Living through deep loss and wrestling with God with Jonathan and Peta Pitts

Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids

Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting

Christianity, Kids & Family, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 849 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Tissue alert! This one was incredibly special to me - a tearful and honest check in with Jonathan and Peta Pitts during a deeply painful season of their lives.

Although, those in the midst of grief will absolutely resonate - I do believe this episode is for every single one of us. Somewhere in our stories, we endure deep loss and are left standing with many questions for God. This week of Thanksgiving can be really hard for many families and I pray this message touches you in a profound way. We talk about Joanthan’s loss of his late wife Wynter Pitts, his new marriage to the amazing Peta Pitts, the often unseen role as a step-mom, their recent loss with a miscarriage and then stillborn and so much more. They are raw and honest with their pain - yet incredibly hopeful.

I used to host a podcast with Wynter about raising girls. We were about 4 months into the podcast when she suddenly passed away - leaving behind her husband and 4 precious daughters. She was a treasured friend of mine. As you can imagine, this episode was emotional and very sacred to me. You’ll hear a moment, when I realize that Peta is an answered prayer of mine. In those early days of Wynter’s passing, I begged God over and over again to bring those girls another mother that would love them and see them like Wynter did. And He did that and so much more.

My favorite part is when they share that they still choose Jesus, despite the hard questions and doubts. They share this verse that really stuck with me.

“Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God” (John 6:68–69)

Connect with Pardon The Mess:

Christian Parenting

Pardon The Mess

Courtney DeFeo

Resources from today’s show:

The Mothering Journal - More on Peta’s Writing

The Mothering Journal Instagram

Peta’s Instagram

Jonathan’s Instagram

For Girls Like You - magazine and resources

God’s Story Club (NEW)

Jonathan’s Book on Loss of Wynter

I Am Yours by Wynter Pitts

Courtney & Wynter’s Podcast

Questions about death by Tony Evans

“Jesus, the Light of the World”: An Advent Devotional for Kids!

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1:30.5	p o d k a tz 11 terms and conditions apply okay friends so a couple months ago i was wanting to record a conversation with my buddy, Jonathan Pitts, and his wife, Pita Pitts, and it just kept coming to me Thanksgiving.
1:54.4	And so I'm a little hesitant about this because it's Thanksgiving and it's supposed to be joyful and fun and family.
2:01.9	But I also know there's some really, really hard circumstances out there.
2:05.3	And I felt like we needed to just address that and talk to you guys about what do you do
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