Aug 1, 2023
… “accepting the reality of the loss as one of the essential tasks of mourning.” “The others are to process grief’s pain; to adjust to a world without the deceased; and to find an enduring connection with the deceased while simultaneously embracing new life.” -From...
Jul 1, 2023
“Real grief is not healed by time…If time does anything, it deepens our grief. The longer we live, the more fully we become aware of who she was for us, and the more intimately we experience what her love meant for us. Real, deep love, is, as you know, very...
Apr 1, 2023
“It’s only for a while we must part, so bless the memories that lie within your heart.” … author unknown Spring. Mother’s Day. Father’s Day. It is a beautiful, sunny day as I write this. The sun pours through the window of my office bringing hope that more...
Mar 1, 2023
They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods.” -Edith Wharton It comes to us as a revelation at first—an astonishment— almost an occasion of guilt. We can be happy! Maybe we thought it would not happen, that our...
Oct 1, 2022
“In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop By drop upon the heart until, in our own despair Against our will, comes wisdom through the Awful grace of God.” -Aeschulus I had a dream about Bill a few nights ago. In this dream, I was with someone in my house. I...
