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Restoring Paths · Grief & Renewal Coaching Minnesota · Remote

This is not the life
you prayed for.
God is
still in it.

A widow. A nurse. A daughter of God.
I know the road where the plans ran out — and I know the God who restores the path.

Book a Getting-Acquainted Call → Read My Story

Maybe you buried someone you can't imagine living without. Maybe the disappointments have simply stacked up — health, finances, family, faith — until you hardly recognize the life you're in. Everyone around you kept moving. You're still holding the question you don't say out loud.

That is not a faith problem. That is an invitation.{" "} God reveals Himself to those who seek — He wants to be found. Restoring Paths is where we seek Him together, honestly, at your pace.

Psalm 91:1

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty."

Now welcoming · new clients
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✦ The four pillars

Everything here rests on{" "} four convictions —lived first, then shared.

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Nurse · Facilitator
Daughter
of God
✦ My Story

My world went into chaos.{" "} His presence held.

I'm Denice DeVries. I said yes to Jesus at six years old — and then spent decades acting like a Christian while keeping God out of control between the crises. After my first marriage ended in 2011, I chose to follow hard after God. He graciously restored our relationship, and then He gave me something I never expected: a Godly second marriage, and ten good years in it.

Then my husband suddenly died. Sudden death sends your world into chaos.{" "} I cried a lot. My body went on, but my heart was heavy and torn — and God's presence is what has carried me through every fear that followed.

I've spent the years since in Scripture, in grief study, and in GriefShare rooms — first as a griever, now as a facilitator. Helping others has helped me. That road is now the work I do with you. Not theory. The road I'm still walking.

— Denice
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); } function Programs() { const programs = [ { n: "01", name: "Restoring Paths 1:1", sub: "12-Week One-on-One Coaching", tag: "Flagship", format: "Weekly 45–50 minute sessions · gentle homework after each session (mine included) · Scripture-anchored tools · feedback at every step", pitch: "The full journey, walked together. Twelve weeks of honest conversation, truth seeking, and simple practices — moving from where you are today toward His presence and the path He has planned for you.", cta: "Book a Call", featured: true }, { n: "02", name: "Walking With Loss", sub: "Grief Small Group", tag: "Forming now", format: "Small group sessions · companions who understand · Scripture, prayer & honest conversation · a pace that honors the ebb and flow", pitch: "For those grieving the loss of a spouse or parent. A small circle of people who actually understand — because progress in grief ebbs and flows, and no one should have to walk it alone.", cta: "Ask About the Group" }, { n: "03", name: "Seeking His Presence", sub: "Self-Paced Path", tag: "Coming soon", format: "Short weekly readings & reflections · quiet-time rebuilding plan · anchor scriptures · move at your own pace", pitch: "A gentle, self-paced path for rebuilding your quiet time, your prayer life, and your sense of His presence — solid practices, repeated simply, until they hold.", cta: "Join the List" }, ]; return (
✦ Work With Me

Three ways onto the{" "} restored path.

Compare programs →
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); } /* ============================================================ * THE RESTORING PATHS FRAMEWORK * ============================================================ */ function Framework() { const [active, setActive] = useState(0); const phases = [ { verb: "Meet", sub: "You, Where You Are", body: "Every session starts the way a good visit does — getting acquainted, no rushing. You tell your story in your own words, and together we name what you actually want help with. Sometimes the real need sits a little deeper than the presenting one; we listen for that with discernment, gently.", items: ["Your story, in your words", "No script, no hurry", "The real need named", "Discernment beyond the surface"] }, { verb: "Ask", sub: "The Honest Questions", body: "I won't push you to ask God 'why' — that question rarely heals, and often we're not ready for its answer. Instead we ask better questions: What am I afraid of? What am I believing about God right now? Honest questions are where restoration starts. Nothing you ask will shock Him.", items: ["Questions that go past 'why'", "Root fears and doubts identified", "The ebb and flow honored as normal", "Honesty before God, without shame"] }, { verb: "Seek", sub: "His Presence & His Truth", body: "God reveals Himself to those who seek — He wants to be found. We search Scripture for truthful answers, rebuild your quiet time, and trade the lies you've been carrying for what God actually says about you: that you are His daughter, and He delights in you.", items: ["Scripture as the plumb line", "A quiet time that holds", "Lies exchanged for truth", "Seeking His presence daily"] }, { verb: "Walk", sub: "The Restored Path", body: "Solid practices, put into action, repeated until they hold. Prayer, worship, simple disciplines, loving accountability. Restored relationships with God, yourself, and the people around you — and peace that stays, even in circumstances that haven't changed.", items: ["Simple practices, repeated", "Loving accountability", "Relationships restored", "Peace even in hard circumstances"] }, ]; return (
✝
✦ The Restoring Paths journey

The path back to{" "} His presence.

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✦ The unspoken prayers

You'd never pray these out loud.{" "} God has heard them anyway.

If any of these sound familiar, you are not faithless. You are a daughter in a hard season — and honest questions are exactly where truth seeking begins. God can handle every one of them. He heard mine too.

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✦ Words from people who know her

Trusted for{" "} decades.

40+
years of friendship
behind these words
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Read all stories →
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