Their Story Is Not Over

Their Story Is Not Over

“This is not yourfault. There is nothingYou could havedone. Nothing youcould havefixed. It IS somethingthat is awful andhorrible.” -A minister inHouston, TX I have heard some great funeral sermons after a death by suicide, and I have heard some verypoor ones. A dear...
Forever By My Side

Forever By My Side

“Just put your hand in mineWe’ll walk in the sand togetherJust let your heart drift through Our lifeYou’ve always been thereYou’ve always been thereI’m never aloneNo way, no how, no when”-Procol Harum (Somewhen) Several thoughts, dates and pictures, have converged...
Lift your face to the sun

Lift your face to the sun

…”to take a lesson from the strangeness you feel And know you’ll never be the same And find it in your heart to kneel down and say I gave my love, didn’t I? …” -K.D. Lang Hymns of the 49th Parallel One of the legacies my parents...
There is a Time for Everything

There is a Time for Everything

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4a time to weep and a time to...
Expensive Membership

Expensive Membership

“Membership in this group comes at a high price.” -Evelyn Roberts (surviving widow) The “Here for Life Walk” to remember our loved ones was held on Saturday, September 9. We had a beautiful, sunny, slightly windy day. Many, many survivors came. Prior to the actual...