Each Persons Grief is Unique
There comes the point when the grief becomes less raw, and you adapt to life without the other person.
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Category Sacred Art of Grief
Funerals – the Unintended Casualty of an Outbreak
Behind every death number reported is a real flesh and blood person who has a family that loves them.
Grief Comes in Many Ways
We never “get over” the loss. We learn to adapt to the new way of being community, being family and being church.
Onchu’s Story
Thanks little man.
Tribute for My Mother
My mother died on Thursday, February 8th and today, February 13th was her funeral. This is the sermon I preached on that occasion. I would like to begin this morning’s reflection with a word of thanks. On behalf of my…
Coping with Grief at the Holidays
Emily A. Pattee MSW, LCSW Hospice Social Worker/Bereavement Coordinator Holy Trinity Hospice For many of us the holidays are a time of celebration, joy, and fun. However those who have experienced loss can have feelings of sadness, anger, loneliness, and…
Facing Loss During the Holidays
Those of us who have lost children can dread the holidays (by which I really mean Christmas/Nativity). The focus seems to be so much on family togetherness and yet here we are with empty places. The temptation is to mourn…
Saying Goodbye
I had the honor recently of participating in the funeral of a very dear friend. Jim was our neighbor my entire life and a great family friend. When we were kids life was much different than it is now. The neighbors…
Grief
This is another post in Blog Carnival series on One Word at a Time and this time the word is Grief. Grief is one of those funny things as many people do not really know how to express grief. Grief…
Virginia Tech showing forgiveness
From the Boston Globe: Virginia Tech showing forgiveness, little anger toward campus gunmanBy Sue Lindsey, Associated Press April 28, 2007 BLACKSBURG, Va. — Kelly White and her two children visited the semicircle of memorials on the Virginia Tech campus, leaving…