#MondaysMoments
December 26 2016
My husband and I lost our first six pregnancies. During those years, the holidays were sometimes hard. One year around that time, a box arrived at our door. Inside were all the angel ornaments my m...
Monday, December 26, 2016
December 19 2016
I think one of the most important things to remember if you’re grieving at this time of year is honor what you’re feeling. I worked with a couple who lost their infant twins. After this loss, Decem...
Monday, December 19, 2016
December 11 2016
I’ve had the honor of companioning people on their grief journeys at this time of year and have found some helpful tips for navigating the holiday season:
Have a plan.
Keep it simple.
Lower yo...
Monday, December 12, 2016
December 5 2016
Our December theme is Memories and accomplishments without you, is this possible? If this is the holiday season for you and you’ve lost a loved one, you might be wondering how you are going to cope...
Monday, December 5, 2016
November 28 2016
Kahlil Gibran, an artist, poet, and writer, shared some of his wisdom about grief and gratitude in these words:
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that wh...
Monday, November 28, 2016
November 21 2016
In addition to Time for Family, Time for Talk this month, we are also paying attention to Grief and Gratitude: Can these emotions be linked? Have you found this to be true? I have in a ...
Monday, November 21, 2016
November 14 2016
Recently I facilitated a group conversation using questions from the Time for Family, Time for Talk materials. We shared our thoughts about the questions, “What song best reflects you and your life...
Monday, November 14, 2016
Previous Posts
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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