S9Ep27: Thank You for Loving Me, and other things your pet wants you to know.
This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Tricia Goyer talk with author Jennifer Marshall Bleakley about her new book, Thank You for Loving Me, and other things your pet wants you to know.
When someone you love loses an animal friend, it’s hard to know how to comfort them. There are no right words and no easy answers—just a deep ache where a beloved companion used to be.
What they long for most is reassurance: that their pet felt every bit of their love—and that their love still lives on.
Written entirely from the pet’s perspective, Thank You for Loving Me (Tyndale Momentum, August 2026) offers the words every grieving heart longs to hear: “Thank you for loving me. Thank you for giving me a wonderful life. Thank you for being my best friend.” And“I’ll always love you.”
As a former grief counselor, author Jennifer Marshall Bleakley knew about grief on an intellectual level, but she developed a new understanding of the various emotions that emerge for someone who is grieving after saying goodbye to the first of two dogs that she has now lost. She said, “When I was counseling, I knew how to run a bereavement group, how to utilize active listening, and when to refer someone for more specialized help. But it wasn’t until I lost my first beloved Golden retriever, Sunny, that I experienced grief on a heart level—on a level no book or theory can fully explain or prepare one for.”
A heartfelt and compassionate way to honor both the loss and the love that remains, this beautifully designed four-color gift book will provide a soft place to land in the midst of grief, as well as a quiet space to reflect, process, and begin to heal.
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His most recent project, an early-reader book series published by Tyndale House titled The Dead Sea Squirrels, has been adapted into a 13-episode animated series now streaming on Minno, with more books and a season 2 of animation currently in the works. Mike also serves as an assistant professor of film and animation at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, and co-hosts the weekly podcast, “The Bible for Kids.”
As a homeschooling mom of ten and wife to John, Tricia knows firsthand the joy (and the chaos!) of discipling kids in real life. She's written more than 500 articles, speaks at homeschool and family conferences across the country, and loves helping parents and grandparents pass along a living faith to the next generation. Her recent releases include Twist of Time, co-written with her son Nathan. Learn more at triciagoyer.com.
