Tag Archives: grief

With my first pregnancy and delivery, I got my Ph.D. in pain. Looking back now, what makes me most sad is remembering how innocent I …

On a “stay-at-home” Monday, after I had tackled a lengthy list of phone calls, I decided to clean up my neglected emails following a busy …

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of …

When we have the opportunity to support those who suffer or grieve, our words and actions (the things we do) can either be soothing or …

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it,” observed Helen Keller. Many people have experienced the deep …

That chilly November Thursday began with the all too familiar beep, beep, beep of my alarm clock. Like every other day, I groggily woke up, …

You could have heard a pin drop in the auditorium. All eyes were on the stage where Ken was standing. All ears were listening to …

While we were taking our morning walk, my husband and I had a “misunderstanding.” I wondered if the sour feeling would lessen our ability to …

An obituary picture of Norman’s smiling face stared back at me, and I gulped. One thought kept invading my mind; “How could I not have known about …

Several years ago, two weeks in a row, we received phone calls to tell us that someone had died. My husband lost a first cousin, …