Warning: This video contains violent imagery and may not be appropriate for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised. I remember the day it happened, wondering if the world would ever be the same again.  Ten years later we know that no, it won't be.  We all remember where we were that morning.  Sujo John was in the north tower, his wife... >Read More

Tags: 10th Anniversary, 9/11, Culture, death, faith, hope, september 11, spiritual growth, terrorism, tragedy, Twin Towers, World

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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

Tags: challenges & conflicts, Culture, death, faith, Family, family issues, Father, gail rodgers, grief, hardship & suffering, healthy marriage, LIFE, loss, parent, priorities, spirituality

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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

Tags: 36 Parables, Career, change, cope, death, leadership, Money, mother, Sharon Toh, success, World

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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

Tags: blessing, death, divorce, faith & spirituality, faith in hard times, Family, hope, Jesus Christ, LIFE, Lynn Mosher, spiritual disciplines, spiritual growth, thankful, Thanksgiving, tragedy

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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

Tags: death, dog, Family, family member, friend, grief, LIFE, neal black, pet, Self

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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

Tags: comfort, death, Family, grief, grieving, help, loss

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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

Tags: baby loss, beth scholes, death, faith, Family, family issues, grief, heaven, hope, infant loss, loss of child, miscarriage, sadness, spiritual growth, spirituality, still birth

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