Mornings with the Dads, Inc.

Mornings with the Dads, Inc. When we leave, we each pick up our sorrow and grief, but it does not feel quite as heavy as it was when we put it down. IN 2004, THREE DADS MET FOR COFFEE.

We come to breakfast every Tuesday and Thursday morning and monthly on Saturday mornings and place our sorrow and grief on the table for a while and feel we are around people who "get it". They were acquaintances, not friends. They came not knowing what to expect. They only knew that they had one thing in common: the loss of a child or children in unexpected, tragic deaths. Five years later, eigh

teen dads belonged to the group no one wants to belong to. 16 years later the group has expanded to various parts of the country such as Modesto, CA, Scottsdale, AZ, Kansas City, MO and Humble, TX. See our website www.morningswiththedadsinc.com for contact information on a group in your area or contact one of us to see how you can get connected or start a group of your own in your city. Out of the ashes of incomprehensible grief came new perspectives on life. Life in the form of being in the company of those who understood much of what you were feeling before you even said a word. Life in the form of the freedom to share tears, men among men and ultimately, the lost joy of laughter. Life in the form of good memories of their children, of faith and friendship shared, and above all, the saving grace of hope. Mornings with the Dads is a window into the darkest hours of a parent's life, but ultimately a journey out of the darkness and into the light of the healing power of friendship and love. We're not sure how long we will continue to come . . . we just keep coming, and thinking about the next dad who might be coming to join us. To walk alongside him and let him know he is not alone and that there is hope even when it seems totally impossible in the beginning.

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04/07/2026

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There’s a kind of grief that’s hard to even put into words…

The grief of losing a child.

It goes against everything we believe life is supposed to be.
Parents aren’t supposed to outlive their children.
There’s no way to make that make sense.

And one of the hardest parts isn’t just the loss of who they were,
it’s the loss of everything they were going to be.

The milestones.
The moments.
The life you imagined watching unfold.

I interviewed a grieving mother for my book,
‘GRIEF – Hope in the Aftermath’,
and I wanted to share her words with you…

“I don’t think I’ll ever get over the death of my son.

There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about him and miss him.

It’s hard for me to live in a world without a child that once brought such joy to my life.

I wonder all the time what he would look like now and what he would be doing.

He was only 15 when he died. I think about all the missed milestones I anticipated like his graduation from high school, his wedding day, and the birth of my first grandchild.

These are all moments in time that have been stolen from me by his death.

I’ll never get over his death because he was such an important part of my life and I don’t think a parent should ever have to outlive their child.

But I go on because I know that’s what he would want me to do.
I live the best life I can for him.”

If this is your story, or even a part of it, I want you to know that there’s no “getting over” a loss like this. There’s only learning, slowly and painfully, how to carry it.

And somehow…still finding a way to keep going.

- Gary

Excerpt from: ‘GRIEF – Hope in the Aftermath’
Copyright © 2023 Gary Sturgis

I believe all of us can relate to this. Our lives seem split by a line of before and after. But , never give up. You may...
03/13/2026

I believe all of us can relate to this. Our lives seem split by a line of before and after.

But , never give up. You may not see it and don’t think you ever will, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. One day at a time, one step at a time will get you there!

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Ten years ago, life as I knew it stopped.

A line was drawn across the timeline of my life and everything became split. Life before I knew and life after discovering a devastating betrayal.

I was 46 years old with a life I loved and then in an instant, it shattered. A photographer happened to catch this photo the very night I found out. I could hardly breathe.

If you’re there right now, it may feel like your future has been stolen. But it hasn’t.

You will cry and you will grieve and you may feel like the unfair hardships and heartbreaks and chaos will always be there. But slowly, you’ll realize God has not forgotten you or abandoned you. The Lord is in the process of healing you, growing you, and redeeming what the enemy thought he could use to take you out.

Healing and moving forward doesn’t mean you understand why this all happened. Healing means you refuse to get stuck in all the pain.

If I could go back and talk to myself on this day ten years ago, I would say don’t get swallowed up by the terror before you. You will survive this. You will get through this. This heartbreak will not break the best parts of you.

Fight for your healing with everything you’ve got. Stay close to Jesus and the people who truly love Him.

And one day you’ll be surprised by how much the Lord helped you all along the way. Even when you couldn’t see it, He was walking you toward redemption. And though this shattering was part of your story… it won’t be the whole story. It absolutely will not be the whole story. You’ll see.

11/15/2025

Grief is a road I didn’t choose,
A long stretch of nights and silence 🖤
Where memories echo like footsteps
And the future feels far away.

Some days the darkness is heavy
And my heart feels small beneath it.
Other days a fragile light appears—
A reminder that love still lingers.

I walk this road slowly,
Carrying everything you left behind.
Your voice. Your warmth. Your love.
They stay with me like a quiet lantern.

Every mile without you
Reminds me of the depth of my love
And the ache of your absence 💔
Both living side by side in my chest.

But even on the darkest nights,
Your memory shines like a star
And guides me through the shadows.

This road may be long and lonely,
But I walk it because loving you
Changed my heart forever.

— Missing You Always

Update from the story posted yesterday.Please keep this family in your prayers after this heart breaking update. https:...
11/15/2025

Update from the story posted yesterday.

Please keep this family in your prayers after this heart breaking update.

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It is with grieving hearts filled with Hope that we share the news that Annalise Hannan is with Jesus and perfectly healed and whole. Please pray for Adam and the Hannan family.

Just an example of how fragile life is. Please pray for this family. Thank you!
11/14/2025

Just an example of how fragile life is. Please pray for this family. Thank you!

We do not grieve without HOPE.

(A note from Life 88.5 Station Manager Adam Hannan)

Eleven months ago, God graciously and unexpectedly blessed my wife and I with a beautiful baby girl with intense special needs. Her name is Annalise, and we’ve been on a wonderful adventure with her! But it’s becoming more evident that right now we’re nearing the end of this Earthly journey with her.

You may have heard me talk on the radio about themes like joy-in-all-circumstances and not-being-afraid. Maybe it would help you to know that when you heard those themes on Life 88.5, it was spoken into the microphone on very hard, very sad days. It was on those days that it was most clear to me that our circumstances do not diminish the goodness of God! He offers you courage, strength, comfort, joy, love, and hope even when you’re experiencing really hard things.

Please, be encouraged! Trust the One who never changes!

And, if you would… please say a prayer for my family. The strength we need and the hope we have is certainly beyond ourselves. Thank you.

09/26/2025

You don’t just lose someone.

When you lose someone, it doesn’t happen just once.

It happens over and over, sometimes numerous times in a single day.

You’ll be going about your life .... functioning through your daily errands and then grief creeps in quietly.

It attacks from behind, unannounced.

A smell. A song. A place.

A date on the calendar.

A flash of memory.

And suddenly, you lose them all over again.

The pain is sharp.

Real.

As if it’s just happened.

Because the truth is ....

You don’t just lose someone once.

You lose them every time you remember they’re not here.

You lose them when you reach for your phone to share something, and realize there’s no one to answer.

You lose them when their favorite season comes, and they’re not around to enjoy it.

You lose them when the world keeps spinning, and they’re no longer in it.

Grief doesn’t follow a schedule.

It isn’t linear.

It’s a journey .... not a moment.

Not a chapter.

It's a whole book that you carry forward with you for the rest of your life.

~ Cody Bret

08/02/2025

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