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 itโs 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
ย Man Camp is a program for boys who no longer have fathers to teach and guide them. They gather with โmentor dadsโ 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
- โฆ and more!
To help offset day-to-day operating costs, when itโs 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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Camille lost her husband, David, to cancer July 2022. In the fall of 2023, she began volunteering as one of our SHIFT facilitators helping children whoโve lost their dads work through their grief. Sheโs been a vital part of making that program successful!![]()
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Weโre thrilled she found love again and were honored to host their beach-themed wedding reception on Saturday (she and Michael got married on the beach a few weeks ago with her two boys by her side).![]()
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Congrats to Camille and Michaelโฆand hereโs to many blessed years growing old together!!![]()
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#YoungWidow #Remarriage #WidowWedding #WeddingCelebration #GriefRetreat #Nonprofit
We have our 5๏ธโฃth widow wedding celebration this evening!! ๐![]()
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And after SEVEN months of major road construction in front of the house you can imagine how filthy the windows and exterior siding were!๐ฑ![]()
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Weโre so thankful for Grayson, the 16-year-old owner of GKโs Services LLC, for swooping in yesterday afternoon to powerwash the entire house and get the windows sparkling clean againโฆjust in time for the table and chairs to be delivered and the yard crew to get to work.![]()
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Now weโre ready to welcome 125 guests and celebrate new love and remarriage tonight! โค๏ธ๐๏ธ๐![]()
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#WidowWedding #YoungWidow #WeddingCelebration #Remarriage #Nonprofit ๏ฟผ#GriefRetreat ๏ฟผ
If you live in the Flower Mound area, Broken Halos Haven could use your help this Saturday. ![]()
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Weโve been invited to participate in โPumpkins with a Purposeโ at the NEW Parker Square Pumpkin Patch.![]()
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Broken Halos Haven will received $12.50 for every $25 pumpkin sold during the times we're scheduled to work the check-out booth at the pumpkin patch on Saturday, Oct. 4th from 11am-5pm.![]()
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We need two adults for each 2-hour shift (you can also bring your kids to help). ![]()
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Link to the sign-up genius is in the comments. ๏ฟผ![]()
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๏ฟผCome choose your very own pumpkin with a purpose at the Parker Square Pumpkin Patch. Proceeds from every pumpkin purchased ($12.50) will go directly to Broken Halos Haven, a nonprofit that serves young widow and kids, when you pre-buy a pumpkin through this link: go.rallyup.com/parkersquarepumpkins/t/halos![]()
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Each ticket is valid for one (1) pumpkin of your choice, plus fun freebies from Parker Square businesses: coffee, food discounts, craft tables, photos with live animals, and more!![]()
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Make plans to visit October 3 - 26, 2025 to pick up your pumpkin.![]()
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Parker Square is located at 1500 Cross Timbers Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028
We LOVE that this widow and her 10-year-old daughter were able to spend this past weekend at the houseโฆ although it looks like they spent most of their time enjoying the outdoors!![]()
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๐ถ๐ปโโ๏ธWalking around Old Town Lewisville![]()
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๐ณ Hiking the trails of LLELA Lewisville Lake![]()
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๐ด Horseback riding at Marshall Creek Ranch๏ฟผ๏ฟผ![]()
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Special memories were definitely made! ๐๏ฟผ ๐ ๐![]()
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The world is not usually invited into a young widowโs 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 theyโre not unique. ![]()
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๐ Collapsing onto a coffin![]()
๐ Weeping as she strokes her husband's lifeless hand![]()
๐ Seeing their family pictures and wondering how sheโll 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.โ Thankfully none of the widows we serve had to watch their husband be brutally murdered by an assassinโs bullet on a world stage. But like Erika Kirk, their worlds have also been ripped apart and theyโre trying to pick up the pieces and move forward; while also raising their children. Itโs an incredibly difficult, daunting task.![]()
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If you havenโt already, please watch Erika Kirkโs 17-minute tribute to her husband. Youโll 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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Weโll never be able to make sense of senseless evil, but hereโs what we do know:![]()
+ Our days are numbered![]()
+ God is still good![]()
+ And this world is not our home, nor was it Charlie Kirkโs ![]()
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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, โWell done, my good and faithful servant.โ![]()
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โ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ? ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ. ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐; ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐จ.โ โ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐:๐![]()
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๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ-๐๐ป๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป![]()
๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐, ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฌ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ค-๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ![]()
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โค๏ธ๐๐บ๐ธ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ #LiveLikeCharlie ๏ฟผ![]()
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#YoungWidow #YoungWidows #GriefJourney #KidsGrief #GriefRetreat #GriefSupport #Nonprofit ๏ฟผ
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, ๏ฟผand 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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