March 21, 2024 “And though I stumble day by day, he shall not leave my side.”— “My Chains Are Gone” Englishman John Newton suffered a lot of pain in his life, but he inflicted even more. His mother died while his father was at sea, and the young man eventually went to...
March 20, 2024 “And all the placethere was grew out of listening.”— Li Young Lee Christian McEwen is a writer, educator and cultural activist who grew up in the Borders of Scotland and came to America. Twenty years ago she left New York City and moved to...
March 19, 2024 “The coronavirus pandemic was terrible. Death was everywhere, and so many brothers and sisters lost loved ones without being able to be near them, and this made death even harder to accept and process.”— Pope Francis Throughout history, many titles have...
March 18, 2024 When Marge saw Donny’s name on the caller ID at 9:30 that night, she knew immediately what the call was about. His wife, Hope, who had been ailing for four years and on the verge of death several times, had finally passed. Marge was right, and for the...
March 17, 2024 One of the most loved songs about losing someone you love is “I’ll See You Again,” written by Shelly Poole of the recording group Alisha’s Attic and Andy Hill. A version of the song by the Irish group Westlife is played around the world and touches the...
March 16, 2024 “The heart will break, but broken live on”–Lord Byron After someone you love dies, you may find yourself wanting to stay in bed all day with no desire to get up and face the world. You will surely be tired because grief can cause anxiety and fatigue and...