Recently I attended the memorial service for a friend. My husband and I had actually helped with the couple’s wedding … More
Category: Surviving the Grief
Grief is a powerful and often debilitating emotion. It is different for everyone, and we all journey through it and survive it differently. Grief can grab you at moments when you least expect it, and you have no control over it; you just have to go through it. May you be inspired and be comforted from these postings. You are not alone, and you have many friends you do not even know who will be happy to talk to you if necessary, and help you through. Feel free to reach out.
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But How Do I Know…..?
It’s a question I’ve been asked a lot recently. So have several of my friends. Because their parents or other … More
Letting Go
Sometimes there are decisions that adult children are called upon to make for their elderly parents or other close relatives. … More
Sometimes the Memories…
Of what might have been…of what could have been…or what should have been… Of what will never be again. Sometimes … More
Old Memories…New Traditions
The song starts off with: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” For many of you it is…the joys … More
When Grief Steals Your Merry from Your Christmas
No matter how long our loved ones have been gone it seems we especially miss them at Christmas time. There … More
Finding An Angel
For anyone who’s gone through it already, you know the pain of going through that first Christmas without your loved … More
When Holidays Hurt
Over the last month I’ve had three close friends lose their mothers. Two were expected, although it does not make … More
God, Where Were You?
When my mother died before I could get there? When my friend’s child was killed in an auto accident? When … More
This is Amazing Grace…
This post was written by a very dear friend of mine, Linda Salzman, in memory of her beloved granddaughter, who … More
If I’d Only Known.
If we could only know for sure that final visits are really final visits, what would we do differently? What … More
The Lost Grandmother
About a month ago a very close friend of mine lost her mother. Theirs had not always been the best … More
