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Category Archives: Spirituality
Forever Young – Grieving the Passage of Time
I see the picture of the three of us. Framed in silver, it sits on the marble-top console table that had been my grandmother’s. I mention the picture when it catches my eye as I sit in my mother’s living … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, death, Faith, family, Grief, grieving, My story, parents, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged ageing, Bob Dylan, Christian, Christianity, death, Eternal Life, faith, fears, Forever Young, God, hope, mortality, mother, parent
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In the Name of God – How Faith Communities Can Support the Bereaved
The words of his story stick in his throat as Roger tries to swallow his emotions. His wife Elaine has died four months ago; the fresh pain being unleashed as he finds a willing listener in me. Elaine had been … Continue reading
Posted in Bereavement, Faith, Grief, Healing, Lessons from others, Religion, Spirituality, support
Tagged acceptance, anger, church, compassion, faith, funeral, God, grief, grieving, Loss, memorial, pastor, priest, rabbi, support, worship
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A Messy Riot of a Life
I am the “Queen of Plan B.” I pride myself on being flexible, being able to drop whatever I am doing if something more important presents itself. Something more important could mean responding to a serious health crisis of a … Continue reading
Posted in growth, Hardships, Healing, Holidays, Inspiration, My story, Reflection, Relationships, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged blessings, crisis, death, engagements, flexibility, footprints, life, Plan B, Saint Teresa of Avila, Thanksgiving, weddings
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A Poem – Succumbing to Grief?
Faces of emaciated caged dogs, appear on the television screen, the swollen bellies of children we have never seen. Closer to home, a young girl’s life draws to an end – from an invasive tumor growing in her head. A … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Grief, Hardships, Inspiration, Life's Losses, My story, poems, Spirituality
Tagged balance, Christ, chronic illness, dance, disaster, dread, grace, grief, hardships, light, losses, meditate, sing, substance abuse, trauma, unemployment
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Entering Into Grief – A Leap of Faith
I am ten years old; my knobby knees shaking as I stand upon the high diving board getting ready to jump as the last test of my abilities. After six weeks of swimming lessons, they think I am ready for … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Faith, family, Friends, Grief, growth, Inspiration, My story, Spirituality, Summer, Uncategorized
Tagged Beluga whale, breath, challenge, diving board, emotions, family, fear, friends, grief, leap of faith, life-jacket, Loss, Mark Nepo, pool, safety, summer, swimmer, swimming lessons, The Book of Awakening, water, waves
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Resurrection Robins
It is cold in the house this morning as I leave the comfort of my warm bed and enter the ceramic shower stall. Despite the chill and the fact that I once again don two layers of clothing on April … Continue reading
Posted in death, Faith, Gifts from Nature, Grief, grieving, Lessons from others, Life's Losses, My story, Religion, Spirituality, The Gifts of Grief
Tagged death, Easter, grief, Holy Week, lessons, loved ones, memories, Religion, resurrection, robin, snow, spirituality, spring, sunshine, winter
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