#MondaysMoments
September 19 2016
As I talk about the use of rituals in helping us move on while seasons change and life changes, I think it is wonderful that science supports their many benefits. According to the research of Micha...
Monday, September 19, 2016
September 12 2016
Our theme this month is: Seasons change, life changes. How do you move on? As I noted last week, rituals and ceremonies help you honor important parts of your history and heritage. They...
Monday, September 12, 2016
September 5 2016
Happy Labor Day! This day was created to honor the contributions workers make to the well-being of our country. Holidays are like that, days to recognize and honor important parts of ou...
Monday, September 5, 2016
August 29 2016
A year ago I had the honor of sitting with women who had experienced pregnancy and early infant loss. We were talking about change, loss and the gifts available within them (please see last week’s ...
Monday, August 29, 2016
August 22 2015
Another way to find hope during the grief journey is to look for it. Kent Ira Groff, a pastor, spiritual director, author and retreat leader describes change and loss as the two-sided coin of trans...
Monday, August 22, 2016
August 15 2016
It often feels countercultural in our world, but by journeying through instead of avoiding or fixing grief, we find hope, healing and wholeness. One way to find hope is to learn more about the grie...
Monday, August 15, 2016
August 8 2015
What do I mean when I say I hold hope for someone? It means trusting that healing and wholeness are always possible (even though it may not come in the form we expect), that grief will lessen and w...
Monday, August 8, 2016
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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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