Jenny Marrs and her family have faced a great deal of loss in a short amount of time and the HGTV star admits her “heart is aching.” Marrs shared some of what she is navigating lately and her fans definitely have her family in their thoughts and prayers.
Jenny Marrs Shares Recent Losses
On April 29, Marrs took to her Instagram Stories to share a few pieces of bad news.
First, their dog Jack is missing. Marrs put out a call to locals in hopes their dear dog would be located.
“Local friends: we are desperately looking for our Jack. He is a livestock guardian dog / giant cuddle bug,” she wrote.
Marrs continued, “He loves everyone so I’m hoping someone found him and has him sleeping on their sofa. He chased off coyotes the other night and we haven’t seen him since.”
She added, “He’s always keeping our sheep safe and normally has a GPS tracker on but the battery had died so he isn’t wearing it right now.”
Marrs later posted about the death of one of the family’s sheep. “I woke up this morning worried sick about Jack. Then I found our sweet Mary in the pasture. We lost her unexpectedly,” she wrote. “I was just out with the animals last night and everyone seemed healthy.”
She continued, “Dave had already left for work so I went to call our neighbor through my tears to ask for help burying her so the kids wouldn’t find her after school. I stopped myself just before I hit the call button remembering our neighbor is with Jesus now.”
Marrs shared, “I have cried buckets [of] tears the past two weeks and the rain outside today reflects how I’m feeling inside. When you watch season 7 and my eyes are perpetually puffy, you’ll know why. My heart is aching so deeply right now.”
Later in the day, Marrs gave an update about breaking the sad news to her daughter. “Had to tell my girl that we lost Mary. She ran right out to check on everyone else,” she wrote.
HGTV Star & Family Have Been Navigating Grief
As Marrs mentioned, they have been grieving their neighbor’s passing. On April 27, she shared on her Instagram Stories how she shopped for a neighbor who was coming home after suffering a terrible loss.
“Sundays after church typically find me stocking up our groceries for the week,” Marrs wrote. “Today, I also shopped for our dear friend who is making the 20+ hour journey home and landing tomorrow. I wanted staples in her fridge when she arrives home.”
The HGTV star explained, “She left with her husband on a dream trip and she is returning with his ashes. There are no words for the depth and shock of this loss.”
Marrs said she suddenly felt the weight of the situation while shopping. “We are all grieving so hard and today, in the grocery aisle, I couldn’t hold back the tears,” she explained. “Thank you to the kind lady who was so gracious to me.”
She asked fans to “say a prayer of comfort for our friend” and later thanked everyone for praying.
On April 29, Marrs noted in her Instagram Stories, “Today was a tough day. Lots of tears as we welcomed our dear friend and neighbor back home with the ashes of her husband in her carry-on. There are no words in moments like this. Only prayers for comfort.”
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Jenny Marrs Shares ‘Heart Is Aching So Deeply’ Amid Heartbreaking Family Losses