A faith-filled place for widows to find comfort, connection, and hope through Jesus and the power of community—because no woman should have to walk this road alone.
Widow.
It’s a word I still don’t like typing.
Not because it isn’t true, but because it carries so much weight. A weight you don’t understand until the day it becomes your word.
If you’re here, maybe widowhood is part of your story too. Maybe it’s brand new and the shock hasn’t worn off yet. Maybe it’s been months or years and you’re learning how to survive, smile, parent, work, and “be strong” while carrying a grief no one can see.
Or maybe you love a widow and you’re desperately searching for something—anything—that can help her feel less alone.
Wherever you are, let me start here:
You are not crazy. You are not weak. And you are not alone.
And that is exactly why I want to tell you about Never Alone Widows.
Why Never Alone Widows Exists
Widowhood is isolating in a way that’s hard to explain.
People care, but they don’t always know how to show up. Conversations feel awkward. Life keeps moving for everyone else, while yours feels frozen in the moment everything changed.
Never Alone Widows is a Christ-centered ministry based in Atlanta, Georgia, created to walk widows through that space with faith, comfort, and community. Since 2018, God has used this ministry to bring healing and hope to widows across the nation and around the world.
Their heart is simple and powerful:
to see widows healed, restored, and reminded that their story is not over.
Not because the pain magically disappears.
But because God meets us in it.
A Little Bit of Rachel’s Story
This ministry didn’t come from someone observing grief from a distance.
It came from someone who lived it.
Rachel Faulkner Brown, the founder of Never Alone Widows, lost two husbands by the age of 31. Twice. The kind of loss that doesn’t just hurt, it rearranges everything. The kind that makes you wonder how you’ll keep breathing, let alone rebuild.
And yet, out of the heartbreak, God planted a whisper.
Not a five-year strategy.
Not a polished plan.
Just a nudge to reach back and make sure other widows didn’t have to walk this road alone.
That quiet yes became Never Alone Widows.
And what started as pain and obedience has grown into a wave of healing and sisterhood reaching widows across the country and beyond.
Healing Doesn’t Happen Alone
One of the hardest parts of grief is how lonely it feels—even when you’re surrounded by people.
Widowhood isn’t just missing your person. It’s losing your safe place. Your teammate. Your future as you knew it.
Never Alone Widows understands that healing doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in community, especially with women who understand this road because they’re walking it too.
That’s why everything they do centers around connection.
Not fixing you.
Not rushing you.
Just walking with you.
The Never Alone Widows Conference
Every year, widows from across the country gather for the Never Alone Widows National Conference.
For two days, women of all ages and stages of widowhood come together to worship, cry, laugh, process, and breathe again. There’s no pressure to have it together. No expectation to pretend you’re okay.
It’s a space where tears are normal. Faith is stirred. Hearts soften. And hope quietly begins to grow again.
I’ve watched widows walk into rooms barely able to lift their heads, and leave knowing they aren’t broken beyond repair. That they aren’t alone. That God is still writing their story.
Local Chapters: Where Community Becomes Real Life
Out of those conferences and retreats, something beautiful has grown.
Never Alone Widows Local Chapters meet monthly all over the country, each one led by a widow who once sat in the same seat—hurting, searching, and unsure how to take the next step.
Today, 73 widow-led chapters meet in 29 states and online, reaching women both nationally and internationally.
These gatherings have become the heartbeat of the ministry. They bring the message of you are seen, loved, and never alone into living rooms and real life.
Local chapters offer:
A safe place to show up exactly as you are
Honest conversations without judgment
Prayer and faith-based encouragement
Friendships with women who truly get it
For widows with children still at home, this kind of community can be life-changing. Because grieving while still carrying everyone else is a weight few people understand.
Resources for the Days You Can’t Show Up
Let’s be honest—some days, leaving the house feels impossible.
Never Alone Widows understands that too.
That’s why they’ve created a growing library of online resources so widows can access comfort, biblical truth, and support at their own pace.
Available resources include:
Seen: A Bible Study for Widows
Never Alone Widows is also home to Widow’s Might: 365 Days of Strength for Grief and Loss, a daily devotional written by widows, for widows—meeting women right where they are, one day at a time.
Alongside community, I’ve also found healing in slowing down at home. That’s why I created Rooted in Him: A Prayer Journal for Grief, a prayer journal for Crazy Busy Mamas walking through grief and grace, for the quiet moments when you need God close. You can find it here.
From Desperation to Destiny
Never Alone Widows was born out of heartbreak, but it didn’t stay there.
So many women come to this ministry in survival mode—just trying to make it through another day. And slowly, gently, something begins to change.
Not because the loss disappears.
But because community breathes life back into places grief tried to bury.
What starts as desperation often becomes purpose.
What feels like the end becomes a new beginning.
Taking the First Step
If you’re reading this and feeling a nudge—but also fear—I get it.
Reaching out is hard. Saying yes feels vulnerable. Walking into a room of strangers when your heart is raw can feel overwhelming.
But sometimes obedience comes before confidence.
Sometimes God meets us not when we feel ready, but when we’re simply willing.
If you are a widow longing for connection, encouragement, and faith-filled healing, Never Alone Widows offers a place to begin again.
You don’t need a five-year plan.
You don’t need to have it together.
You just need to take the next small step.
God is still writing your story.
You are seen.
You are loved.
And you are never alone.
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