Present in the Pieces

You do not have to be whole to be present.

Whether your loss happened yesterday or years ago, you are welcome here. This is a place where grief is honored, faith is embraced, and healing is allowed to unfold one day at a time.

A faith-centered bereavement community and Christian grief support home for grieving mothers learning to breathe, live, and meet themselves again after the loss of a child.

Dee Willard-Ruffin, founder of Present in the Pieces, a Christian grief support community for grieving mothers
Dee Willard-Ruffin at home, smiling warmly

Meet Dee

You are not walking with an expert who has all the answers. You are walking beside another mother who understands grief firsthand.

I'm Dee. I never imagined I would lose both my mother and my son within six months of each other. Grief changed everything about my life, but it also deepened my faith and revealed the importance of simply being present, even when life feels broken.

Present in the Pieces was created to be a safe place for grieving mothers who need hope after grief, understanding, faith after loss, and community.

You don't have to walk this journey alone.

A word from Dee

Welcome to Present in the Pieces

A short welcome from Dee — not a presentation, just a conversation, mother to mother. Press play whenever you're ready.

A lit candle beside soft peonies and eucalyptus

Your free guide

5 things every grieving mother needs to hear.

A short, faith-filled guide for the hardest mornings — written for mothers healing after losing a son or daughter. Yours free, sent gently to your inbox.

Weekly Hope & Encouragement

This is a place where…

  • You will never be judged.
  • You will never be rushed.
  • You never have to pretend you're okay.
  • Your grief is welcome here.
  • Your faith is respected here.
  • Your healing matters here.

Weekly Hope & Encouragement

Receive gentle encouragement, faith-filled messages, practical grief resources, and reminders that you are never walking this journey alone.

Join our community and receive your free guide immediately.

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Resources

Something for the day you're in.

Faith, healing, books, podcasts, prayer, practical support, journaling, and videos — organized by what you might need, not by what we want to say.

An open Bible, a journal, and a cup of tea in morning light

In their words

You Are Not Alone

This space is being held for the mothers who walk through these doors — for the stories they're brave enough to share, when they're ready.

Every community starts with someone willing to go first. If Present in the Pieces has been a place of comfort for you, we'd be honored to hold your story here too — as much or as little as you want to share.

Being prayed over

What is still becoming.

These are coming — including a Memorial Wall where mothers can honor their children with a photo, name, birthday, heaven date, and a short tribute. Join the community and you'll be the first to know when each door opens.

  • Podcast

    Honest conversations about grief, faith, and finding your footing.

    Coming soon

  • Monthly Zoom Support

    A gathering where you can come as you are — camera on or off.

    Coming soon

  • Memorial Wall

    A place to speak your child's name out loud.

    Coming soon

  • Prayer Wall

    Lay a request down and let others carry it with you.

    Coming soon

  • Book Club

    Reading gently together, one chapter at a time.

    Coming soon

  • Devotionals

    Short, faith-filled words for the hardest mornings.

    Coming soon

  • Online Courses

    Guided companions for the seasons of grief.

    Coming soon

  • Private Community

    A quiet, protected circle away from social media.

    Coming soon

  • Merchandise

    Keepsakes that carry hope and honor your child.

    Coming soon

Dee with her son, Tyric
"I am not writing or speaking from the finish line. I am speaking from the road."

Wherever you are in your grief…

You do not have to carry it alone.