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Healing But Not A Cure
There is a program on cable called New Morning and hosted by Timberly Whitfield. It is 60 minutes of inspirational pieces surrounding weekly themes. I do not always get to watch the early morning show, but do receive their daily newsletter, which encapsulates the daily show.Read more…Left Behind
It’s been nine months when we said goodbye to each other as you made the transition into eternity. This morning I decided that it was time to remove what was left behind. Each day I’ve opened the closet and smelling your scent from the clothes still hanging there.Read more…The Empty Chair Around The Holiday Table
Many Americans will be sitting down together around the dinner table very soon, to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza. These dinners re-enforce a sense of shared family values, a feeling that all is right with the world as long as we can be together at holiday time. But the truth is, all may not be in order at the holiday table.Read more…Just The Write Words: 3 Tips In Writing A Condolence Letter
When death happens to a friend across the globe, one need not travel across the world to extend one’s sympathy and condolence to the bereaving family. A simple phone call would suffice. Or better yet, a more formal way for extending support and sympathy for the grieving would be to write a condolence letter.Read more…Behavioral Symptoms of Grief: You Are Not Alone
It is normal to feel pain and to grieve after the loss of a loved-one. There is no need to feel guilty for having overlooked a few minor obligations at home or at work when one is in the period of bereavement. It is never easy to lose someone we love.Read more…In Loving Memory - Planning a Funeral Service
It seems utterly strange that at the time when we have lost a loved one, we are also expected to plan a funeral service which celebrates their life and serves as a tribute to them.Of course, it’s possible to have a quiet funeral service and plan a memorial service some weeks or even months later, when you’ve had time to grieve and plan just what it is that you want to say about your loved one.Even so, it can be difficult to find or write the right words that will express your thoughts, feelings and love.Read more…Send Comfort to the Bereaved with a Unique Poetic Tribute
I want to express my deep sympathies to you in your time of loss. The process of grief is a hard one and takes time. The one thing I know for certain is this: the love you have for the departed and they for you will stay with you forever.Read more…Missed Loved One's Funeral
Have you ever lost a member of your family? It was not a close member but someone you knew and loved? Did this loved one live thousand’s of miles away?Read more…Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
My brother-in-law died suddenly last month when he fell from a ladder. We drove to Maryland where we celebrated Don's life and visited with my husband's family. Don was cremated so there was no physical body for anyone to ogle.Read more…How to Respond to the Bereaved
Last week, I visited my 81 year old widowed Aunt following the death of her boyfriend, also age 81. She was expectedly quite distressed following his sudden death from heart failure. In spite of having been widowed for over 20 years, and having three children and grandchildren and lots of friends, she felt very alone. She reminded me that even at age 81, she still needed to be held and loved and neither her children nor grandchildren could fill that role in quite the same way.Read more…In Loving Memory
For BobbyJesus saw you getting weary Knew the struggle deep within He longed to quiet, still the storm And let your peace begin He knew the pain and heartache Your life you did endure The emptiness, the loneliness Of which there was no cure We were young when heartbreak found us Ripped apart our family For you, the pain was so profound The why’s? You could not see When others talked against you Tried to make me feel ashamed My heart turned hard in your defense No one besmirch your name You struggled so throughout your life That Jesus saw and cried “My son! Reach up your soul to me Your heart be not denied.Read more…Life on the Other Side
If only we knew what was on the Other Side of this life! Knowing for sure what lies ahead might make a difference in how we view dying and aging and how we handle the death of a loved one.Much of our fear about death is rooted in delusions and distorted ways of looking at life and the world around us.Read more…I Will Never Die!
That is a bold statement, but you see, I no longer believe in death. My body may demise and my spirit may depart from it, but who I am (my essence) will NOT die.Some people view death as a fearful tragedy, the end of a life, a sad finality.Read more…What Does God Have To Say About Death?
The day we are born, we begin to die. It’s a given fact of life, yet one which we spend much of our lives trying to ignore or defy.The writer of Ecclesiastes wrote “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die ..Read more…Communicating With Deceased Loved Ones
My interest in the Afterlife and spirit communication began in earnest in 2000, when my life literally fell apart. There was an entity that began to manifest to comfort and console me as I was going through my divorce. Whenever I cried, this loving presence touched me in a warm and motherly way.Read more…Balloons... To Release, Detached And Let Go?
The past is over and nothing can be changed. We cannot accept the happening in the past so we tend to cling hard to that experience. We just let our future and present move fearing the past would repeat.Read more…If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)
A song written by R. Beresford and H. Sanders and sung by country music’s living legend, George Jones , entitled, If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will) , has a much different meaning for me today.Read more…For The New Widow - Three Things To Remember - When The Moon In The Sky Hits Like An Axe In The Eye
It’s the end of the day, the end of the week, the end of the month.The cat’s in the cradle and the dog’s in the yard.Or, is it the other way around?Read more…Acknowledging and Supporting the Difficult Life Transitions of Those We Care About
From the end of a relationship with a person, house, or job to the diagnosis and treatment of a serious illness, we all encounter struggles in our lives. A hug, a laugh and a supportive message from someone who cares go a long way in providing comfort to a heavy heart. Many people are unable to be with a friend or loved one as they adjust to a difficult situation.Read more…Crisis - How Will You Cope?
Summarizes the grief process after crisis. Outlines the natural grief process that leads to healing.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Grief Loss category
- The Gift - By: Angelique Ellerman
This article was written to help those who are dealing with the loss of a loved one. Death is just another stage in life, one that can be learned from and help each of us to evolve. Know that you are not alone and it will get better with time. - Crisis - How Will You Cope? - By: Tamara Johnson
Summarizes the grief process after crisis. Outlines the natural grief process that leads to healing. - Acknowledging and Supporting the Difficult Life Transitions of Those We Care About - By: Chellie Bonebrake
From the end of a relationship with a person, house, or job to the diagnosis and treatment of a serious illness, we all encounter struggles in our lives. A hug, a laugh and a supportive message from someone who cares go a long way in providing comfort to a heavy heart. Many people are unable to be with a friend or loved one as they adjust to a difficult situation. - For The New Widow - Three Things To Remember - When The Moon In The Sky Hits Like An Axe In The Eye - By: Linda Della Donna
It’s the end of the day, the end of the week, the end of the month.The cat’s in the cradle and the dog’s in the yard.Or, is it the other way around? - If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will) - By: Earl Erickson
A song written by R. Beresford and H. Sanders and sung by country music’s living legend, George Jones , entitled, If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will) , has a much different meaning for me today. - Balloons... To Release, Detached And Let Go? - By: K Amber
The past is over and nothing can be changed. We cannot accept the happening in the past so we tend to cling hard to that experience. We just let our future and present move fearing the past would repeat. - Communicating With Deceased Loved Ones - By: Yvonne Perry
My interest in the Afterlife and spirit communication began in earnest in 2000, when my life literally fell apart. There was an entity that began to manifest to comfort and console me as I was going through my divorce. Whenever I cried, this loving presence touched me in a warm and motherly way. - What Does God Have To Say About Death? - By: Jennifer C
The day we are born, we begin to die. It’s a given fact of life, yet one which we spend much of our lives trying to ignore or defy.The writer of Ecclesiastes wrote “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die .. - I Will Never Die! - By: Yvonne Perry
That is a bold statement, but you see, I no longer believe in death. My body may demise and my spirit may depart from it, but who I am (my essence) will NOT die.Some people view death as a fearful tragedy, the end of a life, a sad finality. - Life on the Other Side - By: Yvonne Perry
If only we knew what was on the Other Side of this life! Knowing for sure what lies ahead might make a difference in how we view dying and aging and how we handle the death of a loved one.Much of our fear about death is rooted in delusions and distorted ways of looking at life and the world around us.