January, February, March

• COUPLE/MARRIAGE GROWTH – the general emphasis will be on couple/marriage development.  We may use a book that we can all check out from our local libraries and split it up into weekly reading, reviews, projects, or thoughts.  We may focus on the different needs of each partner, how they impact each other, and how spouses grieve individually and together.

April, May, June

• SPIRITUAL GROWTH – the general emphasis will be on working through the spiritual aspects of pregnancy and infant loss, particularly according to scripture.  We may take a look at different pregnancy loss based Bible studies and devotionals.  Our focus will be on learning more about God through loss.

July, August, September

• LOVED ONES GROWTH – the general emphasis will be on working through the expectations we have of our family, friends and coworkers.  We may take a look at different personal stories of what has worked and what hasn’t worked in communicating our needs to our loved ones.  Additionally, this segment may include approaches to personal growth, including how we communicate with ourselves and learning how to speak positively of and value ourselves.

October, November, December

• COMMUNITY/OUTSIDE/NETWORK GROWTH – the general emphasis will be on working together to generate collaborative efforts to raise public awareness of important issues related to pregnancy and infant loss.  We may take a look at things like politics, awareness campaigns, and how to attract more people to recognize the importance of pregnancy and infant loss support.