Tag Archives: grief

Some People Don’t Get It, But Television Might

Posted on May 6, 2015 by

Last Thursday night, I am hunkered down on the couch watching my favorite show, the ABC television medical drama series, Grey’s Anatomy.  I find myself thumbing through tweets during the commercials.  One of them strikes me that said, “This is … Continue reading →

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My Story Ends With a Four-Letter Word, Does Yours?

Posted on April 24, 2015 by

HOPE.  It’s the word that draws me in, the one that makes me click the Twitter link on National Grief and Hope Convention.  I have attended presentations on loss and grief locally and investigated options throughout the country, but there … Continue reading →

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In the Name of God – How Faith Communities Can Support the Bereaved

Posted on April 10, 2015 by

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 →

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What Makes Your Grief Bubble Up?

Posted on March 26, 2015 by

“My grief bubbles up at the most random times,” she says as we find ourselves talking about our losses during our coincidental meeting in the YMCA locker room. Days later I think of her words when my eyes fill with … Continue reading →

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What Losses Are Happening In Your World?

Posted on March 16, 2015 by

Things that shouldn’t happen happened multiple times this week.  Reading the paper you understand the tragedies occurring throughout the world, the unrest within our communities and the turmoil within people’s lives. These are the life-changing stories that took place in … Continue reading →

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Hang on to HOPE – The Sun is Shining Somewhere

Posted on February 26, 2015 by

I am grieving the lack of sun and terribly depressed. My fingers are numb and I can’t feel the rest, even though my body is fully dressed.  Those around me stay cheerful and recite the lines that the sun is … Continue reading →

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Reliving and Remembering 25 Years Ago Today

Posted on February 13, 2015 by

There are days in your life that replay over and over in your memory and this will be one I never forget.  It is Tuesday, February 13th, 1990.  My husband Chris goes to his roofing job before sunrise, not waking … Continue reading →

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