Grief Support Through the Holidays

December 27, 2023 After Christmas By Charlotte Adelsperger Songs of Christmas still echoWith warm gladness in my mind.Bright Advent candles lingerAs Christ’s beacon to be kind.When I observe...

December 26, 2023“O Come, All Ye Faithful,” which is also known as “Adeste Fideles,” is one of the most popular Christmas carols. Centuries old, it has been attributed to different authors, from...

December 25, 2023 Christmas In Heaven The holly and the ivyWe’re wondering what Christmas in Heaven is likeas we grieve alone and pray,
longing for one who has gone beforeto spend Christmas in...

December 24, 2023“I’ll be seeing you in all the old familiar places that this heart of mine embraces all day through.” — Irving Kahal   So many people have relatives and friends who died over the...

December 23, 2023 The following message is taken from the book “Jesus Calling for Christmas” by Sarah Young. “Relax, My child. I’m in control. Let these words wash over you repeatedly, like soothing...

December 22, 2023 Country music singer Vince Gill’s older brother Bob was seriously injured in a car accident in 1968 and was in a three-month coma that left him with irreversible brain damage. Over...

December 21, 2023Sandy and Joe had been married only four months, and she was three months pregnant when Christmas rolled around. They were so excited about their first Christmas together in a new...

December 19, 2023 The Holly and the Ivy is a traditional English Christmas carol with a French melody that has had many variations since the Medieval times, although the song as we know it probably...

December 18, 2023 Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow lost his wife Fanny at 44 in a tragic accident that left him scarred physically and emotionally. A month after she died, Longfellow wrote to his...

December 15, 2023Every year, Wihla Hutson, a church organist in Michigan, wrote a different Christmas song for the. congregation. In 1951, collaborating with Alfred Burt, a young jazz musician and...

December 9, 2023“Christmas makes everything twice as sad.”— Doug Coupland   Every year of her adult life, Sandy made the same disturbing comment as the holiday season rolled around: “I hate...

December 3, 2023 Christmas Memories by Sandy Siewers When snowflakes dance on winter windsAnd colored lights shine Christmas cheer,When children's laughter fills the airAnd family gathers from far...

December 1, 2023“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will...

November 24, 2023 This season I am thankful for My mindThat still remembers you,My voiceThat still speaks of you, My spiritThat still hears you,My heartThat still loves you.— by Tanya Lord ***

November 23, 2023 The Empty Chair Prayer By Erica Parkerson The pies are in the freezer,the turkey’s on the list, But this Thanksgiving, oh howa loved one will be missed! Lord Jesus, please hear...

November 21, 2023 There’s a Thanksgiving tradition known as the “Legend of the Five Kernels,” which offers a lesson for those who grieve. As the story goes, dozens of Pilgrim settlers died from...

November 18, 2023When someone we love dies, Thanksgiving can go from being one of the most beloved holidays to an emotional ordeal, especially if the deceased person was a part of the celebration...