What is Broken Halos Haven?
Broken Halos Haven helps to empower and build the confidence of young widows who are now parenting alone AND to help families realize it’s OK to move forward and find joy again even in the midst of their grief.
Broken Halos Haven serves young widows and their school-aged children in Dallas/Ft. Worth (and beyond!) with 4 main offerings:
1. Grief Retreat
A no-cost, stay at Broken Halos Haven, our private, “grief retreat” home located in Old Town Lewisville.
2. SHIFT
SHIFT is a weekly, group grief support program for children who have lost a parent due to death.
3. Honey Dudes
Household maintenance and repair needs can overwhelm a widow because they’re reminders of the huge void left in their family. “The Haven Honey Dudes” swoop into widows’ homes on designated weekends and complete tasks on household to-do lists.
4. Man Camp
Man Camp is a program for boys who no longer have fathers to teach and guide them. They gather with “mentor dads” to learn simple tasks every man should know (i.e. how to start a lawnmower, how to throw a ball, how to shake a hand, how to treat a woman, etc.). There is also intentional time training these boys to be men of upstanding character.
Watch this video hear “Stories of Hope” from past families we’ve served:
The Haven
Funds are currently being raised to build The Haven, located three blocks east of Broken Halos Haven in Old Town Lewisville. It will be a place where children who have experienced the death of a parent can connect with each other and receive emotional support through programs/events specially designed to help move them through their grief journey.
Widows and their kids will also be able to gather together at The Haven for weekend potluck dinners, karaoke fun, and family game nights!
FEATURES:
- Man Camp garage
- Upstairs art studio for SHIFT activities
- Soft & safe “rumpus room”
- 2-story, spiral slide
- Large indoor playscape
- Bunk room
- … and more!
To help offset day-to-day operating costs, when it’s not being used for our programs it’ll be available to rent for church lock-ins, kids birthday parties, corporate team building events, and more.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO BUILD THE HAVEN! Click the “Learn More” button for info on how you can be a part.
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We LOVE that this widow and her 10-year-old daughter were able to spend this past weekend at the house… although it looks like they spent most of their time enjoying the outdoors!![]()
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🚶🏻♀️Walking around Old Town Lewisville![]()
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🌳 Hiking the trails of LLELA Lewisville Lake![]()
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🐴 Horseback riding at Marshall Creek Ranch![]()
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Special memories were definitely made! 💙 💙 💙![]()
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#youngwidow #griefretreat #kidsgrief #griefjourney #nonprofit 
The world is not usually invited into a young widow’s deep, personal grief. But these last few days we've been given a glimpse at the immense pain and heartbreak of losing a husband and father. The images of Erika Kirk are hard to take in. But they’re not unique. ![]()
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💔 Collapsing onto a coffin![]()
💔 Weeping as she strokes her husband's lifeless hand![]()
💔 Seeing their family pictures and wondering how she’ll tell their children that daddy is with Jesus ![]()
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Part of the Broken Halos Haven mission statement is that we "empower and build the confidence of young widows who are now parenting alone.” Thankfully none of the widows we serve had to watch their husband be brutally murdered by an assassin’s bullet on a world stage. But like Erika Kirk, their worlds have also been ripped apart and they’re trying to pick up the pieces and move forward; while also raising their children. It’s an incredibly difficult, daunting task.![]()
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If you haven’t already, please watch Erika Kirk’s 17-minute tribute to her husband. You’ll see her strength, hear the resilience in her voice, and know without a doubt that she has found HER purpose in this horrendous, unthinkable pain. ![]()
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I shared this on my personal Facebook page, but also wanted to reiterate it here...![]()
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We’ll never be able to make sense of senseless evil, but here’s what we do know:![]()
+ Our days are numbered![]()
+ God is still good![]()
+ And this world is not our home, nor was it Charlie Kirk’s ![]()
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I hope and pray you know the same Jesus that Charlie knew, and the One he stood before on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 who said, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”![]()
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“𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐈 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮? 𝐁𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬. 𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝; 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨.” — 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝟏:𝟗![]()
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𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗱-𝗞𝗻𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻![]()
𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙, 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙒𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙬, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤-𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣![]()
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❤️🙏🇺🇸 #LiveLikeCharlie ![]()
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#YoungWidow #YoungWidows #GriefJourney #KidsGrief #GriefRetreat #GriefSupport #Nonprofit 
Registration is open for SHIFT, our 6-week, grief support group for kids in 1st through 8th grade who have experienced the death of a parent.![]()
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Our first session is Sunday, September 21st, 3:30-5pm. ![]()
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Go to the Broken Halos Haven website and click on OUR PROGRAMS > SHIFT in the drop-down menu to see the full schedule, topics, and to fill out the registration form.![]()
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*** If you know, a young widow or widower, please pass along this information!![]()
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#KidsGrief #KidsGriefSupport #Shift #Widows #TheHaven #GriefRetreat #youngwidows #GriefGetaway #GriefJourney #GriefSupport #brokenhaloshaven #brokenhalos #widowsretreat #otlewisville #ModernFarmhouse #oldtownlewisville #cityoflewisville
Our FIFTH widow wedding is coming up in October! And we’re sooooo excited…we just can’t hide it!!!![]()
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This video is from a wedding we hosted on a perfect (yet, unseasonably warm!) day in May.![]()
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We’d been journeying with Ellie and her kids for several years after the loss of Clayton to a heart attack, so it was such a sweet time celebrating her marriage to her new husband, Travis, a widower.![]()
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We love how Broken Halos Haven has been able to play a special role in the lives of several families. From coordinating their stay at the house for a “grief retreat” in the early stages of their loss, to watching the widow finding love again and being able to celebrate and host their wedding day. It’s truly an honor! 🙏![]()
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#WidowWedding #YoungWidow #Widower #Widow #Remarriage #BrokenHalosHaven #Nonprofit #NonprofitOrganization 
The 8th Annual Duck Derby is back—and with a brand new logo that's hotter than a buttery biscuit from Cracker Barrel!![]()
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WHAT'CHA THINK???![]()
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OK, noCross Timbers Rotary Clubotary Club knows better than to mess with a good thing. 😉![]()
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Since 2018, they've been putting on one of the biggest community events in Flower Mound with food trucks, music, children's activities, vendor booths, and more...and in the process raising over $350,000 to give back in grants to 25+ local non-profits. Broken Halos Haven has been a lucky recipients for the past three years!![]()
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WANNA BE A PART OF ALL THE EXCITEMENT???![]()
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Here's how to participate:![]()
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🐤Go to the Broken Halos Haven team page (link is in the comments) and adopt a duck for $5 and we#buckaduckve $1 for each one. #BuckADuck (We have a goal of 250 ducks!)![]()
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🗓️ Mark your calendar for The River Walk Flower Moundhe The River Walk Flower Mound!![]()
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🙏Pray that your duck beats 30,000 other rubber duckies across the finish line and you'll be the BIG WINNER of a $2,500 Visa gift card! Additional prizes are also awarded for the #nonprofito#luckyduckp#duckderby.#CrossTimbersRotaryD#duckderby2025 #rhythmsattheriverwalku#flowermoundtxh#CommunityEventWalk #FlowerMoundTX #CommunityEvent
It’s "Buck-a-Duck” time again and the Broken Halos Haven ducks are in FULL TRAINING MODE (but maybe they should stick to rivers???) getting ready for the 8th Annual Rhythms at the River Walk & Duck Derby event on Saturday, September 20, 2025 in Flower Mound.![]()
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This exciting community event includes food trucks, music, vendor booths, activities for children and is FREE to attend!![]()
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Our Broken Halos Haven ducks will be doing whatever it takes to beat 30,000 of their little, rubber friends across that finish line. Maybe one of the ducks you adopt from us will be the BIG WINNER of a $2,500 Visa gift card!!![]()
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It’s just $5 to adopt a duck...and we'll receive $1 for each duck purchased directly from our team page (link in comments). Our "Buck-a-Duck” team goal is 250 adopted ducks. Can you help us reach and even exceed that goal??? ![]()
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Since the first Duck Derby event in 2018, the Cross Timbers Rotary Club has given over $350K in grants to local non-profits...and Broken Halos Haven was one of the lucky recipients again this year!![]()
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We ❤️ supporting an organization that not only supports us financially, but 25 other amazing local nonprofits. ![]()
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#ctr2025 #duckderby2025 #rhythmsattheriverwalk #uniteforgood #supportlocal #RotaryClub #ImagineRotary #RotaryInternational #ServiceAboveSelf #4WayTest#CommunityService #ServingOthers #Widows #GriefRetreat #youngwidows #GriefGetaway #GriefJourney #GriefSupport #brokenhaloshaven