Tag Archives: lives

Just an ordinary day

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Greet Grief

The phone rings in the middle of the night. Katie looks at the clock and it is 2:20 a.m. “Katie, it’s Dad, I am so sorry but I think you should come home honey, the hospice nurse says Mom doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Lessons from others | Tagged 2001, airplane, brain tumor, Chicago O'Hare, death, died, disease, family, friends, grief, hospice, Indiana, life, lives, memory, nation, natural causes, phone, remember, roots, September 11, South Bend, starvation, terrorism, void, world, World Trade Center | 2 Comments

Gifts of Grief

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Greet Grief

Grandpa – 1973, Grandma – 1989, Chris – 1990, Dad – 1999, Jean – 2006, Carol – 2013. In less than five minutes my paper is full, filled with so many names, the dates of their deaths and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Lessons from others | Tagged alcoholic, angry, challenge, changed, cry, dates, death, elderly, gift, grief, healing, honor, lives, names, procrastinate, reflect, relationship, release, sorrow, suffering, talk, task, tears, wholeness, write | 2 Comments