If Spring makes you feel better and to feel new hope, that is a good, positive and nurturing thing. But it may not be true for everyone, and no one […]
Bereavement, Your Grief
Grief in Spring?
Monday, March 23, 2015
Open to Hope
Reaching Out, Sharing Grief
Sunday, March 22, 2015
When our son, Timmy, died at age 20 from a skateboard accident, many of our friends, searching for words, said “I can’t imagine…” And of course they can’t. It is […]
Death of a Spouse, Your Grief
When Grief Subsides….What’s Beyond?
Friday, March 20, 2015
Grief a major part of a widow/widower’s life. Although everyone works through grief in their own way, there are still some similarities. I’d guess the majority of widow/widowers go through various stages of shock, denial, guilt, […]
Death of a Child
Turning Tragedy into Hope
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
March 17th is normally for most people a day of celebration – St. Patrick’s Day. What a saint he was too, not only bringing a message of hope to the […]
Death of a Child
Can Grief Be a Friend?
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Anne LaMott, in her book Traveling Mercies, writes, “Don’t get me wrong. Grief sucks; it really does. Unfortunately, though, avoiding it robs us of Life, of the now, of the […]
Open to Hope
Signs From Heaven
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Many of us who have lost a loved one have received signs from them after they passed away. These could be small signs like a significant song playing on the […]
Open to Hope
Loving My Wife through Her Grief
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
This article was written by John Thompson, husband of Open to Hope contributing writer Jill Kraft Thompson. March 25, 2015, will mark the thirteenth anniversary of the day my wife […]
Open to Hope
Why I Can Be Open to Hope
Monday, March 2, 2015
I can’t always hope. But I can be open to it. When people are in mourning, those who care about them often search for some way to help them feel […]
