school-bus/
Hereâs one way to learn the wonderful art of mindfulness â and gain a little faith along the way: Eat pistachios. Listen to this podcast or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/09/07/for-the-love-of-the-prized-pistachio/
Do you know what kind of ramifications Hallmark Gold Crown rewards promo codes that begin with âSUICâ can have on suicide loss survivors â at least from this writerâs perspective? Listen to this podcast or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/08/31/hallmarks-hallmark/
A blessed or cursed life? Listen to this podcast or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/08/24/blessed-birthday/
Another âNew Normalâ Birthday. Join in on the celebration and listen to this podcast or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/08/17/22-strong/
Wedding Bliss after a year of abyss. Join in on the adventure and listen to this podcast or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/08/10/entering-the-gates-of-heaven/
Sometimes the real prize you desire with all your heart is impossible to win in the game of life. You flex your faith muscle and say: âI am that.â Join in and listen or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/08/03/winning-the%f0%9f%8f%86real-prize%f0%9f%8f%86/
Sometimes the real prize you desire with all your heart is impossible to win in the game of life, because all is lost and out of your control. Then, out of the blue, you are awarded a second prize. A little arm twisting and the next thing you know, itâs SHOWTIME! Join in on the adventure and listen to this podcast or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/07/27/blogging-award-announced/Â
Do you ever experience âMary Daysâ ruminating about the worldâs inequalities? They certainly are not days to celebrate as you can hear in this podcast or read about in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/07/20/mary-days/
In this grieving momâs journey, discover how to find faith when you feel like a sole survivor still standing. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/07/13/leap-of-faith/
Sometimes itâs smART to put your faith in ART. Listen now or read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/final-blastoff/Â
.Discovered any good rocks recently? This bloggerâs lifelong search for rocks continues on her momâs grief journey, and it has helped her build bedrock to stand on. Join her on this insightful, poignant journey! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/06/29/dish-of-creamy-beige-please/
Whether our children live or die, love hurts. Listen now, or read about it in this blog post, https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/06/22/in-the-heights-of-fathers-day/
Hear how calendars can signify many things during the different stages of one's life and how calendars can not only keep you on track, but help you keep the faith. You can also read about it in this blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/06/15/calendar-crazies/
Hear how one grieving mom tries to keep the faith, but canât understand why we assign quantitative, numerical values on a personâs personal feelings and emotions in this episode, which is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/06/08/broken-shoelaces/
Hear how one grieving mom finds inner peace after experiencing an unimaginable, tragic set of circumstances in this episode, which is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/time-frames-and-life-frames/
âSo, all her years of prayers amounted to nothing,â the blogger writes about her momâs life that ended completely different than anyone could ever anticipate. Hear more about unanswered prayers and how to flex the faith muscle in the darkest of times in this episode, which is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/05/25/may-25/
âThe maze I was given with an entrance and goal was a scam, the layout, to this day, is too convoluted and ambiguous to ever figure out. There is no start and finish. No solution.â Hear about this grieving momâs life and how she keeps the faith in this WTF, Where's the Faith episode, which is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/05/18/maze-craze/
Itâs been said before: âHurt people hurt.âÂ
Keeping this in mind, many times, the  Moms who really need a hug are those who appear they donât deserve a hug. Monster moms, if you will. Hear all about them in this episode, which is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/05/11/monster-moms-and-other-musings/
The blog writer reflects on what would have been 30 years of marriage if she lived a happy-ending storybook life. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/05/04/pondering-poodles-other-toys/
Hear why, after experiencing four years of answered prayers and witnessing one miracle, the blog writer ceased praying with her dearest friend, a former religious sister, now layperson member of the Carmelite Order, after the sudden death of her 26-year-old son. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/prayer-house/
Hear how âGOoDnessâ has carried the blog post writer through a 17-month grief journey. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/04/20/goodness/
Hear how the blog writer's mission is to stop perpetuating the fear cycle, weld a faith shield and conquer the bullies in her life âŚ. "If fear and faith are segregated roommates then I am at that point where I am friending faith."
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/04/13/wtf-fear-mongrels/
How do you write a blog about faith when you have none and/or wrestle with your own faith? Hear how one blog writer manages to do it. This episode is called "WTF: One Year Strong" and is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/04/06/wtf-one-year-strong/Â
Blog post writer "Anastasia" explains how an Indonesian writer, Norman Erikson Pasaribu, impacts her life through his short story, So Whatâs Your Name, Sandra? She explains: âMy identification on so many levels with the main character, Sandra, who is Indonesian, supersedes our cultural differences. We are moms who have lost our sons to suicide while we still live and defy the natural order."Â
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/whats-your-name-anastasia/
Mourning Mom's Reflections: "Faith in Mama Sandra." This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/03/16/taking-fear-for-a-fast-ride/
Mourning Mom's reflections: Faith before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wtfwheresthefaith.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/b-day-bashes-messy-dryers-other-musings/