Let Grace In

06/02/2026

Mahalo to Joy Rodrigues and Burden Lifters for supporting Let Grace In as a Legacy of Love sponsor. ❤️

“Lifting burdens is my heart work.”

As an End of Life Doula, educator, advocate, and founder of Burden Lifters, Joy has been helping Oʻahu families navigate life’s final transitions since 2019 with compassion, dignity, and expert guidance. Her work supports both those who are dying and the loved ones caring for them through education, care coordination, legacy projects, vigil support, bereavement care, and end-of-life planning.

Joy’s generosity extends far beyond her profession. She is also a dedicated Let Grace In volunteer, sharing her time and heart at Hope Retreats and Sibshops, supporting grieving parents, children, and siblings with the same compassion she brings to every family she serves.

We are deeply grateful for Joy’s partnership, her servant heart, and her commitment to helping others carry life’s heaviest burdens.

Mahalo, Joy, for all you do for our community. 🤍

06/01/2026

My heart was so touched to receive these photos today from the Big Island. ❤️

One of the beautiful parts of the grief journey is witnessing how our children continue to be remembered and carried forward by others. Today, Grayson’s Warrior Angel sign stood proudly along Kaylan’s Warrior Fun Run route, and Ruthie’s parents made sure to send photos so I could see him there.
Mahalo for this loving gift and for helping me feel connected from afar.

And mahalo to Michela and the entire Kaylan’s Warrior ʻohana for honoring children like Grayson while supporting local families facing childhood brain cancer. What began with Kaylan’s courageous life continues to bring hope, awareness, connection, and support to so many families throughout Hawaiʻi.

Our children may no longer walk beside us, but they continue to bring people together in extraordinary ways.

With gratitude and love,
Gabby ❤️

05/30/2026

🌺 We are deeply grateful to Justine and John Arrillaga for their deep generosity and support of Let Grace In’s Legacy of Love fundraiser.

Their commitment to caring for others helps create opportunities for grieving families across Hawaiʻi to find connection, healing, and hope after the death of a child.

Because of compassionate community partners like Justine and John, families are reminded that they do not have to walk this journey alone.

Mahalo for your kindness, generosity, and belief in our mission. 💚🌿

05/27/2026

05/24/2026

🌺♥️These women have endured the unimaginable and carry the daily ache of missing their children with every breath, every milestone, every Mother’s Day. Some in our ʻohana have lost more than one child. Yet they continue to show up with courage, tenderness, humor, wisdom, and love.

🙏🏼 We celebrate these mothers with all our hearts. Not with pity, but with deep honor and understanding.

🦋There is something sacred about being in a room where no explanations are needed. Where your child’s name is spoken freely. Where your grief is not too much. Where other mothers truly understand the lifelong journey of loving and missing a child.

To every bereaved mother: we see you. We remember with you. And we celebrate the unbreakable bond between you and your child, always. ♥️ Mahalo Tammy for making this possible.
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05/22/2026

🤍🤍🤍 There is an unseen weight that grieving mothers carry every single day. A weight hidden beneath school pickups, work shifts, meals made, soccer games, smiles, and “I’m okay.” 💪🏽🥗⚽️🌺

♥️But another grieving mother sees it immediately.
She recognizes the ache behind the eyes, the love that never stopped, the exhaustion of carrying both grief and life at the same time. We feel it together. 🥹🥹🥹

🫖🌺🫶🏽 Each year when we gather, we honor not only the children we carry in our hearts, but one another. The strength. The tenderness. The survival. The love.

⚡️♥️Warriors of love, bound by a language no one else quite understands. Mahalo to Tammy Nakamura for hosting this deeply meaningful event each year in honor of her daughter Paige, who loved teatime. 🥹♥️🙏🏼😘 we love you.

05/21/2026

💔Grief can weigh heavily on fathers, who can feel pressure to stay strong and silent. This gathering offers space to pause, breathe, talk story, and simply be cared for through community, dinner, cuts, clips & beard trims.

💪🏽 In Hawaiian culture, kāne are protectors and pillars of the ‘ohana. At this gathering, we honor grieving dads with a space for rest & restoration. Come as you are. Be seen. Be cared for.

💈💇🏻‍♂️🫶🏽Mahalo to Reana Hoaglen of Vigil Hair Company, the incredible barbers, and Golden Hawaii Barbershop for partnering with us to bring this special evening to our fathers. 🤍

05/20/2026

💖 Resilience is not avoiding hard things.
Most times, healing has felt HARDER before it felt different.
😮‍💨 Can we stay present long enough to breathe through discomfort instead of running from it.

You are not failing because it feels hard. 💪🏽Keep going one breath at a time.
💚 May is Mental health awareness month.

05/18/2026

🌎 April was Earth Month, and our Let Grace In ʻohana gathered in Kaʻaʻawa with Jaimie of Icky Love pottery for a grief support collaboration rooted in connection to the ʻāina.

🥾🥾We hiked together, asking the plants to help us create, then pressed leaves and flowers into clay to form small trays of remembrance.

🌺🍃There is something healing about this community creating in nature. Hands in the earth, mountains holding us, & angels assisting us. Can’t wait to see how they turn out!

05/07/2026

🎏 I missed a BOYS DAY post for 5/5, but no one gets it right all the time- especially me.

🫶🏽 These two deserve a shout out. I can’t even imagine what my life would be like without their love, support, and partnership. Boys’ Day will always hold both my deepest love and deepest ache, honoring my favorite boys, Ka‘eo & Grayson. 😍