#MondaysMoments
November 9 2020
As we continue with our theme “After Death,” not only do we want to include remembering those who have died as we discussed last week, but we also want to discuss the importance of taking care of o...
Monday, November 9, 2020
November 2 2020
This month our theme is “After Death.” Today is the final day of the Dia De Los Muertos celebration that celebrates the lives of the deceased. In some Christian denominations, today is also All Sou...
Monday, November 2, 2020
October 26 2020
I appreciate the words whole and wholeness. I think they more aptly describe what we all desire than the words well and wellness. Well and wellness seem to imply good mental, emotional and spiritua...
Monday, October 26, 2020
October 19 2020
In the early years of HEART (Helping Empty Arms Recover Together), a support group for people who have experienced pregnancy and early infant loss, I led a series entitled “Searching for Wholeness ...
Monday, October 19, 2020
October 12 2020
In our country, approximately one in four women experiences pregnancy and early infant loss. Many of the women, men, and families affected feel like they have to grieve alone because in our culture...
Monday, October 12, 2020
October 5 2020
This month our theme is “Whole, But Not the Same.” On October 25, 1988, President Ronald Reagan declared October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. In his remarks he said, “When...
Monday, October 5, 2020
September 28 2020
As I’ve been contemplating and writing about our theme of finding balance, I’ve also been looking for a new balance in my own life. For the first time in almost 26 years, it is just my husband and ...
Monday, September 28, 2020
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December 11 2023
I wasn’t always comfortable with the concept of, “Dare! Silence.” I grew up in a house with five kids and two parents, so silence was not something that happened often. When I began to practice a s...
December 4 2023
This month’s theme is “Dare! Silence.” Silence is very important throughout our lives, especially on our grief journeys. Silence can be intimidating, and we often try to fill it when we encounter i...
November 27 2023
To close this month, please read Anne Hillman’s poem, “We Look With Uncertainty” as you notice “something new is being born in” you while making new treasured memories.
We look with uncertainty
be...
November 20 2023
My favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. In terms of the meanings behind other holidays, I’m all in. But I can do without their hype and commercialization. So as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, ...
November 13 2023
As I was writing this month’s posts about our theme of “Memories Become Treasures,” the song “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac started to play. When our youngest child went off to college, this song mad...
November 6 2023
This month’s theme is “Memories Become Treasures.” In a recent grief education and support group I was leading we talked about looking at old photographs of deceased loved ones and how those pictur...
October 30 2023
To close out this month, read these words of poet John O'Donohue:
The dead are not distant or absent. They are alongside us. When we lose someone to death, we lose their physical image and presenc...
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