Wow, friend:

When Misty Doyle's father was diagnosed with cancer, she began grieving immediately—but felt confused about whether she was "doing it right." Seven years later, when he died, she discovered something profound: everyone in her family grieved differently, and none of them were wrong. Then came an unexpected twist: her twin son Jack's autism diagnosis taught her that grief isn't only for the dead. You can grieve someone who's still living, and that's okay too.

In this moving episode, Misty shares her journey of writing Grief is More Than Gray, an "un-manual" for grief that gives people permission to grieve in their own way, on their own timeline. Through the biblical story of the road to Emmaus, Misty reveals how Jesus gave His followers permission to grieve—walking alongside them, listening to their disappointment, never  ...