Prayer for Peace If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must […]
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A New Year’s Hope: Prayer for Peace
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Prayer for Peace If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must […]
Friday, December 30, 2011
I’m tired of starting the day without you. I’m tired of waiting for the call that never comes. I’m tired of coming home to an empty house. I’m tired of […]
Thursday, December 29, 2011
It can be hard to grasp or even accept the idea that there are such things as “grief gifts.” How can we possibly believe that the experience of grief and […]
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Like many of you, I miss my loved one this holiday season and like many others of you, I am still missing my child, my 21-year-old daughter. When we are […]
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
“How are you?” became a dreaded question. Four family members, my daughter, father-in-law, brother, and former son-in-law, died in 2007. My daughter and former son-in-law died from the injuries they […]
Sunday, December 25, 2011
When my son was born, over thirty three years ago, I received a beautiful handmade blanket for him. I remember the day I received the blanket. My sister, Sandra, handed […]
Saturday, December 24, 2011
The four-inch light blue glass ball is always the initial ornament placed on our annual family Christmas tree. For our first Yuletide Season together, my new husband David and I […]
Friday, December 23, 2011
My holiday season has begun with another lesson learned along my Grief Journey. It comes with the passing of one of my friends who has done the billing in my […]
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Anniversaries, birthdays, special memories and holidays intensify the pain after the death of a child. And although we may have discovered daily tools to help guide our everyday grief, December […]
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
As a physician with a strong science background, I used to regard all things spiritual with a jaded eye—until the recent suicide of my young son, Erik. Since then, my […]