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    Death of a Spouse, Holidays

    Give Yourself a G.I.F.T. This Holiday Season

    Thursday, October 31, 2019

    The holidays are a time of togetherness and family traditions. It’s even been dubbed the “most wonderful time of the year.” But for many in the widowed community, it can […]

    Tags coping with grief, grief, grief and loss, healing, holidays, Loss, loss of a spouse

    Category Death of a Spouse, Holidays

    Death of a Child, Faith & Spirituality, Holidays

    Día de Muertos: Eat, Speak, and Remember

    Friday, October 28, 2016

    The Oxford English dictionary defines “remember” as to “have in or be able to bring one’s mind an awareness of someone or something from the past.” I have thought a […]

    Tags death of a child, getting to the other side of grief, God, holidays, hope

    Category Death of a Child, Faith & Spirituality, Holidays

    Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Holidays, Parent loss

    Father’s Day: A Duel Between Happiness and Sadness

    Friday, June 17, 2016

    The first Father’s Day I remember was when I was 8 or 9, and my dad and I were on an “Indian Guides” camping weekend with our “Tribe.” “Indian Guides” […]

    Tags acceptance, death of a child, death of a parent, Father, Father's Day, grief, healing, holidays, hope, son

    Category Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Holidays, Parent loss

    Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Holidays, Sibling loss, The Grief Process

    A Letter to My Living Children for Mother’s Day

    Tuesday, May 3, 2016

    Dearest ones, Mother’s Day is quickly approaching. Each year, I’ve received beautiful hand drawn cards or beautiful crafts from you that I cherish and save. Your words of love and […]

    Tags death of a child, grief, holidays, Mother's Day, sibling grief

    Category Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Holidays, Sibling loss, The Grief Process

    Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Death of a Child, Faith & Spirituality, The Grief Process

    Another School Year Begins

    Tuesday, August 19, 2014

    We hosted a college graduation party at our house for our nephew last weekend. My husband’s family was here, including our 95-year-old great-grandmother, all four grandparents in various levels of […]

    Tags grief and loss, holidays, spirituality

    Category Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Death of a Child, Faith & Spirituality, The Grief Process

    Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, The Grief Process

    Declaring Independence From Grief

    Tuesday, July 1, 2014

    Here in the U.S. we celebrate the Fourth of July as Independence Day. It is the day that Congress approved a Declaration of Independence from British rule. It marks the […]

    Tags coping with grief, getting to the other side of grief, grief, grief and loss, holidays, hope

    Category Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, The Grief Process

    Death of a Child, Helping Others, Parent loss, Your Grief

    Why Happy New Year is Tough on Bereaved Parents

    Friday, May 30, 2014

    When the ball at Times Square drops, champagne corks pop. Ample hugs and kisses are dispensed all around. A new year, new hope, new ventures, new possibilities. Wow, it’s all […]

    Tags bereaved parents, bereavement, death of child, holidays, new year, parental grief

    Category Death of a Child, Helping Others, Parent loss, Your Grief

    Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Death of a Parent, The Grief Process, Uncategorized, Your Grief

    Good Grief: The Holiday Edition

    Monday, December 9, 2013

    Grief and the holidays are a tough combo. They go together about as well as peanut butter and pickles. Awful. Mourning a loss during this season of joyful celebration is […]

    Tags Christmas, grieving, holidays

    Category Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Death of a Parent, The Grief Process, Uncategorized, Your Grief

    Death of a Spouse, Uncategorized

    After Eight Years, It’s Getting Better at the Holidays

    Wednesday, December 4, 2013

    Thanksgiving is here. I am grateful for many, many things. Every day I count my blessings…really. My life is pretty, dang good most days. Sure I have struggles and challenges, […]

    Tags Christine Thiele, grief, holidays, Memoirs from Widow Island, widow

    Category Death of a Spouse, Uncategorized

    Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Death of a Spouse, The Grief Process, Your Grief, Your Loss

    Embracing Holiday Bereavement

    Monday, November 18, 2013

    I had to face it, holidays would never be the same after my husband died. I soon realized that I was never going to share time with my loved one again. There […]

    Tags bereavement, grief, grief and loss, holidays, spouse loss, widow

    Category Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Death of a Spouse, The Grief Process, Your Grief, Your Loss

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