Episode #106
Ep. 106: Jackie Power, When Child Loss Becomes A Calling with Pastor Dave Page
What does it look like to lose a child — and come out the other side with deep joy and a life devoted to helping other grieving people? In this episode Sandi Derby is joined by Pastor Dave Page, care director at Shepherd Church in Southern California, grief specialist, and author of The School of Grief . Dave lost his five-year-old daughter Jackie to a brain tumor over twenty years ago, and what emerged from that loss has shaped his entire calling. Dave shares the story of Jackie's diagnosis, her final weeks, and the profound conversations they had in her last month of life — including the moment in the car when his five-year-old daughter looked at him and said, "Silly daddy, we're all gonna die someday." He also talks about the concept of "Jackie Power" — the strength he draws from Jackie's memory whenever he thinks he can't do something — why embracing pain (not reframing it) is what brings breakthrough, and the railroad tracks analogy that changed how he understands joy and sorrow running together in the same life. This conversation is warm, honest, deeply moving, and full of hope. It is for anyone who has experienced loss — or who is walking alongside someone who has. Connect with Pastor Dave Page at pastordave.com .
