In this episode, Courtney shares how she took the next step when grief made it impossible to even read her Bible, what years of wrestling with God's "no" taught her, and the Matthew 9 story behind her memoir, And She Got Up.

A young mother suddenly widowed shares the hope and courage that carried her through her darkest season.

When the unthinkable happens, can your dream survive? Discover how hope, raw faith, and gritty perseverance can carve a path forward—even when everything falls apart.

If you’re navigating a situation that feels hopeless, let Courtney be a voice of authority in your grief and disappointment. Her life is proof that God has the power to redeem even the most broken stories.

A young woman's life is changed in an instant when her husband is killed in a bicycling accident, leaving her to raise their three young children at just 29 years old. Through unimaginable grief and the weight of single parenthood, she discovers a deeper story of faith, resilience, and rising again.

What happens when the person you've loved since childhood is suddenly gone — and you're left at 29 with three small children and no idea how to be an adult without them? Courtney Pray Duke doesn't answer that question with easy comfort. She answers it with her life.

Courtney Pray Duke joins Levi and Jennie for a deeply moving conversation about grief, healing, and the unexpected ways God meets us in our hardest moments. From the physical toll of writing her story to the vulnerability of releasing it into the world, Courtney shares what it’s really like to carry hope after unimaginable loss.

How do you get back up after a life-shattering loss? How do you find hope when you must surrender to God the life you thought you’d have? In the depths of unimaginable grief, Courtney clung to God and slowly discovered the hope she had in Him in her darkest season.

Courtney Pray Duke joins us to share her story of devastating loss, deep grief, and the restoring power of Jesus. This is not just a conversation about surviving loss. It is about resurrection in everyday life—the truth that Jesus still brings life where things feel hopeless.

On In The Market with Janet Parshall this week, we spoke to Courtney Pray Duke who shared the moving story of the death of her husband and how God lifted her back up from that tragedy.

This month on the show, Annie sits down with her friend, Courtney Pray Duke. Courtney recently released a book called And She Got Up, which is her story of unexpectedly losing her husband, Andrew, and the way God carries her through the grief, restoration, and new chapters with her family.

In 2012, Courtney Pray Duke became a widow; and 13 years later, she’s telling her story about God’s resurrection power. Today, I sit down with her to talk about the Bible story that inspired her own journey from “breaking down” to “sending out,” and about how she saw God meet her with provision and promise in her darkest hours.

What do you do when life knocks you down and you’re not sure you can get back up? In this conversation, Courtney Pray Duke shares the heart behind her book, And She Got Up, and how God met her in seasons of pain, loss, disappointment, and rebuilding. We talk honestly about struggle, resilience, and the kind of hope that doesn’t quit.

In this tender and honest episode of the Dear Future Husband Podcast, Courtney Pray Duke shares what it’s like to open your heart after you were certain it was closed forever. If you’ve ever thought, “I’ll never love like that again,” this conversation is a reminder that healing doesn’t erase your past — it makes room for a future. And sometimes, love finds you when you least expect it.

This week, we’ll hear from author and speaker Courtney Pray Duke, who opens up about the tragic loss of her husband. Courtney shares what it was like to navigate grief while raising three children alone, and how it encouraged her to draw closer to God as a source of comfort when everything felt like it was falling apart. 

In this episode, I sit down with author and speaker Courtney Pray Duke, who was widowed at 29 and left to raise three young children after the sudden loss of her husband. This isn’t a conversation about “moving on.” It’s about what happens when resurrection meets real life — when Jesus shows up in the middle of heartbreak and helps you rise again.

Join us today for Part 1 of this heartfelt episode of Widow 180 as I sit down with guest Courtney Pray Duke for an incredibly raw and honest conversation about sudden loss, the journey through early widowhood, and finding faith in the darkest moments.

In the final 35 minutes of this heartfelt Widow 180 episode, I continue my deep and honest conversation with Courtney Pray Duke as we explore how to move forward after loss. 

Buckhead author moves on from major life crisis to inspirational writing.

Explore a heartfelt journey of faith, healing, and resurrection as one woman discovers hope and purpose in Jesus after devastating loss.

Courtney Pray Duke was 29 years old, married to her childhood sweetheart and raising three young children when her life changed forever. But long before the accident that would take her husband’s life, God was already preparing her heart in ways she couldn’t yet understand.

The holidays can be painful. Learn how to hold both grief and joy at Christmas, finding hope in Jesus who meets us in our sorrow and never lets go.

Most of us love the holidays. The gorgeous lights. The perfect wrapping paper that somehow matches your new manicure. The luxurious scent of cinnamon and Frasier fir wafting from the boutique and onto the chilly storefront sidewalk.