Feeling Grief
Grieving is a unique experience. It’s a process that is as individual as the people it affects. Oh yes, there are predictable stages … but the experience of loosing someone dear to you is truly a very personal journey.
Recently I said goodbye to my dear Dad. It’s hard to believe it was only a couple of months ago. I’ve processed... >Read More
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Dec 10: A Few Weeks Later
Loneliness. Perhaps we don’t truly appreciate what we have until it’s gone, and we don’t realize how much we need companionship until we are faced with being alone. Maybe that’s why we’re afraid to reach out to others, because we fear that they won’t understand what we’re going through. Do you deal with loneliness? Have... >Read More
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When Thanksgiving Gets Stuck in Your Throat!
Not everyone will have a happy Thanksgiving…especially this year. Many are out of work, have issues relating to health, children and family. Some are mourning a loved one, others are facing the holiday season as a divorcee for the first time. What happens to thanksgiving and praise when peace disintegrates into chaos?
I’ve been through...... >Read More
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A Pet Owner’s Greatest Fear
It hurt today as I said goodbye to Max. Our little dog would have turned 13 in a few days but he never made it. He was getting weaker and on Monday he was so sick that I stayed home from work with him and held him most of the day. I had to carry him as he had... >Read More
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friend,
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LIFE,
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What to Say When it Hurts
Several years ago a friend of mine’s son died. His name was Nathan and he was almost two months old when they lost him. They lost him to SIDS - every parent’s nightmare. He was there and then he was gone. I cannot imagine the depth of their grief.
In the months that followed my friend shared a few of... >Read More
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My Son Who is in Heaven
At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named him Jacob. We said hello and goodbye in the same hour. He is not a miscarriage or an almost-child, he is my son. This letter was written three years after his birth. This is a glimpse into my mother’s heart, a letter written to Jacob my son... >Read More
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spiritual growth,
spirituality,
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My Son Who is in Heaven
At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named him Jacob. We said hello and goodbye in the same hour. He is not a miscarriage or an almost-child, he is my son. This letter was written three years after his birth. This is a glimpse into my mother’s heart, a letter written to Jacob my son... >Read More
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spirituality,
still birth
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Got Change?
April 12th, 2009 forced a change in my life. I remember making... >more
9/11 Ten Years Later
Warning: This video contains violent imagery and may not be appropriate for... >more
What Do You Fear?
